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Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 5787
Kol Nidre Reminds Us Who We Are Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, begins on Sunday evening with the Kol Nidre service. This year it will Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashanah 5787
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 11 SEPT 26 What Are Anniversaries For? Every one of a certain age can remember exactly Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Shavuot 5786
“Whoever Has a Why Can Bear Almost Any How” Former Israeli hostage, Or Levy, attributes his desire to carry on living through the harshest of conditions while held Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 2026
“Of What Value Is Memory If It Does Not Move Us To Action In the Present?” Good morning. Harry Olmer MBE, once said: “For decades, I have shared Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Chanukah 5786
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 15 DEC 25 Good morning, There is one feature of Chanukah that distinguishes it from other Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur 5786
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 01 OCT 25 Jewish communities around the world are standing on the cusp of two profound Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashanah 5786
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 22 SEPT 25 “My mind is made up – don’t confuse me with the facts!” This Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Pesach 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 11 APR 25 On this day, twenty-five years ago, a defining legal battle reached its conclusion Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Holocaust Memorial Day 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 27 Jan 25 Today I will be standing in a place that, for me, is one Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Chanukah 5785
BBC Thought for the Day – Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis – BBC Sounds 27 DEC 24 Good morning. People in Britain are increasingly distrustful of institutions, more convinced Read more...
