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Chief Rabbi laments the persecution of Christians in Iraq
As the Christian and Yazidi peoples of Iraq face continued persecution by extremist oppressors, with survival hinging on imminent escape and braving the challenges that come with it, the Chief Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s trip to South Africa
The Chief Rabbi and Valerie Mirvis have just returned to London following a brief visit to Johannesburg and Cape Town. A large gathering of the Jewish community of Johannesburg Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi on the Tricycle Theatre & the UK Jewish Film Festival
The Tricycle Theatre’s decision to cancel their contract with the UK Jewish Film Festival is unfairly singling out the Jewish community, and directly contravening the very aims of its own Read more... -
Chief Rabbi appoints ‘Rosh Beth Din’
The Chief Rabbi is delighted to announce that Dayan Menachem Gelley has been formally appointed as Rosh of the London Beth Din, the Court of the Chief Rabbi, a position Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi signs declarations condemning FGM and forced marriage
Today, the UK is hosting the first ‘Girl Summit’, aimed at mobilising efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). The Chief Rabbi has Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi Signs Declarations Condemning Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage
Today, the UK is hosting the first ‘Girl Summit’, aimed at mobilising efforts to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child, early and forced marriage (CEFM). The Chief Rabbi has Read more... -
Chief Rabbi signs faith leaders’ statement on Assisted Dying Bill
The Chief Rabbi joins 23 British faith leaders in calling for Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill not to be enacted. The Chief Rabbi joins 23 British faith leaders in calling Read more... -
Chief Rabbi responds to murder of Mohammad Abu Khdair
The Chief Rabbi condemns the savage murder of a Palestinian teenager in the harshest terms, stressing that should it be revealed as an act of retribution for the recent murder Read more... -
Chief Rabbi’s Response to Murder of Palestinian Teenager Mohammad Abu Khdair
“I am shocked and deeply saddened by the brutal and callous murder of Mohammad Abu Khdair. It would be utterly shameful if this heinous crime was perpetrated as Read more... -
Chief Rabbi Leads Evening of Learning to Honour the Memory of Murdered Israeli Teenagers
In an initiative announced just 24 hours earlier, 500 people gathered to learn with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, Dayan Menachem Gelley (London Beth Din), Dayan Yisroel Lichtenstein (The Federation of Read more...
