Communities archive
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Remembrance 2014: AJEX March and new Armed Forces prayer
The Chief Rabbi today honoured the last of his engagements related to Remembrance Day, attending the Association of Jewish Ex-Service Men and Women’s annual parade. After meeting non-marchers outside the Read more... -
Op-Ed: Shabbat UK has made history
In an Op-Ed for the Jewish Chronicle, Chief Rabbi Mirvis reflects on the success of the inaugural Shabbat UK and delights in the high levels of engagement seen across Read more... -
Chief Rabbi hails success of first ShabbatUK
The Chief Rabbi’s inaugural ‘ShabbatUK’ has met with enormous success, galvanising communities across Britain to partake in a full Shabbat experience. Unprecedented in the UK, this initiative took inspiration from Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi’s Shabbat UK message
The Chief Rabbi sends out a message to British Jewry ahead of Shabbat UK, which will coincide with Parshat Noah. Read more... -
In the Press: Free yourself from digital slavery
The Times reports on the Chief Rabbi’s vision for Shabbat UK, for which he has emphasised the importance of putting away digital devices and reconnecting with family and friends. Shabbat Read more... -
In the Press: Putting down technology for Shabbat
The Times gives coverage to the Chief Rabbi’s upcoming Shabbat UK initiative, which seeks to revive the tradition of keeping Shabbat for a wider tranche of British Jewry and encourages Read more... -
In the Press: Targeting apathy, assimilation and antisemitism
In an interview with the Manchester Jewish Telegraph, the Chief Rabbi anticipates an inspirational Shabbat UK weekend, considers the challenges ahead for British Jewry and makes clear Orthodox Judaism’s Read more... -
Credo: ‘We must reach out to the entire world’
To coincide with Yom Kippur, The Times published the Chief Rabbi’s first ‘Credo’, in which he examines the concept of moral responsibility within the Jewish tradition and considers how our Read more... -
Midnight Selichot: The Chief Rabbi’s address
Addressing a Midnight Selichot prayer session before Rosh Hashana and the High Holy Days, the Chief Rabbi invokes the story of Hagar and the angel, teaching us that our outlook Read more... -
Rosh Hashana Message 5774
In his message for the Jewish New Year, the Chief Rabbi explores the etymology of and biblical reference to the word ‘Haman’ to stress that we should be happy with Read more...
