Communities archive
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‘A good leader strives to affect change,’ Chief Rabbi tells students
More than 70 student leaders listened to the Chief Rabbi affirm the importance of activism and the power of community at the Union of Jewish Student’s Political Summit. With Antisemitism Read more... -
Chief Rabbi speaks at Campaign against Antisemitism rally
Speaking to a crowd of 4,500 gathered before the Royal Courts of Justice in London, the Chief Rabbi decried the persecution of all minorities. The rally was organised by the Read more... -
Today show: ‘The community is anxious’
Chief Rabbi Mirvis is interviewed by Evan Davis on BBC Radio 4’s Today show in light of grave news that, owing to global hostilities spawned by the Gaza war, anti-Semitism Read more... -
Chief Rabbi joins town-hall meeting to discuss response to Gaza conflict
The Chief Rabbi advocated a proactive approach to supporting Israel for the Jewish community at a packed town-hall meeting convened to discuss British Jewry’s response to Israel’s ongoing conflict in Read more... -
Op-Ed: ‘They shall learn war no more’
As Israel’s conflict in Gaza continues, the Chief Rabbi expresses his solidarity with Israel as it faces the interminable dilemmas of war, and laments the loss of life on all Read more... -
Chief Rabbi holds ‘Evening of Learning’
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis led an Evening of Learning to honour the memory of murdered Israeli teenagers Naftali Frenkel z”l, Gilad Shaar z”l and Eyal Yifrach z”l. He opened the Read more... -
In the face of death, we remember the redemptive power of love
Following the brutal murder of the three Israeli boys abducted from a roadside in Israel, the Chief Rabbi expresses his grief and praises the unity that has come of these Read more... -
Pause for Thought: Transform hatred into love
As we are forced to bear the terrible news that the three boys kidnapped in Israel – Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach – were murdered by their abductors, Read more... -
Chief Rabbi leads prayer service for missing Israeli teenagers
Following the disappearance of three Israeli teenagers in Israel, the Chief Rabbi led prayers for them in an impromptu service at Hendon United Synagogue. Read more... -
Life at the Push of a Button – Shavuot 2014 5774
Today the Chief Rabbi gave his Shavuot Shiur at Redbridge Jewish Community Centre, lauding a festival that celebrates the relevance of Torah to our lives and encourages us to make Read more...
