Communities archive
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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... -
Op-Ed: Chief Rabbi’s Mission to Israel
Ahead of a Mission to Israel, for which a group of 50 Rabbis will accompany him, the Chief Rabbi writes in the Jewish News about his aims for the trip Read more... -
Yom Ha’atzmaut 2014
In his address at the Yom HaZicharon and Yom Ha’atzmaut event at Finchley Synagogue, London, the Chief Rabbi presents an explanation for the astonishing phenomenon that was the return of Read more... -
The Chief Rabbi delights in Jewish community life in Liverpool
The Chief Rabbi has spent two rewarding days in Liverpool, visiting Jewish social care facilities, local congregations and speaking at a convention for United Hebrew Congregation Rabbis. As well as Read more... -
Yom Hashoah’s Vital Message
Though European Jewry has risen from the ashes of the Holocaust, with Germany now hosting the world’s fastest growing community, latent, and even explicit antisemitism persists, says the Chief Rabbi Read more... -
‘Sunday’ interview with Edward Stourton
The Chief Rabbi featured on Edward Stourton’s ‘Sunday’ show this week, looking back on the first six months of his Chief Rabbinate and reiterating his priorities for the future. Education Read more... -
Chief Rabbi’s Purim Shiur 2014
Listen to the Chief Rabbi give his Purim Shiur at Edgware United Synagogue. MP3 https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36419835/Purim%20Shiur%202014.mp3 Read more... -
Purim Shiur 2014 – 5774
As we begin a month whose start heralds our ‘increased joy’ according to the Gemara, the Chief Rabbi gives a Shiur further exploring the month of Adar, the Fast of Read more... -
Both lecturer and participant: the Chief Rabbi at Limmud
This week the Chief Rabbi held the dual role of both lecturer and participant when he attended the annual Limmud conference, a cross-communal educational event attracting Jews of all ages Read more... -
Using the Torah to make light of everyday life: The Chief Rabbi at Limmud 2013
Lessons from Shemot Parshat Shemot contains many lessons relevant for us today. In his opening address at Limmud Conference the Chief Rabbi explores some of its fascinating ideas. Watch his Read more...