Education archive
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Thought for the Day: Celebrating our identity
Reflecting on the timeless lessons of Chanukah in his latest ‘Thought for the Day,’ the Chief Rabbi identifies our right – as claimed so valiantly by the Maccabees – to Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Learning to talk again
Looking back to a time when technology was non-existent for his Sukkot message, the Chief Rabbi celebrates the face-to-face contact and unfettered hospitality that pilgrims experienced on their way to Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Yom Kippur Message
In a Yom Kippur message delivered on BBC Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, the Chief Rabbi explains why Jews wish each other a ‘good Fast’ – it is meant Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Rosh Hashana message
With Rosh Hashana falling tomorrow, the Chief Rabbi hopes for more unity between peoples and better lives for all the world’s citizens in today’s ‘Thought of the Day’ for BBC 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... -
Ellul Lecture: Connecting the High Holy Days
In his annual Ellul address at the London School of Jewish Studies the Chief Rabbi focused on the connection between Shabbat, Yom Kippur – which is known as the Shabbat Read more... -
Op-Ed: Assisted living, not assisted dying
In an Op-Ed for The Telegraph, the Chief Rabbi responds to the proposal for an Assisted Dying Bill, which would enable terminally-ill patients to seek medical help to end 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... -
Chief Rabbi’s reaction to the passing of Rabbi Nachman Sudak OBE
“Rabbi Nachman Sudak made a contribution of inestimable value to the landscape of Jewish life in the UK he embodied the highest ideals of Chabbad and leaves behind an Read more... -
Thought for the Day: Finding the ‘extraordinary’
As the Jewish world prepares to celebrate the anniversary of the giving of the Ten Commandments, also known as Shavuot, the Chief Rabbi reflects on the unknown location of this Read more...
