Education archive
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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... -
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... -
Thought for the Day: Making interfaith inroads
As the Pope prepares to undertake the customary religious pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the Chief Rabbi delights in the knowledge that other faith leaders are accompanying him – proof that one Read more... -
Yom Hashoah: Hyde Park Commemoration ceremony
Paying tribute to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust at the UK’s Yom Hashoah commemoration in Hyde Park, the Chief Rabbi identifies today as one demanding silence – Read more... -
Divrei Torah for the Seder Table
Chief Rabbi Mirvis delivers his Divrei Torah for the Seder Table to the Mancunian Jewish community at King David School, one of the various talks he gave while visiting the 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... -
The Chief Rabbi calls for a focus on Human Dignity
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was invited to attend the World Economic Forum 2014 (WEF) which took place between 23-25 January in Davos, Switzerland. The focus of this year’s annual gathering Read more...
