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United Kingdom Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis arrives at 10 Downing Street in London on May 20, 2021. Credit: ITS/Shutterstock.

UK chief rabbi pushes back against Methodist church’s anti-Israel stance

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Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom Ephraim Mirvis called on the Methodist community not to support boycotts aimed at Israel after it had demonstrated support for the BDS movement. “I am deeply disappointed and saddened...
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Jan. 23, 2018. Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

New accessible ‘siddur’ uses photos and graphics to accompany prayers

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Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited a school this week to unveil a first-of-its-kind prayer book designed for people with learning disabilities. It was created by the charity JWeb,...
Queen Elizabeth II. Credit: Pixabay.

UK chief rabbi issues prayer for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee

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Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, wished Queen Elizabeth II “many more years of blessing” in a prayer that he issued on Wednesday in honor of her Platinum...
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Ephraim Mirvis. Credit: Office of the Chief Rabbi.

Jewish entities worldwide institute 48-hour freeze on Twitter over hate speech

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International Jewish groups are joining in a 48-hour abstention from Twitter in solidarity with Jews in the United Kingdom after British rap star Wiley, who has hundreds of thousands of followers, went on an...
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Jan. 23, 2018. Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

UK chief rabbi: ‘Synagogues will not open for a long time’

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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis projected on Thursday that all houses of worship affiliated with the United Synagogue—the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom—“will not open for a...
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom speaks at a Holocaust Memorial Day event on Jan. 23, 2018. Credit: UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

United Synagogues in UK close under advisement of country’s chief rabbi

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The United Synagogue, the largest network of Orthodox communities in the United Kingdom, is closing all of its affiliated synagogues due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis announced that “our Torah obligation to protect...