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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

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Yom Kippur: The difference between hope and ‘good’ hope

What’s the difference between hope and ‘good’ hope? Surely all hope is good?

Yom Kippur: The difference between hope and ‘good’ hope

Rosh Hashannah: Two steps to achievable teshuva

There are two great barriers to teshuva. They are surmountable.

Rosh Hashannah: Two steps to achievable teshuva

How do some people justify antisemitism?

Time and time again people have said that the Jews themselves cause antisemitism. Do they?

How do some people justify antisemitism?

Elul: We can have hope in the future!

What the line "have hope in Hashem" in the last verse of the psalm we say during this period means.

Elul: We can have hope in the future!

Shoftim: The most popular D’var Torah this Shabbat

Never forget this great lesson of the Torah – “Tzedek, tzedek tirdof,” – “Justice, justice you shall pursue.

Shoftim: The most popular D’var Torah this Shabbat

Kisoh, kosoh and ka’asoh

The Talmud tells us three ways to assess character. The three festivals show how this works.

Kisoh, kosoh and ka’asoh

Eikev: Why did the rebbe ask for a cigar?

The Rebbe didn't even smoke.

Eikev: Why did the rebbe ask for a cigar?

Seven weeks of consolation!

Three weeks of sadness requires seven weeks of consolation. That’s the period of the calendar that we are in right now.

Seven weeks of consolation!

Tisha b’Av: A good leader gives us hope

Although the nation is facing numerous challenges, Moshe gives them hope, and what a wonderful message that is for all of us.

Tisha b’Av: A good leader gives us hope

Matot Massei: What difference does it make where we live?

Our environment sets a tone for our lives.

Matot Massei: What difference does it make where we live?

Britain's Chief Rabbi receives his Knighthood

Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis recognized by King Charles III for his services to the Jewish community and interfaith relations and education.

Britain's Chief Rabbi receives his Knighthood

Pinchas: What would it be like without you?

To what degree will we be missed when we’re not there?

Pinchas: What would it be like without you?

Korach (Diaspora): Humour can be dangerous!

Humour is wonderful, but humour can also be dangerous.

Korach (Diaspora): Humour can be dangerous!

Shlach Lecha (Diaspora): How not to use the Torah

You might have somebody who has been schooled in the ways of the Torah, but doesn’t want to translate their knowledge into action.

Shlach Lecha (Diaspora): How not to use the Torah

Behaalotecha (Diaspora): “I was filled with dread and I panicked.” Why?

We should never forget that whatever it is we’re doing or saying in life, it’s never totally off the record, because the mic is always on.

Behaalotecha (Diaspora):“I was filled with dread and panicked.”

UK chief rabbi praises Scottish Jewish-Christian joint glossary

Document seeks to explain Judaism and connection to Israel to Christians who are members of the Church of Scotland.

UK chief rabbi praises Scottish Jewish-Christian joint glossary

"Jerusalem” does not appear in the Torah – why?

For Yom Yerushalayim, Jerusalem's Liberation Day.

"Jerusalem” does not appear in the Torah – why?

Bechukotai: A challenge for Shavuot this year

Why not go for it? Why not engage with Torah?

Bechukotai: A challenge for Shavuot this year

Britain's Chief Rabbi reflects on King Charles' coronation: What an extraordinary Shabbat!

Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis: What a privilege it was for me to be in attendance for the coronation of our King.

Britain's Chief Rabbi reflects on coronation of King Charles

King Charles III crowned: 'Monarch cherishes his warm relationship with British Jews'

King Charles III's formal coronation took place this Saturday. Israeli and Jewish leaders share their blessings.

'Monarch cherishes his warm relationship with British Jews'

What do the Coronation and Parshat Emor have in common?

From the moment we’re born, whether we like it or not, we’re all living in a fishbowl – people are noticing us.

What do the Coronation and Parshat Emor have in common?

Acharei Mot: Sometimes exceptions are unacceptable

One cannot pick and choose mitzvot.

Acharei Mot: Sometimes exceptions are unacceptable

A call for Jewish Unity

Israel was created only 3 years after six million innocent Jews were brutally murdered. Let that memory bring us together.

A call for Jewish Unity

What is special about the number 8?

Dvar Torah for Parashat Shemini: This week the Chief Rabbi explains the hidden depth of numbers in Jewish teaching.

What is special about the number 8?

Why do we say "next year in Jerusalem" at the Seder?

Jerusalem is not just a place of happiness, it’s a place of elation.

Why do we say "next year in Jerusalem"  at the Seder?

Starting in the middle

Through all of our future actions, may we indeed produce a great Kiddush Hashem.

Starting in the middle

Amid justice reform division: UK Chief Rabbi calls for Jewish unity

Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom, Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis, called Jewish unity a 'sacred responsibility' for all.

UK Chief Rabbi calls for Jewish unity

What the Chofetz Chaim said to the man who kept his factory open on Shabbat

“I can't afford it. If I close my factory on Shabbat, I will lose 4000 rubles each time," he said, but the Chofetz Chaim had the answer.

The Chofetz Chaim and a man who kept his factory open on Shabbat

German Jewish soccer star murdered in Auschwitz honored

UK ceremony led by Chief Rabbi Mirvis commemorates Julius Hirsch and other Jewish soccer players killed in Auschwitz.

German Jewish soccer star murdered in Auschwitz honored

Why is the Book of Esther included in Tanach?

The answer is particularly apt for our times.

Why is the Book of Esther included in Tanach?

Terumah: The most extraordinary custom I’ve ever heard of!

A practice of the hassidim of Medieval France - what it is and what it signifies.

Terumah: The most extraordinary custom I’ve ever heard of!

Beshalach: If not for them, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

We need to show more respect to parents and grandparents.

Beshalach: If not for them, we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Bo: It’s not just the thought that counts!

The Aramaic translation of Onkelos, translates totafot as tefillin, in the plural. Why?

Bo: It’s not just the thought that counts!

How you can be as great as Moshe

Read what Rabbi Moshe Feinstein says about comparing the greatness of Moshe and Aharon.

How you can be as great as Moshe

Vayechi: Our most precious communal organisations!

‘Chessed v’emet’ is the slogan of every single Chevra Kadisha organisation in the world. Read below to understand why.

Vayechi: Our most precious communal organisations!

'Historic moment for Anglo Jewry:' UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis receives Knighthood

Rabbi Mirvis knighted by King Charles as Commander of the Order of the British Empire for services to interfaith dialogue, education.

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis receives Knighthood

"I am Joseph - is my father still alive?"

22 years are encapsulated in those first few words.

"I am Joseph - is my father still alive?"

To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot!

To be ‘oseh mitzvot’ of course means to fulfil the mitzvot, but from here we learn a very relevant and important lesson for us today.

To be ‘shomer mitzvot’ does not mean to keep mitzvot!

What is the best way to describe God?

Whose G-d is He? How can we know?

What is the best way to describe God?

UK Chief Rabbi to attend closing of 60-year-old Wembley Synagogue

London congregation moving to smaller venue due to dwindling numbers after six decades.

Chief Rabbi to attend closing of 60-year-old Wembley Synagogue