Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Shabbat Shkalim: I give, therefore I am

This week we read Parashat MIshpatim and about giving Shekalim in the Haftorah, and Jewish tradition teaches, “I give, therefore I am.

Parshat Beshalach and Int'l Holocaust Remembrance Day

Who are the true heavyweights within our society?

The greatest leader of all time

Blessing one's grandchildren

How many days old are you?

Hanukkah: Our dedication to education

What did the sea see?

Why are we compared to dust?

Of all our forefathers, who is the ideal role model?

Three important ingredients of successful parenting

Vayera: The difference one letter can make

Who was the first to say "Baruch Hashem?"

Creation: Truth prevails

The UK Chief Rabbi’s D’var Torah for Yom Kippur 5778

Why do Ashkenazim start Selichot on Motzei Shabbat?

There is a punishment for not being joyful

The art of compromise

Re'eh: Why should we be like the sand of the sea?

The written Torah does not command us to recite blessings before food

A most surprising law for the 9th of Av

When one person’s piety caused a national disaster

Almonds and the Three Weeks

Are there miracles in the midst of tragedy?

Parshat Beshalach and Tu Bishvat: The tree of life

Importance is a figment of our imagination.

Vayigash: Integration, not assimilation

How is it possible for ‘seven years’ to be like ‘a few days’?

We must not force Torah down our children's throats

You don't need the limelight

You don't have to be famous

Good parenting

What kind of Sukkot meal will your descendants be having?

Shabbat Shuvah or Shabbat Teshuvah?

Is Shabbat more important than Rosh Hashanah?

Let us yearn for a peaceful New Year

Let us count our blessings and make our blessings count

Chip off the old block

The Shema's word count is worth all the limbs in your body

Matot-Masei: He split the Red Sea and also a tribe

Balak (Diaspora): Bent on destroying the Jews

Chukat (Diaspora): Grief for Aaron

Theresa May spent eve of PM appointment dining with Chief Rabbi

New British PM Theresa May took the time to keep 'longstanding arrangement' to dine with Chief Rabbi on night before taking office.

Korach (Diaspora): Almond Miracle

Shlach (Diaspora): The value of the mitzva of tzitzit

Behaalotcha.(Diaspora): The number 70

Naso (Diaspora): Keeping up with the Joneses

Shavuot - why is the holiday named "Weeks"?

What makes Jerusalem worthy of being our capital?

Why do we feed our animals before we sit down to eat?

The hard left is spreading the insidious virus of anti-Semitism

Jewish unity makes us strong

Speak to the Israelites, let them travel!

So when did you finish your Seder?

The new month of Nissan brings with it cause for great joy

The words in the exact middle of the Torah

We rejoice in defiance of terror

True humility

From the office of the Chief Rabbi: Dvar Torah for Pekudei

A Passover Message