Ephraim Mirvis

UK Chief Rabbi: 'I am Zionist because I am a Jew'

"If you are anti-Zionist, you are anti-Jews and anti-Judaism," he said, adding that "Israel is not just the geo-political endeavour of the Jewish people, it is the center of Judaism."

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis
Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis pulls out from Israel's conference on combating antisemitism

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Chief rabbi, British Jews criticize UK decision to restrict arms sales to Israel

 BRITAIN’S CHIEF Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attends a march in London against the rise of antisemitism in the UK, this past November.

British peers condemn Islamic Human Rights Commission for antisemitic conspiracies


50 Influential Jews: Sir Ephraim Mirvis - No. 31

The successor to the late Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, South Africa-born UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis has been the leader of British Jewry for 10 years.

 UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis.

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis is a 'truly perfect, gentle knight' - opinion

Sir Ephraim Mirvis is a chief rabbi with whom Britain and the Commonwealth can be well content. No one could be more worthy of elevation to knighthood.

 Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis after receiving his knighthood for services to the Jewish community, interfaith relations and education during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on July 11.

Grapevine July 16, 2023: A lucky day

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 RABBI MOSHE Reuven Azman is flanked by Mykolayiv Governor Vitali Kim and Rabbi Shalom Gottlieb.

UK chief rabbi: 'I never thought we'd witness Israelis discuss civil war'

UK Chief Rabbi Mirvis wrote an op-ed in the Jewish Chronicle calling for unity and calm ahead of PM Netanyahu's London visit.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Britain's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis in London

UK chief rabbi about LGBTQ+ Knesset speaker: Love every Jew

UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, speaking about Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, said LGBTQ+ Jews should be treated with love and respect.

 UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis lights Hanukkah candles with then-UK prime minister Boris Johnson (Illustrative).

UK Chief Rabbi to receive knighthood from King Charles III

The Chief Rabbi is one of several Jews to receive a slot on the annual New Year's Honours List.

 King Charles III speaks to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as he meets with faith leaders during a reception at Buckingham Palace, London. September 16, 2022.

UK’s chief rabbi and the Abraham Accords - opinion

Rabbi Mirvis has demonstrated that the Abraham Accords have religious and social possibilities not initially apparent and has taken a global lead in a bid to exploit them.

 KING CHARLES III speaks to Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis as he meets with faith leaders during a reception at Buckingham Palace, in September. Mirvis says many of his own meetings with religious leaders around the world happen only on condition of secrecy and even then are canceled at the last minute.

King Charles III's halachic gesture towards UK’s Chief Rabbi

As King Charles takes up royal duties, he is scheduled to meet British Cheif Rabi Ephraim Mirvis. In a thoughtful gesture, the royal palace moved the meeting to avoid any violation of Shabat laws.

 Queen Camilla and Britain's King Charles attend the Accession Council at St James's Palace, where he is formally proclaimed Britain's new monarch, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Britain September 10, 2022.

UK chief rabbi: Prayer services don’t need to last for three hours

UK chief rabbi outlines the way synagogues need to function in a post-COVID world.

 RABBI EPHRAIM MIRVIS attends the Association of Jewish ex-Servicemen and Women annual remembrance parade and ceremony in London in November.

Why was Britain’s chief rabbi at St. Paul’s Cathedral?

British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis joined a select group of dignitaries and clergy based on a 1970s rabbinic ruling that permits entering a church at a monarch's request.

 A screen in Piccadilly Circus shows a photograph of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth along with the Platinum Jubilee emblem to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the monarch’s accession to the throne in London, on February 6, 2022.

UK chief rabbi wrote unique prayer for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

In February, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to celebrate a Platinum Jubilee.

Britain's chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis