Posts Tagged: Ephraim Mirvis
Tributes Pour in After Leading UK Rabbi Dies of Coronavirus
Tributes poured in on Tuesday at the news that a leading UK rabbi had died of coronavirus. Dayan Rabbi Yehuda Yaakov Refson, the senior rabbi of...
British Jews Mourn London Bridge Terror Attack, Urge Increased Vigilance
British Jews reacted with horror to Saturday night's terrorist attack on an area of London known for its teeming bars, restaurants and night clubs –...
Jewish 100, 2015: Ephraim Mirvis – Religion
Ephraim Mirvis Chief Rabbi of the UK Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis of the United Kingdom in early 2016 notably refused to meet with British politician George Galloway,...
British Chief Rabbi Peppered With Questions About Israel’s Responsibility for Antisemitism in Holocaust Memorial Day Interview
British broadcaster Sky News featured an interview with the UK's Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis to mark Holocaust Memorial Day, immediately courting controversy when the presenter...
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and the British Chief Rabbinate
The centrist orthodox Jewish community of Britain, known as "The United Synagogue," (established by Act of Parliament in 1870 as the Jewish equivalent of The...
