British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attending a ceremony in Gibraltar on June 18, 2013. (Courtesy of Mirvis)

British chief rabbi disinvited from London event marking completion of Talmud study cycle

Ephraim Mirvis angered some segments of the Orthodox Jewish community in 2018 when he released a guide for Jewish day schools on how to support LGBTQ students.

By Marcy Oster January 9, 2020 10:36 am

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British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis attending a ceremony in Gibraltar on June 18, 2013. (Courtesy of Mirvis)

In unprecedented intervention, British chief rabbi warns against Labour victory

Ephraim Mirvis is the first person holding the title of chief rabbi to engage openly in partisan affairs against a mainstream party.

November 26, 2019 5:21 am

Britain’s chief rabbi defends Israel’s right to host Eurovision

The comments were in response to an open letter from 50 public figures calling on the BBC to demand that the event’s venue be changed or to not participate.

February 3, 2019 1:10 pm

Britain’s chief rabbi publishes guide for Orthodox schools on providing support for LGBT students

September 6, 2018 11:34 am

British chief rabbi urges countrymen to stay tolerant in face of London Bridge attack

June 4, 2017 8:20 am

In England, Christmas week of Jewish study means outreach to Sikhs and Muslims

By Andrew Silow-Carroll December 28, 2016 3:38 pm

Hundreds of voters, including chief rabbi, turned away in heavily Jewish London borough

May 5, 2016 1:04 pm

British chief rabbi: Comfort, support women who want to say Mourner’s Kaddish

January 21, 2016 7:13 am

British Chief Rabbi supports teaching Islam in Jewish schools

December 17, 2015 10:15 am

U.K. chief rabbi: Report incidents of sexual assault ‘without delay’

May 27, 2015 7:25 am

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