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Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis and Rabbi Alexander Goldberg, November 3rd 2024

November 4, 2024, 3:41 pm

First new rabbi in 750 years for Guildford Jewish community

Rabbi Alex Goldberg inaugurated at historic ceremony officiated by Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

By Michelle Rosenberg

September 30, 2024, 2:01 pm

The UAE offers a warm welcome in a warm (and cold!) climate

Skiing, penguins, the Louvre and a synagogue - the options are endless in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

By Louisa Walters

A person stands in front of an Israeli police water cannon being used to disperse demonstrators blocking a road during a protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to overhaul the judicial system, in Jerusalem, Monday, July 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

July 27, 2023, 11:34 am

Chief Rabbi: ‘Israel hasn’t learnt the lessons of horrific tragedy of Tisha B’Av’

Ephraim Mirvis pointed to deep divisions in Israel over the country's democratic character which have threatened with throwing the country into a civil war.

By JN Reporter

Anglican Archbishop Hosam Naoum inspects vandalized graves on mount Zion outside the old city on January 4, 2023 in Jerusalem, Israel. Security camera video recorded on January 1st. shows two apparently young religious Jews, destroying over 30 graves at the Protestant cemetery of Mount Zion. Christian leaders in Israel have been sounding the alarm about an escalation of radical Jewish groups, that are trying to drive Christians out of Jerusalem. Credit: Eddie Gerald/Alamy Live News

January 9, 2023, 11:10 am

Two Israeli teens arrested after vandalising Christian cemetery

Israel's Foreign Ministry called the desecration of tombstones at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem “an affront to religion.”

By Jotam Confino in Israel

January 4, 2023, 11:04 am

Chief Rabbi’s horror at ‘shameful’ vandalism of Christian cemetery

Two individuals, one of whom was visibly Jewish, filmed desecrating tombstones at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery in Jerusalem

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis addressing a delegation on his first official visit to the United Arab Emirates in November 2022. Credit: Olive Media

January 3, 2023, 11:40 am

Chief Rabbi defends LGBTQ in Israeli TV interview: All humans created in God’s image

In 2018, Rabbi Mirvis published the first guide for ultra-orthodox Jewish schools to help make lives easier for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pupils.

By Jotam Confino in Israel

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis (Photo credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire)

June 30, 2022, 1:04 pm

Chief Rabbi Mirvis among the participants at religious freedom conference

International Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief takes place in London next week, with Liz Truss joining 500 delegates.

By Lee Harpin

Krystina Derkach, a doctor, fled Kyiv with her five year-old daughter and thanks Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis for the ongoing support from Jewish community (Jewish News)

May 4, 2022, 10:07 pm

‘I am not Jewish but I feel safe here’ – Ukrainian refugees’ praise charity’s work

Jewish News travelled with Chief Rabbi Mirvis and World Jewish Relief to witness JCC Krakow's astonishing work in helping refugees escaping Putin's war in Poland

By Lee Harpin

Chief Rabbi speaking at the event marking 150 years of the US. Credit: Paul Lang Photography

November 30, 2021, 1:46 pm

Chief Rabbi thanks City of London for support saving Bevis Marks from skyscraper bid

Marking the United Synagogue’s 150th anniversary, he reflected on the “rich history” for the community in the square mile dating back hundreds of years.

By Jack Mendel

French police look out over a beach near Wimereux in France believed to be used by migrants trying to get to the UK after a boat capsized off the French coast with the loss of 31 lives on Wednesday. An emergency search was sparked when a fishing boat sounded the alarm after spotting several people in the sea off the coast of France. Authorities found 31 bodies and two survivors while one person was missing. Picture date: Thursday November 25, 2021.

November 25, 2021, 3:18 pm

Chief Rabbi says deaths of 27 migrants in English Channel is ‘unspeakable tragedy’

'They were not the first, we must do everything we can to ensure they are the last'

Naftali Bennett with Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

November 2, 2021, 11:38 am

Chief Rabbi: Faith leaders have to ‘scramble for attention’ at COP26

Climate change is 'a religious subject, and God calls upon us to respond in a religious way and to take a religious lead for all of our society' he said

By Lee Harpin

August 26, 2021, 3:45 pm

Jewish News special report, part two: Divided on division

In the final instalment of our deep dive into polarisation across British Jewry, we ask: are we really more divided than ever?

By Stephen Oryszczuk

A woman seen shouting slogans while holding a placard during a protest against the Chinese policies in Xinjiang.

June 10, 2021, 10:26 am

Voice of the Jewish News: Winter of discontent

This is round two of British Jews’ fight for the Uyghurs, and this will be waged in boardrooms and on the high street

Screenshot from Jewish News' video about the tragic incident. The crowds were crushed in a narrow walkway

April 30, 2021, 9:00 am

Chief Rabbi leads tributes to victims of Lag B’Omer stampede

Community leaders say they are 'devastated' at the disaster which killed 44 and injured more than 100

British preacher Anjem Choudary. Photo credit: Nick Ansell/PA Wire

February 24, 2021, 3:33 pm

Chief Rabbi, CST and Board back report on failure to tackle extremism

Report exposes how Islamists and neo-Nazis have evaded the law, as Jewish leaders join Gordon Brown and Tony Blair in call for action

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