Rabbi Joseph Dweck Archives

Rabbi Joseph Dweck

Rabbi Dweck at the BOD plenary Sunday 30 November 2025

December 2, 2025, 11:37 am

Board of Deputies welcomes three new organisations

Jewish Blind and Disabled, Nottingham Jewish Care and Hadassah UK voted in as members

By Michelle Rosenberg

November 21, 2025, 8:13 pm

Documentary to disco: Harif’s 20th anniversary bathes JW3 in colour

An evening to mark the departures and expulsions of Jews from Arab lands and Iran ‘shows how daft the white colonial settler’ thing is

By Beatrice Sayers

November 4, 2025, 4:32 pm

Rabbi Joseph Dweck to remain key LSJS voice after move to Israel

Senior rabbi appointed new Chair of Jewish Wisdom at the institution, as he prepares for aliyah in January

By Annabel Sinclair

An emotional vigil in Hendon Park marking 7 October attacks
Credit: Amanda Rose/@amandarosephoto

February 18, 2025, 12:19 pm

‘To hell with political correctness’: top rabbi implores world to speak out against extremism

Rabbi Joseph Dweck was among the speakers at London Stronger Together vigil marking 500 days since the Hamas terror attacks

By Jenni Frazer

From left: Lisa Marlowe, Cara Case (chief executive TAU Trust), Professor Yair Bar-Haim, Michael Marlowe, Rabbi Joseph Dweck

December 4, 2024, 3:03 pm

Parents of murdered Nova victim Jake Marlowe denounce UK for “dehumanising” approach

Couple speaking at Tel Aviv University event focusing on mental health

By Jenni Frazer

Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis pictured in his book-lined study. Photograph: Adam Stoller Photography

September 1, 2023, 3:09 pm

Chief Rabbi’s ten-ure! A celebration of Ephraim Mirvis’ decade in the role

Ten years ago this week, on 1 September, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis was installed as Britain’s 11th Chief Rabbi. Jenni Frazer looks back on a hectic and historic 10 years

By Jenni Frazer

Rabbi Joseph Dweck, HE José Pascual Marco Ambassador of Spain, HE Nuno Brito Ambassador of Portugal, BoD Vice-President David Mendoza-Wolfson

April 28, 2023, 11:04 am

OPINION: Building bridges: Historic visit to Bevis Marks by Spanish and Portuguese ambassadors

David Mendoza-Wolfson, whose ancestor married in the shul in 1730, reflects on a powerful opportunity to explore our heritage and strengthen international ties

By David Mendoza-Wolfson

Marie van der Zyl congratulates King Charles ahead of his coronation
credit © IJP Event Photos 2023

March 9, 2023, 3:59 pm

Delegation of communal leaders meet King Charles ahead of coronation

The Board of Deputies, along with the Anglo-Jewish Association, are among several dozen institutions and corporations which have the status of Privileged Bodies of the Crown

By Lee Harpin

February 24, 2022, 11:50 am

Report claims S&P has ‘lack of leadership, transparent decision-making and bad communication’

EXCLUSIVE: Ex head of JFS Rachel Fink, rumoured to be next chief executive of the Sephardi movement, wrote the damning report which includes plan to have formal office of a senior rabbi on £100,000 salary

By Jenni Frazer

Rabbi Dr Zarum, Joanna Benarroch, Joanne Greenaway, Rabbi Epstein and Rabbi Dweck
((C) Blake Ezra Photography Ltd. 2021)

October 26, 2021, 4:12 pm

Hundreds at event marking first yarzheit of Rabbi Lord Sacks

Associates of the former chief rabbi drew on his teachings, including 'being bilingual' in Judaism and the wider world, and making 'Torah relevant, cutting-edge and meaningful'

By Jenni Frazer

July 16, 2021, 11:34 am

Sephardi leader Rabbi Dweck to chair Wingate Prize panel of judges

Jewish leader will joined by journalist Stephen Bush, novelist M.J. Hyland and Women’s Prize long-listed author and writer Jemma Wayne.

February 26, 2021, 11:36 am

Sephardi rabbis hold webinar on Jewish law

The senior rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community, Rabbi Joseph Dweck, made the final remarks at the event last month

By Jewish News Reporter

Uyghur people in a livestock market, Kashgar, China. (Wikimedia/ChiralJon_)

August 8, 2020, 11:09 pm

19 rabbis among UK faith leaders calling for ‘justice’ for Uyghurs

Reform, Liberal and United Synagogue rabbis join dozens of faith leaders in highlighting plight of China's minority community population

By Mathilde Frot

May 1, 2020, 12:55 pm

Voice of the Jewish News: A newfound sense of Jewish identity

This week's editorial reflects on the way in which the community has adapted to the crisis by moving online and continuing a vibrant and lively culture

By Jewish News

December 17, 2019, 3:30 pm

JFS students mark end of project celebrating prayer

The ceremony was attended by more than 200 parents as well as JFS President Lord Levy and senior rabbi of the S&P Sephardi Community, Rabbi Joseph Dweck

By Jewish News Reporter

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