Posts Tagged: Chief Rabbi
Kyiv Rabbi Offers Synagogue for Shelter as Hundreds of Jews Struggle to Flee
Kyiv chief rabbi Jonathan Markovitch is offering shelter and goods at his synagogue, he revealed Thursday, after the Jewish community in Ukraine's capital woke to...
Russia’s Chief Rabbi Believes Naama Issachar Saga ‘Finally Nearing the End’
Russia’s chief rabbi expressed optimism on Tuesday about the potential release of a young Israeli-American woman imprisoned in his country on drug charges, saying, “I...
South African Chief Rabbi: ANC is Playing Into Hamas’ Hands With Dual Citizenship Move
The ruling South African ANC party is playing into the hands of Islamic extremists like Boko Haram and Al-Shabaab in Africa, and Hamas in Gaza, declared...
Knesset Panel Approves Plan to Unify Chief Rabbinate
Ynet - The Knesset Ministerial Committee for Legislation approved a bill proposal on Sunday that would merge Israel's two chief rabbi positions into a single...
Prince Charles Wears Unique Kippah to UK Chief Rabbi’s Induction Ceremony
Britain's Prince Charles celebrated the official induction of the UK's new chief rabbi, Ephraim Mervis, Sunday by wearing a personalized yarmalke bearing his official crest. The Prince of...
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...
True Morality and the Story of Noah
Is there such a thing as an objective basis of morality? For some time, in secular circles, the idea has seemed absurd. Morality is what...
Thoughts from the Chief Rabbi for Rosh Hashanah 5773
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is a kind of clarion call, a summons to the Ten Days of Penitence which culminate in the Day...
As Britain Seeks a New Chief Rabbi, Extremists Rise
Two forms of religious extremism confronted me last week as lectured in the United Kingdom and launched my book Kosher Jesus at a press conference...
Britain’s Chief Rabbi Delivers Senate Invocation
At the invitation of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, the Britain's Chief Rabbi delivered the Invocation prayer in the United States Senate. The occasion marks...
Owning Judaism: Preserving Faith With Lord Jonathan Sacks
Chief Rabbi of the Commonwealth, Lord Jonathan Sacks was interviewed by Professor and author Ari Goldman at the 92nd St Y October 30. Beginning with...
EXCLUSIVE: Britain’s Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks on Shalit Release, Occupy Wall Street
DE: If the great cause of the last century was Zionism as a focal point for...
Loosening Anglo-Jewry’s Corset
Eleven years ago, I lived in the UK and, though I served primarily as rabbi to students at Oxford University, I gradually expanded the scope...
