For most of us, our mixed emotions as we enter into Pesach, will make this year unlike any other in living memory. There are a variety of creative ways in which families around the world will be using their Sedarim to express their solidarity with the people of Israel and, in

“It's into the hands of our teachers that we entrust the future of the greatest gift that the Almighty has given to us - our children. They are the ones who are moulding and shaping the next generation. There is no more noble pursuit than to become a teacher.”

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We will not be silent and we will not rest until all the hostages are back home safely.

A Dvar Torah for your Seder tables.

A Seder table opposite Downing Street with 133 empty chairs!

Today I visited this powerful reminder of the deep suffering of the hostages held by Hamas and the ongoing trauma their families are enduring. Bring them home now!

Will this Shabbat be the greatest of them all? D’var Torah for Shabbat HaGadol.

Who is the 5th and missing child at our Seder tables this year? A Dvar Torah for your Passover Seder.

It was a pleasure to join the staff and pupils at Gesher School for their Mock Seder yesterday.

To witness the dedication of the staff, and the palpable joy that the pupils take in their Jewish identity was so powerful, and I look forward to many more visits in the future.

“For The Lord is good; His kindness endures forever, and His faithfulness continues from generation to generation.”
Given the extraordinary miracle of Israel’s defences, which saved so many lives last night, I encourage everyone to include Psalm 100, a prayer of Thanksgiving, in

!הודו לשם כי טוב

Following a night of deep anxiety, we reflect this morning with enormous relief on Israel’s astonishing defence against Iran’s unprecedented attack, which brings into stark contrast the forces of good, who invest in protecting life and the forces of evil who

Our prayers are with Israel as she is under attack yet again.

May Hashem protect the people of Israel from danger and deliver them from the bitterness of conflict to peace and security.

Am Yisrael Chai!

Thank you so much to HE Joanna Roper, the British Ambassador to The Netherlands, who welcomed Valerie and me so warmly today in The Hague.

Whilst there, she showed us these very special King Charles III tulips, cultivated specially to celebrate the coronation of HM The

“Congratulations on all your outstanding endeavors to make Torah flourish in this historic centre of Judaism”.

The Chief Rabbi was delighted to meet the Rabbis of Amsterdam during the visit he and Lady Mirvis are paying to celebrate the Barmitzvah year of AMOS - the Amsterdam

The happiest month? D’var Torah for Parshat Tazria.

“We will not rest and we will not be silent until every one of the hostages comes back home.”

Thank you to everyone who joined the most recent vigil for the hostages in Westminster this week.

Join the vigil for the hostages at 6pm today on Richmond Terrace opposite 10 Downing Street. Marking six sad months since October 7. #BringThemHomeNow

We are so excited to be launching Rosh Chodesh Reflections: Monthly Moments of Inspiration, a new blog series brought to you by OLAM!

We kick it all off with a dvar torah from UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis
Sir Ephraim Mirvis as we welcome in the month of Nissan.

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The Chief Rabbi shares this message about the importance of supporting the vital work of US Chesed, especially during the cost of living crisis.

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It has been six months since October 7th 2023, who would have believed then that the war would not yet be over, and the hostages would still not be back home?

What are the two middle words of the Torah? D’var Torah for Parshat Shemini.

I extend my deepest condolences to the families of John Chapman, James Henderson and James Kirby together with four other colleagues at World Central Kitchen, who died in the midst of their efforts to alleviate suffering and to serve the cause of peace.

We pray for an end to the threat