Author: Ephraim Mirvis

Quotes

Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

- Ephraim Mirvis

My track record is that I have always sought to work with warmth and in a constructive way with the leaders of other components of the Jewish faith.

My track record is that I have always sought to work with warmth and in a constructive way with the leaders of other components of the Jewish faith.

- Ephraim Mirvis

When someone denies the right of Israel to exist, it hurts us, just as an attack on a close member of our family would hurt us.

When someone denies the right of Israel to exist, it hurts us, just as an attack on a close member of our family would hurt us.

- Ephraim Mirvis

We must teach compassion and tolerance and encourage kindness, selflessness, and loving acceptance of all who are created in the image of God.

We must teach compassion and tolerance and encourage kindness, selflessness, and loving acceptance of all who are created in the image of God.

- Ephraim Mirvis

Let no Jew, regardless of their circumstances, feel that he or she cannot experience that unique moment of peace when Shabbat begins.

Let no Jew, regardless of their circumstances, feel that he or she cannot experience that unique moment of peace when Shabbat begins.

- Ephraim Mirvis

Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue.

Free speech may be a right, but only by using it as a force for good in the world do we make it a virtue.

- Ephraim Mirvis

'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

- Ephraim Mirvis

Britain has been good to the Jews, and the Jews have been good for Britain.

Britain has been good to the Jews, and the Jews have been good for Britain.

- Ephraim Mirvis

Shimon Peres was the greatest living example of an unshakable belief in the pursuit of peace against all odds.

Shimon Peres was the greatest living example of an unshakable belief in the pursuit of peace against all odds.

- Ephraim Mirvis

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