Author: Ephraim Mirvis

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'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

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

The rabbis will find in me personally someone who cares about their future and welfare.

The rabbis will find in me personally someone who cares about their future and welfare.

- 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

Anti-Semitism is not just a problem for Jews; it is a problem for all of our society.

Anti-Semitism is not just a problem for Jews; it is a problem for all of our society.

- Ephraim Mirvis

In the face of death, we will continue to choose and sanctify life.

In the face of death, we will continue to choose and sanctify life.

- Ephraim Mirvis

Human beings are partners of the Almighty in bringing life into the world, and we are his partners also in healing.

Human beings are partners of the Almighty in bringing life into the world, and we are his partners also in healing.

- Ephraim Mirvis

As we wander, grieving, in yet another dark moment, amid our pain we must struggle to remember the redemptive power of love and hope.

As we wander, grieving, in yet another dark moment, amid our pain we must struggle to remember the redemptive power of love and hope.

- Ephraim Mirvis

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