Today, on Yom HaShoah, we remember the victims of the greatest crime of man against man – the young, the old, the innocent, the million and a half children, starved, shot, given lethal injections, gassed, burned and turned to ash, because they were deemed guilty of the crime of being different. We remember what happens [...]
“The massacre of eleven Israeli athletes and coaches at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich was a tragic event in the history of the Olympic Games. But for the Jewish people, Munich 1972 is more than history. It is an event forever etched into the hearts and minds of our collective Jewish memory. History is [...]
Her Majesty The Queen will celebrate her Diamond Jubilee on the weekend of 2nd June (Shabbat Naso). The Chief Rabbi has written a prayer to be used in synagogues for the occasion. Please click here to download a copy of the Chief Rabbi’s prayer to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee We the members [...]
On Wednesday 23rd November 2011, the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks delivered the ‘Time for Reflection’ in the Scottish Parliament. The full text of this piece can be read below. This was part of a two-day trip to Scotland which saw the Chief Rabbi have meetings with a number of Scottish Parliamentarians from across all political [...]
On Wednesday 2nd November 2011, at the invitation of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman (ID-CT), the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks delivered the Invocation prayer in the United States Senate. This was the first time a Chief Rabbi from the UK has been invited to deliver the Invocation prayer as Guest Chaplain in the United States Senate. In [...]