Chief Rabbi

British  

noun

1. the chief religious minister of a national Jewish community

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Example Sentences

The chief rabbi told the Today programme that the festival of Hanukkah commemorates the defiance of a small band of Jews some 2,150 years ago who were targeted by Emperor Antiochus Epiphanes.

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Another speaker at the event on Sunday was Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvi, who said: "Today, we recall the precious lives who were mercilessly taken from our midst on 7 October."

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Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis told the BBC "right now, our hearts are shattered".

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Thursday's attack was "the day we hoped we would never see, but which deep down, we knew would come", the UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis said.

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The UK's Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, called for the government to pause its decision.

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