Ephraim Mirvis
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 67 |
| Born | Johannesburg |
| South Africa | |
| Residence | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Position | Chief Rabbi |
| Predecessor | Jonathan Sacks |
| Children | Liora Graham |
| Date of birth | September 7,1956 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Education | Har Etzion Yeshiva |
| Parents | Lionel Mirvis |
| Freida Mirvis | |
| Denomin | Orthodox |
| Resid | London, England |
| Titl | Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 848743 |
Ephraim Mirvis Life story
Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis KBE is an Orthodox rabbi who serves as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. He served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland between 1985 and 1992.
Thousands march against antisemitism in London
... Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis told the crowd at Parliament Square British Jews " will not be intimidated" by antisemitism...
King mourns 'heartbreaking' losses in Middle East
... Demotivating scapegoating There was a particular call for respect between different faiths and cultures - and since the Hamas attack on Israel, the King has spoken to King Abdullah II of Jordan, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and chief rabbi Ephraim Mirvis...
Israel-Gaza attacks: Vigil for victims held at Downing Street
... Most of those taking part in the Downing Street vigil will have relatives or friends affected by the Hamas attacks, with Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis saying there was...
Israel attack: Every Jewish family in UK affected, says chief rabbi
... Sir Ephraim Mirvis told BBC News it was a " time of mourning, of deep grief, and of enormous worry" for the community...
Coronation order of service in full
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Music before the service: Magnificat anima mea from Magnificat in D BWV 243 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen from Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 Johann Sebastian BachSinget dem Herrn ein neues Lied from New Year Cantata BWV 190 Johann Sebastian BachEcce sacerdos magnus Anton Bruckner (1824-96)Alla breve in D BWV 589 Johann Sebastian BachBrighter visions shine afar* Judith Weir (b 1954)Jupiter from The Planets Gustav Holst (1874-1934) arranged by Iain Farrington (b 1977)Crossing the Stone/Tros y Garreg Karl Jenkins (b 1944)Sacred Fire* Sarah Class (b 1979)Crown Imperial William Walton (1902-83), composed for the Coronation of George VI (1937), arranged by John Rutter (b 1945)Fantasia on Greensleeves Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)Be thou my vision; Triptych for Orchestra* traditional Irish melodyNigel Hess (b 1953), Roderick Williams (b 1965), and Shirley Thompson (b 1958)Voices of the World* Iain FarringtonCoronation March* Patrick Doyle (b 1953)Trumpet Tune Henry Purcell (1659-95)Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)Oh, had I Jubal s lyre from Joshua George Frideric HandelCare selve from Atalanta George Frideric HandelNimrod from Variations on an Original Theme Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arranged by Iain FarringtonFlourish for an Occasion William Harris (1883-1973)Prelude on Rhosymedre Ralph Vaughan WilliamsProcession of faith leaders and representatives VergerDr Wendi Cunningham Momen MBE Director and Trustee, National Spiritual Assembly of The Baha is of the United KingdomMehool Sanghrajka MBE Institute of JainologyMalcolm Deboo President, Zoroastrian Trust Funds of EuropeThe Most Venerable Bogoda Seelawimala Chief Sangha Nayaka of Great Britain, Head Monk of the London Buddhist ViharaThe Right Honourable the Lord Singh of Wimbledon CBE Director of the Network of Sikh Organisations UKVisakha Dasi President of Bhaktivedanta Manor TempleAliya Azam MBE Al Khoei Foundation, Shia Muslim CommunityMufti Sir Hamid Patel CBE Star Academies, Sunni Muslim CommunityChief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis KBE Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the United Hebrew Congregations of the CommonwealthVergerRepresenting the Churches of WalesThe Reverend Simon Walkling President, Free Church Council of WalesThe Most Reverend Mark O Toole Archbishop of CardiffThe Most Reverend Andrew John Archbishop of WalesRepresenting the Churches of ScotlandThe Right Reverend Hugh Gilbert OSB President of the Bishops Conference of ScotlandThe Most Reverend Mark Strange Primus, Scottish Episcopal ChurchThe Right Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandRepresenting the Churches of Northern IrelandThe Reverend David Nixon President, Methodist Church in IrelandThe Most Reverend Dr Eamon Martin Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All IrelandThe Right Reverend Dr John Kirkpatrick Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandThe Most Reverend John McDowell Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and MetropolitanRepresenting the Churches in EnglandPastor Agu Irukwu Senior Pastor, Jesus House UKThe Reverend Canon Helen Cameron Moderator, Free Churches GroupThe Reverend Canon Graham Thompson President, Methodist ConferenceHis Eminence Archbishop Nikitas Archbishop of Thyateira and Great BritainPastor Glyn Barrett National Leader, Assemblies of GodThe Right Reverend Mike Royal General Secretary, Churches Together in EnglandHis Eminence Archbishop Angaelos of London OBE The Coptic Church in Great BritainHis Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols Cardinal Archbishop of WestminsterProcession of the Commonwealth RealmsAntigua and BarbudaAustraliaThe BahamasBelizeCanadaGrenadaJamaicaNew ZealandPapua New GuineaSaint Christopher and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSolomon IslandsTuvaluThe United KingdomProcession of the King and Queen (beginning)BeadleThe Cross of Wales and LightsSerjeant of the VestryThe Reverend Canon Paul Wright LVO Sub-Dean of His Majesty s Chapels RoyalThe Very Reverend Professor David Fergusson OBE Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland and Dean of the ThistleThe Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE Dean of His Majesty s Chapels RoyalThe Right Reverend David Conner KCVO Dean of WindsorThe Right Reverend Dr John Inge Lord High AlmonerThe Right Reverend James Newcome DL Clerk of the ClosetPrimatial Cross of York borne by The Reverend Dr Jenny Wright, Chaplain to The Archbishop of YorkThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell Lord Archbishop of York and Primate of EnglandPursuivants of ArmsRouge Croix PursuivantBluemantle PursuivantMarch Pursuivant ExtraordinaryLinlithgow Pursuivant ExtraordinaryOrmond PursuivantPortcullis PursuivantRouge Dragon PursuivantFalkland Pursuivant ExtraordinaryUnicorn PursuivantCarrick PursuivantOrders of Chivalry and Gallantry Award HoldersThe Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood Lieutenant Colonel Stephen SegraveThe Order of Canada Professor Margaret MacMillan OM CH CCThe Order of New Zealand Richard McCaw ONZThe Order of Companions of Honour The Lord Coe CH KBEThe Royal Victorian Order Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford GCVOThe Order of Merit The Right Reverend the Lord Eames OMThe Most Venerable Order of St John Professor Mark Compton AM GCStJThe Order of Australia Yvonne Kenny AMKnights Bachelor The Right Honourable Sir Gary HickinbottomThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Dame Susan Ion GBEThe Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George The Right Honourable the Baroness Ashton of Upholland LG GCMGThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCBThe Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle The Right Honourable the Lord Hope of Craighead KTCross of Valour, Australia Richard Joyes CVNew Zealand Cross Abdul Aziz Wahabzadah NZCVictoria Cross, New Zealand Bill Henry Apiata VCThe Most Noble Order of the Garter Lady Mary Peters LG CH DBECross of Valour, Canada First Officer Leslie Arthur Palmer CVThe George Cross Dominic Troulan GC QGMVictoria Cross, Australia Corporal Daniel Keighram VCThe Victoria Cross Keith Payne VC AMHeralds of ArmsAlbany Herald ExtraordinaryRothesay HeraldMarchmont HeraldThe Standard of the Principality of Wales borne by the Marquess of AngleseyStandards of the Quarterings of the Royal Arms borne by The Duke of Westminster The Earl of Caledon KCVO The Earl of Dundee DLThe Royal Standard borne by Francis DymokeJo Churchill MP Vice Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Right Honourable Marcus Jones MP Treasurer of the HouseholdRebecca Harris MP Comptroller of the HouseholdBeadleThe Cross of Westminster and LightsThe Reverend Ralph Godsall Acting Minor CanonThe Reverend Mark Birch MVO Minor Canon and PrecentorThe Reverend Robert Latham Minor Canon and SacristPaul Baumann CBE Receiver GeneralSir Kenneth Olisa OBE High BailiffCanons VergerThe Venerable Tricia Hillas Canon Steward and Archdeacon of WestminsterThe Right Reverend Anthony Ball Canon RectorThe Reverend Dr James Hawkey Canon Theologian and AlmonerThe Reverend David Stanton Sub-Dean and Canon TreasurerDean s VergerThe Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle MBE Dean of WestminsterPrimatial Cross of Canterbury borne by The Reverend Tosin Oladipo, Chaplain to the Archbishop of CanterburyThe Most Reverend and Right Honourable Justin Welby Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of All England and MetropolitanThe Reverend Canon Adrian Daffern Chaplain Extraordinary to the Archbishop of CanterburyHeralds of ArmsArundel Herald ExtraordinaryNorfolk Herald ExtraordinaryWindsor HeraldYork HeraldWales Herald ExtraordinaryMaltravers Herald ExtraordinaryChester HeraldRichmond HeraldPaul Whybrew CVO RVM Sergeant at ArmsRichard Thompson LVO Sergeant at ArmsThe Queen s Ring borne by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Chartres GCVOThe Queen s Rod borne by the Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws KCThe Queen s Sceptre borne by General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB DSO CBE ADC GenThe Queen s Crown borne by the Duke of Wellington OBE DLSt Edward s Staff borne by the Baroness Manningham-Buller LG DCBThe Sceptre with Cross borne by the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE CVO DL, High Steward of WestminsterThe Ring borne by Brigadier Andrew Jackson CBE, Keeper of the Jewel HouseThe Spur borne by the Lord HastingsThe Spur borne by the Earl of LoudounThe Armills borne by the Right Honourable the Lord Darzi of Denham OM KBEThe Jewelled Sword of Offering borne by Petty Officer Amy TaylorThe Sword of Temporal Justice borne by General the Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE DLCurtana, The Sword of Mercy borne by Air Chief Marshal the Lord Peach GBE KCB DLThe Sword of Spiritual Justice borne by General the Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO DLRobert Noel Norroy and Ulster King of ArmsDr Joseph Morrow CVO CBE KC Lord Lyon King of ArmsTimothy Duke Clarenceux King of ArmsDavid White Garter Principal King of ArmsAlderman Nicholas Lyons DL Lord Mayor of the City of LondonSarah Clarke CVO OBE Lady Usher of the Black RodThe Earl of Courtown Captain, The King s Body Guard of The Yeoman of the GuardThe Earl of Dalhousie GCVO DL Deputy Captain General, The King s Body Guard for ScotlandThe Right Honourable the Baroness Williams of Trafford Captain, His Majesty s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of the Gentlemen at ArmsThe Lord Carrington DL Lord Great ChamberlainThe Earl of Crawford and Balcarres Deputy to the Great Steward of ScotlandThe Earl of Erroll Lord High Constable of ScotlandThe Duke of Norfolk GCVO DL Earl MarshalThe Sword of State borne by the Right Honourable Penny Mordaunt MP, Lord President of the CouncilAdmiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC RN Lord High Constable of EnglandThe Sceptre with Dove borne by the Baroness Benjamin OM DBE DLThe Orb borne by Dame Elizabeth Anionwu OM DBESt Edward s Crown borne by General Sir Gordon Messenger KCB DSO* OBE, Lord High Steward of EnglandThe Most Reverend Dr Hosam Naoum Archbishop in Jerusalem, bearing the Holy BibleThe Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin CD MBE Bishop of Dover, bearing the PatenThe Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani Bishop of Chelmsford, bearing the ChaliceThe Right Reverend Richard Jackson Bishop of Hereford, Bishop AssistantHER MAJESTY THE QUEENThe Right Reverend Graham Usher Bishop of Norwich, Bishop AssistantFreddy Parker Bowles Page of HonourArthur Elliot Page of HonourAnnabel Elliot The Queen s CompanionLouis Lopes Page of HonourGus Lopes Page of HonourThe Marchioness of Lansdowne The Queen s CompanionMajor Oliver Plunket The Groom of the RobesThe Right Reverend Dr Michael Beasley Bishop of Bath and Wells, Bishop AssistantHIS MAJESTY THE KINGThe Right Reverend Paul Butler Bishop of Durham, Bishop AssistantNicholas Barclay Page of HonourLord Oliver Cholmondeley Page of HonourRalph Tollemache Page of HonourHis Royal Highness Prince George of Wales Page of HonourLieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson The Groom of the RobesThe Lord de Mauley TD Master of the HorseThe Right Honourable Sir Edward Young KCVO Joint Principal Private Secretary to The KingThe Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM Lord StewardSophie Densham LVO Private Secretary to The QueenThe Right Honourable the Lord Parker of Minsmere GCVO KCBLord Chamberlain The Right Honourable Sir Clive Alderton KCVO Principal Private Secretary to The King and The QueenVice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt KCVO CB OBE Master of the HouseholdSir Michael Stevens KCVO Keeper of the Privy PurseTim Knox Director of the Royal CollectionLieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain s OfficeProcession of the King and the Queen (end)BeadleCross of Westminster and LightsThe Minor CanonsReceiver GeneralHigh Bailiff High StewardCanons VergerThe Canons of WestminsterDean s VergerThe Dean of WestminsterPrimatial Cross of CanterburyThe Archbishop of CanterburyChaplain Extraordinary to the Archbishop of CanterburyThe Sword of Temporal JusticeNorroy and Ulster King of ArmsCurtana, The Sword of MercyLord Lyon King of ArmsThe Sword of Spiritual JusticeClarenceux King of ArmsGarter Principal King of ArmsEarl Marshal Lady Usher of the Black RodThe Jewelled Sword of OfferingHIS MAJESTY THE KINGThe Bishop of Bath and Wells The Bishop of DurhamPages of HonourThe Groom of the RobesHER MAJESTY THE QUEENThe Bishop of Hereford The Bishop of NorwichPages of HonourThe Queen s CompanionsThe Groom of the RobesThe Princess of WalesPrince Louis of WalesThe Duchess of EdinburghThe Lady LouiseMountbatten-WindsorVice Admiral Sir Tim LaurenceThe Duchess of GloucesterThe Prince of WalesPrincess Charlotte of WalesThe Duke of EdinburghEarl of WessexThe Princess RoyalThe Duke of GloucesterRelated Topics...
Maia and Rina Dee: Funerals of sisters killed in occupied West Bank to take place
... The UK s chief rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, said that " no words can describe the depth of our shock and sadness at the heart-breaking news"...
Israel turmoil dogs Netanyahu's UK trip
... Britain s Chief Rabbi, Sir Ephraim Mirvis, was sufficiently alarmed to issue a plea for Jewish unity, while urging Israel to " hold fast to the principles upon which it was founded"...
New Year Honours 2023: Brian May and Lionesses on list
... CampaignersChief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has been knighted, and is among a handful of Jewish community leaders to be recognised, including the president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, and several Holocaust survivors...
New Year Honours 2023: Brian May and Lionesses on list
By Sarah BellBBC News
Queen guitarist Brian May has been knighted in a New Year Honours list that celebrates The Lionesses' victory at Euro 2022.
England captain Leah Williamson is made an OBE and teammates Lucy Bronze , Beth Mead and Ellen White become MBEs.
There is also a knighthood for artist Grayson Perry and a damehood for Olympic heptathlete Denise Lewis .
Lissie Harper is made an MBE following her campaign for tougher sentences for The Killers of emergency workers.
Her husband, PC Andrew Harper, died on duty in Berkshire in August 2019.
Among The famous faces on The lists are comedian Frank Skinner , who is made an MBE for services to entertainment. He Said he had Not Yet told His Family because he thought it May have been " some sort of administrative error".
Merseyside-born This Is England actor Stephen Graham becomes an OBE for services to drama, while David Harewood receives an OBE for services to drama and charity.
Dame Mary Quant , 92 - The Fashion designer widely credited with popularising The mini skirt in The 1960S - joins The Elite Companions of Honour.
And Virginia Mckenna , The 91-year-old actress and co-Founder of The Born Free Foundation, is made a dame for services to Wildlife Conservation and to wild animal welfare.
Senior diplomats who led The UK's response to The Ukraine war are recognised, with damehoods for Melinda Simmons, ambassador in Kyiv, and Deborah Bronnert , ambassador in Moscow.
Louenna Hood, a nanny from Cambridgeshire who raised More Than £190,000 and delivered essentials for people fleeing Ukraine, receives a British Empire Medal.
The 2023 New Year Honours are The First to be signed off by King Charles .
There are 1,107 recipients on The main list, announced by The Cabinet Office - 50% of whom are women.
There are another 141 recipients on The List announced by The Foreign Office recognising overseas contributions, as well as separate lists for police, fire and ambulance personnel and military service.
'Pretty amazing'Sir Brian May - who famously played God Save The Queen on The Roof of Buckingham Palace during The Golden Jubilee - gets his title just months after his band helped launch The late monarch's Platinum Jubilee concert this summer.
The musician, astrophysicist and animal welfare advocate is knighted for services to music and charity, after More Than 50 Years in one of Britain's most popular rock bands.
Sir Brian was previously appointed a CBE in 2005, while Queen drummer Roger Taylor was made an OBE in The 2020 New Year Honours.
On Being recognised for his campaigning work, Sir Brian told Bbc News : " This is a kind of license, a kind of commission to carry on doing what I'm doing, and it gives me a bit more power To My elbow. So I'm very happy About That . "
The Four Lionesses are recognised after The July triumph at Wembley that brought The First piece of major silverware in their history, and The First for a senior England team since The Men 's 1966 World Cup success.
Their Dutch Head Coach Sarina Wiegman was made an honorary CBE in The Foreign Office list.
England defender Lucy Bronze said her MBE was " special and pretty amazing" adding: " It's something for My Family that will make them very proud".
But The decision not to recognise every member of The England women's football squad has been questioned by observers after some previous lists honoured all members of triumphant national teams.
Sir Hugh Robertson , chairman of The honours sports committee, said: " What we've tried to do is stick to The Principle of The honours system which is to recognise excellence and to recognise extraordinary contributions. "
He Said otherwise " you get people who've done Five Minutes on The Pitch . . get an award".
Denise Lewis , 50, who won a gold medal at The Sydney Games in 2000, and is now president of Commonwealth Games England, saying it was " right up there" with her career achievements.
She Said : " Sport has taught me some of The Most amazing values and given me The Most amazing values. And so. those are The things I try to impart when I'm representing my sport and The sporting community. "
The honours systemCommonly awarded ranks:
Three politicians have been knighted - Conservative Alok Sharma for his contribution to combatting Climate Change through his leadership at COP26, Tory Julian Lewis , chairman of The parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee, and Labour's Chris Bryant , who chairs The Commons Standards Committee.
There is an OBE for former sport minister Helen Grant , The Conservative MP for Maidstone and The Weald.
Jason Knauf , a former royal aide who worked for The Duke and Duchess of Sussex for seven years before The then-Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, has been recognised for his service to The Monarchy by being named a Lieutenant of The Royal Victorian Order (RVO).
CampaignersChief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis has been knighted, and is among a handful of Jewish community leaders to be recognised, including The President of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, and several Holocaust survivors.
Countdown presenter Rachel Riley is made an MBE for her efforts to raise awareness of The Holocaust and combat antisemitism.
Noreen Riols, 96, The Last surviving female member of The French section of The Special Operations Executive has dedicated her MBE to The Memory of her late " comrades".
As a member of The British espionage and sabotage organisation known as " Churchill's Secret Army , " she trained agents ahead of their deployment to occupied France.
Some 60% of The recipients on The main list are people being recognised primarily for having undertaken outstanding work in their communities, either in a voluntary or charitable capacity.
The youngest is Dara McAnulty, 18, from Annalong, Co Down, who receives a BEM for his environmental work and help for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
The oldest is 100-year-old Peter Offord Davies from Macclesfield, who receives a BEM for his work as a reading volunteer at Dean Valley Community Primary School.
Marie McCourt, who campaigned to make it harder for killers and paedophiles who Hold Back information on their victims to receive parole is made an MBE. Helen's Law was brought in following The murder of Helen McCourt in Merseyside in 1988.
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, from South London , who campaigned for policy change after Her Daughter Ella, nine, died from an asthma attack and air pollution in 2013, has been made a CBE.
Journalist Anne Diamond , 68, who has long campaigned to stop cot death, described being made an OBE as The " crowning achievement" for all those who helped her and dedicated The achievement to her late son Sebastian.
Beano illustratorIn The Business world, The First chairwoman of Rolls-Royce, Anita Frew , and The First woman to run NatWest, Alison Rose , have been given damehoods.
Ivan Menezes , boss of drinks firm Diageo has been knighted, while Johnny Boden - Founder of The eponymous clothing Company - has been made a CBE for services to fashion and retail.
Other musicians honoured include Janet Kay , who went to Number Two in The Charts in 1979 with her song Silly Games. The " Queen of Lovers' Rock" becomes an MBE for services to music.
Saxophonist and CBeebies presenter Yolanda Brown has been made an OBE for services to music, Music Education and broadcasting.
There are also OBEs for John Suchet for services to journalism and charity, and illustrator David Sutherland , who has spent 60 years drawing for The Beano comic.
Football figures from across The UK are also on The List , including Pat Jennings , made a CBE for his football and charity service in Northern Ireland , and Scotland's football captain Andy Robertson, made an MBE for his work for charity and with Young People .
Former Swindon Town and Brentford footballer Chris Kamara , who recently spoke out about his difficulties with The Speech disorder apraxia, has been made an MBE for services to football, anti-racism and charity.
Source of news: bbc.com
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