Ephraim Mirvis

I was honoured recently to accept the position of president of Mizrachi U.K. I did so because I believe our eternal challenge as Jews is both straightforward and also awash with complexity: How to sanctify the innovations of the modern world in accordance with our eternal Jewish values? ”

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. ”

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

Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments. ”

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

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

The beth din is the court of the chief rabbi. I see myself taking an active role within the beth din. ”

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

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

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. ”