The Chief Rabbi and Lady Mirvis enjoy a Havdalah ceremony after an extraordinary Shabbat, thanks to their gracious hosts, Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla. pic.twitter.com/nRCL0oqYHs
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— Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis (@chiefrabbi) May 6, 2023
I’m not a royalist at all, but in what way is Charles an antisemite?
As one can see from the existing comments and their “ratings”, it is pointless for a sane religious Jew to post comments here. All the comments do not support the Rabbi’s attendance, and all the ratings are severely negative. So I will not comment much, except to say that אל תדין את חברך עד שתגיע למקומו. It’s not a trip to the park being the Chief Rabbi in a fairly anti-Semitic country with a heavily anti-Semitic “king”, and he needs to walk a fine line. Let’s try to give him credit for his accomplishments.
the very idea of a “chief rabbi” is not very jewish. in practice, they are the spokespersons of the jewish community vis-a-vis the secular world and particularly the government. like rabbi sacks before him, rabbi mirvis is doing an exemplary job of representing the jewish community of britain.
Without presenting exact facts, Jews living in Bavel, under early Muslim rule, had a govt appointed combo rabbinic/reliigous leader, which went well for a short time, and obviously that didn’t last. Chief rabbinates today aren’t uncommon in countries that give some official recognition to the various religions. Maybe it’s not what chasidim would like, but it mostly works in Britain for the good of the Jewish community. King Charles had great respect for the late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, z”l which again won’t please some of the readers, but it was a source of Kiddush Hashem. It also put the orthodox on a much higher plane than the reformed/liberal “strains”, which is fortunate.
Edward, the disgraced King did, but most of the Royal family did not. Check your WW II history.
Many when it’s for an important reason.
Like ezra
So because he doesn’t “genuflect” to your Zionist idol he’s an antasmit?Loosen your schpitzel
Adolf who?
I must have missed it, where is the house of idol worship?