Ephraim Mirvis Quotes

'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

'Rabbi' means 'teacher,' and I see the role of chief rabbi as chief teacher.

Ephraim Mirvis

Tags: see, role, rabbi

Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

Ethics, politics and psychology are all far more difficult to understand now that we know the depths to which human nature can sink.

Ephraim Mirvis

Tags: nature, ethics, human nature

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Sir Ephraim Yitzchak Mirvis (born 7 September 1956) is a British 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.