Ephraim Mirvis is to become the next chief rabbi of the UK and Commonwealth, the Office of the Chief Rabbi has said.
Avichai Rontzki, from 2006 to 2010 the chief rabbi of the I.
Lalrin Sailo told the BBC's Subir Bhaumik in Calcutta that the chief rabbi had made his ruling after "detailed investigations" lasting several years.
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It might be worth keeping an eye on Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi-elect of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, who is a Tottenham supporter.
Absolutely, I have very close links not only with the Chief Rabbi but Muslim and Hindu leaders in this country and indeed throughout the world.
The chief rabbi does not officially represent other branches of Judaism.
The Pope later met representatives of other faiths, including the Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks, and will go on to visit Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at Lambeth Palace.
What about, you've got very close on Holocaust Day with the Chief Rabbi and so on, that's obviously part of the forging of links with other churches that you're passionate about?
In his pre-Christmas message, Pope Benedict XVI rallied Catholics to oppose gay marriage by praising comments critical of gay marriage made by Gilles Bernheim, the chief rabbi of France, raising the prospect of an inter-faith alliance, according to many commentators.
When a thug abused Jozsef Schweitzer, the former chief rabbi, in the street, Janos Ader, the president, visited him at home to show solidarity.
The community is led by the charismatic Chief Rabbi Michael Shudrich, an American who has devoted 10 years of his life to the revival of the community in Poland.
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The next chief rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, says he fears anti-semitism may spread to Britain from the rest of Europe.
There was a crumb of comfort for depressed Israeli peaceniks in some bold talk by the British chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks.
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The new chief rabbi faces numerous problems, including declining levels of observance and synagogue attendance, and a large proportion of young Jews marrying outside the community, our correspondent says.
Lord Sacks, 64, has held the post of chief rabbi since 1991.
The army's chief rabbi chanted ( 275K AIFF sound or 275K WAV sound) kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer ( 290K AIFF sound or 290K WAV sound) for the dead.
The chamber recently voted in favour of an outright ban, but the legislation was subsequently blocked by the senate after the country's Chief Rabbi, Binyomin Jacobs, reportedly drew a parallel with Nazism.
The festival takes place in Salford, Greater Manchester, on Wednesday and Thursday and will include a debate on the relationship between science and religion between Professor Richard Dawkins and the country's Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks.
The 55-year-old, a former chief rabbi of Ireland, will succeed Lord Jonathan Sacks in September.
The 55-year-old, a former chief rabbi of Ireland, will succeed Lord Jonathan Sacks when he steps down next year.
In his eulogy at the family's funeral on Sunday, former chief rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau told Tamar that her job from now on is to be her surviving brothers' mommy.
Rabbi Julia Neuberger, chief executive of the King's Fund, said the money should be poured into areas like mental health and elderly care where it could make the most difference.
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks said it had "caused immense pain to the Jewish community in the UK and around the world".
Britain's Chief Rabbi, Dr Jonathan Sacks, says we remove religion from the political landscape at our peril, because without what George W Bush once called "the vision thing", politics is reduced to short-term matters of popularity or profit.
Ten of France's most prominent Jews also voiced their discontent, including Chief Rabbi Rene-Samuel Sirat, although they have disassociated themselves from Agrif and the court action.
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