The following list of chief rabbis of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth gives information regarding the
Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...
of the
United Synagogue, which is represented through the mainstream majority
Orthodox
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community of the
United Kingdom (as the oldest and original denomination), and various other Orthodox communities located within the
Commonwealth of Nations. The Chief Rabbi's full title is the "Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth", previously "... of the British Empire". His title and position has historically, since 1758, been considered to be the Jewish community in Britain's equivalent of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
List
See also
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Chief Rabbi
Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...
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British Jews
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History of the Jews in England
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History of the Jews in Scotland
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History of the Jews in Wales
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History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
References
Further reading
* Meir Persoff, ''Faith Against Reason: Religious Reform and the British Chief Rabbinate 1840-1990'', London:
Vallentine Mitchell, 2008
* Meir Persoff, ''Hats in the Ring: Choosing Britain’s Chief Rabbis from Adler to Sacks'',
Academic Studies Press
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, 2013
* Benjamin J. Elton, ''Britain's Chief Rabbis and the Religious Character of Anglo-Jewry, 1880–1970'', Manchester:
Manchester University Press
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, 2009
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Danny RichWhat is Wrong with the Chief Rabbi's Job? ''Manna'', Summer 2009
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Raymond Apple (2009)
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Chief Rabbis
Chief Rabbi ( he, רב ראשי ''Rav Rashi'') is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country's Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular authorities. Since 1911, through a ...
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