The Chief Rabbi has answered dozens of questions from the community ranging from food to fantasy Friday night dinner guests - and even revealed his wife’s secret cholent recipe.
Ahead of Shabbat UK on October 23, Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came into the JC office on Friday to engage in an hour-long question and answer session on Twitter about the festival, and also participated in the weekly podcast.
Some of the answers the Chief Rabbi gave are featured below, while the rest can be found on Twitter by searching the hashtag #weloveshabbat. You can click on the tweets to find out the original questions.
CR: I always cook for Shabbat. My favourite dish is roast chicken and roast potatoes #weloveshabbat https://t.co/Q3CknPxbh4
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: Inspirational. Joyous. Life-enhancing. That's three and a half! #weloveshabbat https://t.co/GSODQ3AllB
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: This was a great qs. Moses, Maimonides, Hannah Senesh, Beruriah (Talmudic scholar) and Rabbi Yisroel Salanter https://t.co/S8QXwSF5DA
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: I'm a chopped liver man! #weloveshabbat https://t.co/SFKv69LNlD
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: These 3 things: Phone famliy I haven't seen on Shabbat, check the football scores and help clean the dishes! https://t.co/jyeOvehXNF
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: My wife Valerie's recipe. The secret ingredient is chesnuts (not secret any more!) Sorry Valerie...! https://t.co/FJC05bj7rN
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
CR: Benching can be said to oneself, out loud or sung, which is always a lovely way to do it #weloveshabbat https://t.co/2QMMoPmP5x
— The Jewish Chronicle (@JewishChron) October 16, 2015
