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Chief Rabbi gets tested by pupils at Hertsmere primary school
Sir Ephraim Mirvis put up a mezuzah at the school
October 4, 2023 10:20
Sir Ephraim Mirvis put up a mezuzah at the school
October 4, 2023 10:20What Are the Chief Rabbi’s working hours? Does his voice ever get tired with all that praying out loud?
These were just two of the questions fired at Sir Ephraim Mirvis when he paid a visit to Hertsmere Jewish Primary School in Radlett on Monday.
After being entertained by the school’s choir, the Chief Rabbi was asked questions by several pupils during the special school assembly. Quizzed about whether his job was difficult, he said: “Yes, it is hard. If you are not in a job that is hard, then it is not challenging enough.”
Reassuring the children that his voice doesn’t get tired, Rabbi Mirvis went on to say that his work never stopped. “I’m very lucky because I have a job where it is left up to me what my working hours are. I work non-stop because, ultimately, whatever we are doing, we should squeeze out of every moment of life every possible opportunity to make the best of it.”
