Why was Britain’s chief rabbi at St. Paul’s Cathedral?
British Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis joined a select group of dignitaries and clergy based on a 1970s rabbinic ruling that permits entering a church at a monarch's request.
A screen in Piccadilly Circus shows a photograph of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth along with the Platinum Jubilee emblem to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the monarch’s accession to the throne in London, on February 6, 2022. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOM NICHOLSON)ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA