Hello, my name is Ephraim Mirvis. Let me summarize what I learned about myself from reading this Wikipedia page. I was born in 1956 in Johannesburg, South Africa to Rabbi Lionel and Freida Mirvis. I have deep roots in the South African Jewish community as my grandfather was also a Jewish minister. I studied in Israel from 1973-1980 where I received my rabbinic ordination. I served as the Chief Rabbi of Ireland from 1985-1992. While living there, I advocated for Soviet Jewry and successfully l