List

Term	Incumbent		Notes
1704 — 1756	Aaron Hart		Rabbi of the Great Synagogue Great Synagogue of London The Great Synagogue of London was, for centuries, the centre of Ashkenazi synagogue and Jewish life in London. It was destroyed during World War II, in the Blitz.-History:... , died in office
1758 — 1764	Hart Lyon Hirschel Levin Rabbi Hirschel Ben Arye Löb Levin was Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and Berlin, and Rabbi of Halberstadt and Mannheim....		Rabbi of the Great Synagogue, resigned
1765 — 1766	David Tevele Schiff Tevele Schiff Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff was the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death....		Rabbi appointed by the Great Synagogue
1765 — 1780	Meshullam Solomon Meshullam Solomon Israel Meshullam Solomon was one of two rival Chief Rabbis of the United Kingdom and the rabbi of the Hambro' Synagogue. Solomon claimed authority as Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1765 to 1780, while Rabbi Tevele Schiff claimed the same authority from 1765 to 1791...		Appointed in opposition by Hambro and the New Synagogues United Synagogue United Synagogue is an organisation of London Jews that was founded with the sanction of an Act of Parliament, in 1870. , it remains the largest religious grouping within the British Jewish community and indeed in Europe, covering 62 Orthodox Jewish communities... ; return to Hamburg confirmed the primacy of David Tevele Schiff
1780 — 1791	David Tevele Schiff Tevele Schiff Chief Rabbi David Tevele Schiff was the chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the rabbi of the Great Synagogue of London from 1765 until his death....		Chief Rabbi, died in office
1791 — 1802			Post vacant
1802 — 1842	Solomon Hirschell Solomon Hirschell Rabbi Solomon Hirschell was the Chief rabbi of Great Britain, 1802-42. He is best remembered for his unsuccessful attempt to stop the spread of Reform Judaism in Britain by excommunicating its leaders....		Chief Rabbi, died in office
1845 — 1890	Nathan Marcus Adler Nathan Marcus Adler Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler was the Orthodox Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1845 until his death, probably the most prominent 19th century rabbi in the English-speaking world.-Life:...		Chief Rabbi
1891 — 1911	Hermann Adler Hermann Adler Rabbi Hermann Adler CVO was the Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1891 to 1911. The son of Nathan Marcus Adler, the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica writes that he "raised the position [of Chief Rabbi] to one of much dignity and importance."Born in Hanover, like his father, he had both a...		Appointed delegate Chief Rabbi in 1879 due to failing health of his father Nathan Marcus Adler Rabbi Nathan Marcus Adler was the Orthodox Chief Rabbi of the British Empire from 1845 until his death, probably the most prominent 19th century rabbi in the English-speaking world.-Life:...
1913 — 1946	Joseph Herman Hertz Joseph H. Hertz ----Rabbi Joseph Herman Hertz, CH was a Jewish Hungarian-born Rabbi and Bible scholar. He is most notable for holding the position of Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom from 1913 until his death in 1946, in a period encompassing both world wars and The Holocaust.- Early life :Hertz was born in the...		Chief Rabbi, died in office
1948 — 1965	Israel Brodie Israel Brodie Sir Israel Brodie KBE was the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 1948–1965.He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. He served as a Rabbi of Melbourne Hebrew Congregation in Australia from 1923-1937, was evacuated from Dunkirk, and finished the War as Senior Jewish Chaplain...		Chief Rabbi, retired
1966 — 1991	Immanuel Jakobovits Immanuel Jakobovits Immanuel Jakobovits, Baron Jakobovits, Kt was the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1967 to 1991. His successor is the present Chief Rabbi, Jonathan Sacks.-Biography:...		Chief Rabbi, retired
1991 — present	Jonathan Sacks Jonathan Sacks Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks, Kt is the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth. His Hebrew name is Yaakov Zvi...

See also

• Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi
  Chief Rabbi 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...
  
  
• British Jews
  British Jews
  British Jews are Jews who live in, or are citizens of, the United Kingdom. In the 2001 Census, 266,740 people listed their religion as Jewish. The UK is home to the second largest Jewish population in Europe, and has the fifth largest Jewish community worldwide...
  
  
• History of the Jews in England
  History of the Jews in England
  The history of the Jews in England goes back to the reign of William I. The first written record of Jewish settlement in England dates from 1070, although Jews may have lived there since Roman times...
  
  
• History of the Jews in Scotland
  History of the Jews in Scotland
  The earliest date at which Jews arrived in Scotland is not known. It is possible that some arrived, or at least visited, as a result of the Roman Empire's conquest of southern Great Britain, but there is no direct evidence for this...
  
  
• History of the Jews in Wales
  History of the Jews in Wales
  The history of the Jews in Wales starts with the establishment of Jewish communities in South Wales in the eighteenth century CE. In the thirteenth century, shortly after Wales was conquered by Edward I of England, he issued the 1290 Edict of Expulsion expelling the Jews from England, and executed...
  
  
• History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
  History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
  The Jews of Northern Ireland have lived primarily in Belfast, where the Belfast Hebrew Congregation, an Ashkanasi orthodox community, was established in 1870...