Condolence Messages to the Royal Family from the British Jewish Community

Sincere and heartfelt sympathy to King Charles and all the Royal Family on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A true eshet chayal.

Would like to thank you for the wonderful way you carried your responsibly of being the Monarch of our country for 70 years We will miss you terribly and now you will rest in peace with your beloved Philip. Thank you Ma'am.

Queen Elizabeth II was an inspiration to everyone over her 70 year reign. She was an amazing person and her wonderful smile lit up a room. She will be solely missed. Thank you for being our Queen.

You will always be remembered for making your people feel safe in good times and in bad.

Thank you your Majesty for being a constant in our lives and being there for us.
We feel we know you although we have
Inever met you.
May you be the brightest star ⭐️ now you are reunited with your beloved husband.

The Jews of Merseyside were saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

We offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family

Her Majesty's wisdom, benevolence and dedication to duty, served as an inspiration to generations of our community.

May her memory be a blessing and a guide to those who follow her

Jewish Care's Life President, President, Honorary Presidents, Chairman, Trustees, staff and volunteers are deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen.

Together with our residents, tenants, members and clients, we mourn her loss and convey our most profound condolences to King Charles III and the entire Royal Family.

We will always remember the joy and leadership that Her Majesty brought to so many people. Her affection for the Jewish people ran deep and we celebrate her remarkable life and reign.

May her memory be a blessing.

Having celebrated the Platinum Jubilee in June with the children and parents, and having consequently received a lovely thank you on behalf of the Queen, Yeladenu Pre-School, in Muswell Hill, London, was saddened to hear of the death of Her Majesty. We wish all the Royal Family a long life and may her memory be for a blessing.

Betty and I feel devastated by the loss of our Queen, when we feel we've known her well before her coronation in 1953, which we watched on our 9-inch black-and-white television screen, when we marvelled at this technology.

On our 60th wedding anniversary and again on our 70th anniversary, we received congratulations from the Queen and her passing feels very personal to us as it does for so many, many others. By any standard, she was extremely exceptional. We will genuinely miss her. MHDSRIP.

With heartfelt thanks for a lifetime of service, we mourn the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Our thoughts and prayers are with the new King Charles III and the whole Royal Family at this sad time. May the late Queen's memory be for a blessing and may she rest in peace.

We at Noa Girls were deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty was renowned for the grace with which she carried out her many duties and the constant effort she made, right until the end, to fulfil all that was expected of her. Her dignity, devotion and selfless service to others is an example to every one of us.

As the UK’s longest-reigning monarch, Her Majesty oversaw great change over the decades. The care she demonstrated for her citizens as a nation and as individuals, and her incredible capacity to ensure stability whilst being open to new ways of thinking was unique, and this greatly contributed to the esteem in which she was universally held.

Her ability to hold herself with such inner strength, with calm and with such confidence in her position balanced by her evident humility is a rarity and a beacon to every woman and girl.

We are truly sorry for your loss and wish the extended Royal Family comfort during this difficult time both from each other and from the many positive memories created by Her Majesty through a productive and remarkable lifetime.

On behalf of the Trustees, Allocation Committee, staff, donors and beneficiaries of Jewish Child's Day we send our deepest condolensces to the Royal Family on the occasion of the death of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II.

The world was a very different place when HM The Queen ascended the throne and she saw great changes, times of great celebration as well as times of great sadness. At all times, Her Majesty navigated these challenges with wisdom and humour. We will be forever grateful for her life of service.

This remarkable example is one of the traits of our charity where we aim to support the less fortunate but also to teach children from a young age that it is important to help others less fortunate than yourself.

Her constant presence in our lives will be hard to adjust to in the months ahead but we send our best wishes to His Majesty King Charles and Queen Consort, and to the other members of the Royal Family as they take on their new role.

May her blessed memory be a blessing and may her dear soul rest in peace.

Thank you for your service.

Thank you for being my Queen and brightening my life. Thank you for everything you have done for the World. Rest in Peace. Love Gail

Thank you for maintaining a place of calm and consistency in a fast moving world. Your memory will be a blessing for us all.

With grateful thanks for the many years of commitment to your role, many your memory be a blessing to your family.

I had the great privilege of meeting Queen Elizabeth when she visited Newcastle, and also attending a Buckingham Palace Garden Party. I saw for myself the effect she had on those who met her; her radiance, her charm and her interest in those to whom she spoke. I am old enough to remember her coronation, where she declared to her country, her intention to serve her people all her life.
She did this with unswerving dedication and dignity, whilst at the same encouraging her growing family to share in her ideals.
I extend condolences to his Majesty, King Charles 3rd and the rest of the Royal family. May her memory be for a blessing.
Brenda Dinsdale
Hon Life President Newcastle Reform Synagogue & SACRE member for North Tyneside

Meeting Her Majesty, as Her Guest at St James's Palace whilst representing the Jewish Community of Gibraltar, is my most lifetime memorable experience. Her smile and aura lit the room. Baruj Dayan Haemet
May Her memory be a blessing for us all.

It is with great sadness that we have learned of the death of Her Majesty The Queen. All our thoughts and prayers are with His Majesty King Charles III and other family members at this very difficult time.

Throughout her long reign, Her Majesty has been a shining example of devoted service, steadfast duty and dignity at all times. She embodied the spirit of service and charity and together with millions around the world, we mourn her passing.

Wishing King Charles III and all the royal family, staff and dignitaries a Long Life.

These are days not just of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth ll, but of a sorrow which touches us communally and personally.

The Queen has always been there. In an age of instability, she symbolised stability; in an age of insecurity, she represented safety. In an age which promotes me, my and self, she embodied public service. In an age marked by the weaknesses of leaders, she personified discipline and dignity. In an age which dissects and debunks public figures, the respect she commanded, despite many trials, remained undiminished.

Perhaps we hadn’t realised how precious such qualities are. There’s less in the world now of that decency and order which we had hoped we could take for granted. We feel, many of us, a heartache and anxiety which takes us by surprise.

The rabbis composed a special prayer to be said on seeing a king or queen: ‘Blessed be God who has given of the divine glory to flesh and blood.’ What is that ‘divine glory’ they asked. Observing the juxtaposition in Deuteronomy of ‘God is great and mighty’ and ‘God loves the stranger and refugee,’ they noted that where we find God’s greatness there too we find God’s humility. They taught that, in this regard especially, earthy sovereignty should mirror heavenly sovereignty.

Queen Elizabeth achieved just that, combining the dignity of the throne with humility of person. Based on her Christian faith and her understanding of the best traditions of British royalty, she saw the prerogatives of office as the means to service. That was her promise when she came to the throne, and she lived by it unstintingly throughout the seventy years of her reign.

She combined regal bearing with the ability to touch the heart. She visited Aberfan in the days following the disaster in 1966 when a sliding mountain of coal slag submerged the local school, killing over a hundred children and many teachers. She returned to the town several times, as Elaine Richards, a bereaved parent, remembered:

‘She promised me 44 years ago that she would open the school when it is built and she is here today. It is a very emotional day, I had to be coaxed to come here to remember the little ones who died.’

The words of her broadcast in the lockdown Christmas of 2020, when she alluded to the wartime song which kept hope alive in the nation’s soul, were illumined on placards which normally carry only commercial adverts:

We will be with our friends again.
We will be with our families again.
We will meet again.

She cared. She was patron of over six hundred charities and personally involved in many of them. They reflected her commitment to humanity and nature, her concern for people everywhere, for rural life, for animals, especially horses and dogs, and for the earth.

She was a human being, a wife, mother, even great-grandmother. The picture of her alone in her black coat, black hat and black facemask, observing the rules of isolation at the funeral of her beloved Prince Philip, is the very image of personal grief.

Neither she, nor her life, nor certainly her family, was always easy or perfect. Maybe that too is what draws her to the heart. She was ‘the nation’s grandmother,’ and grandmothers, as everyone knows, are figures as much of affection as of authority.

In Judaism, the queen is the symbol of the Sabbath, shabbat hamalkah, representing the vision of a world at peace. Queen Elizabeth lived through many wars, serving when princess as an auto mechanic in the ATS. Yet she represented something higher, a country, commonwealth and globe drawn together, a harmony to which we yet aspire.

In these difficult days at the start of his reign, we wish King Charles lll and all the royal family comfort and strength.

Like his mother, he has shown deep respect not just for the church but for all faiths. As Jews we are fortunate to live in a country whose sovereign has visited our synagogues and shared in our prayers.

We hope his reign will be marked by the achievement across the country and the world of those values he has so often articulated: harmony with nature and across humanity.

We join with people of all faiths and none across the nation and the world in sorrow at the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth ll, and in gratitude for her life.

Senior Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg

The Queen's name shall forever be on our lips, and her incredible sense of duty, community, and intimate humanity shall forever be our inspiration.

A Leader and Monarch of billions of people, she was, and remains, our Queen, our champion, and to each, a friend.

Levi I. Marelus

We join with everyone in sharing our deep sadness at the loss of our Dear Queen Elizabeth II. How wonderful is it to look back on the celebrations we all shared on her Platinum Jubilee this year.

She has selflessly devoted her life to service for our Country and the Commonwealth, alongside having her family and enjoying her quiet holiday times. We have been privileged to watch some of her personal memories of these special times with her and her family.

We join with her family in their grief and offer our condolences.
RIP Your Majesty.

The nation, indeed the world mourns the passing of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II, whose glorious 70 year reign was a symbol of all that is good and right. May she rest in eternal peace, and may her memory be for a blessing. Sincere Condolences to His Majesty King Charles III, and all the Royal Family.

We send our heartfelt condolences to all the Royal Family on the passing of a truly remarkable lady. A beacon of hope in an uncertain world.
Laurence & Carole Cantor (Southport Hebrew Congregation).

On behalf of our Synagogue I extend heartfelt condolences to the family of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Throughout her reign she was selfless in her duty to her people. She set an example of steadfastness, loyalty and discretion. She also had a delightful smile and sense of humour which gave her a human touch so that she was not only respected but loved by her subjects.

As King Charles III takes over the throne, we extend our wishes to him for strength in the difficult work he is undertaking. May the memory of Her Majesty help and inspire him.

I am saddened to learn of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and wish her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren a Long Life spared from any further sorrow for many years to come.
The Queen had a wonderful, long and happy life and she leaves a wondeful legacy and family behind.
May her memory be a blessing.