Our advocates

 We are proud that the following figures endorse the work of Mitzvah Day:

 

Political advocates

  • Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon David Cameron
  • Lynne Featherstone MP, Home Office and Equalities Minister,
  • Nick Hurd, MP, Minister for Civil Society
  • Boris Johnson, Mayor of London
  • Theresa Villiers MP, Minister for Transport

Religious leaders

  • Rabbi Dr Tony Bayfield, President, The Movement for Reform Judaism
  • Dr Richard Chartres, Bishop of London
  • David Gifford, Chief Executive, Council for Christians & Jews
  • Rabbi Dr Abraham Levy, Head of Spanish & Portuguese Jews’ Congregation
  • Fuad Nahdi, The Radical Middle Way
  • Chief Rabbi, Lord Jonathan Sacks
  • Fiyaz Mughal, OBE FCMI, Founder and Director, Faith Matters
  • Rabbi Danny Rich, Chief Executive, Liberal Judaism
  • Arjan Vekaria JP, President, Hindu Forum of Britain
  • Most Reverend Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg, European Masorti Bet Din

Community advocates

  • Tony Blair, Founder and Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation

    Dame Elisabeth Hoodless, Past Chief Executive, CSV
  • Lord Greville Janner
  • Clive Lawton, Co-Founder Limmud and Scholar-in-residence, LJCC
  • Lord Levy, President, Jewish Care & CSV
  • Baroness Julia Neuberger
  • Trevor Pears CMG, The Pears Foundation

 Celebrity advocates

  • Clive Anderson
  • David Baddiel
  • Anthony Horowitz
  • Maureen Lipman
  • David Mitchell
  • Tracy-Ann Oberman

  

Prime Minister David Cameron MP said:
"National Mitzvah Day again has been a fabulous success. Thousands of people have come together, given ththeir time and effort for the benefit of communities around our country. I can't think of a more worthwhile endeavour."

Mayor of London Boris Johnson said:

"Sometimes we forget that the most precious commodity we can offer to make the lives of those around us that little bit better isn’t the money in our pockets, but the time that we can give—and this superb initiative epitomises this. I urge Londoners to be a part of another gloriously successful Mitzvah Day!."

 

Tony Blair, Founder and Patron of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation said:

"For me, this collaborative action is the best way to build relations between different faith groups. There is a double pay-off; things get done and respect and understanding grows in the process. Communities up and down the country get the chance to come together and make a difference by volunteering their time."