The coronation of King Charles III and his wife Camilla as king and queen of the UK is scheduled to take place this Shabbos, on May 6, at Westminister Abbey in London.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal are flying to the UK on Thursday to represent the State of Israel at the ceremony.
On Friday, Herzog will participate in a reception King Charles is holding at Buckingham Palace at 4 p.m. in honor of the heads of state, kings, presidents, prime ministers and royal families attending the coronation.
In order to avoid chillul Shabbos, the Herzogs will walk to the official coronation ceremony – scheduled for 10 a.m. on Shabbos morning at Westminister Abbey – from their nearby residence.
A statement from the President’s Residence said: “The President will act in all matters related to honoring Shabbat in coordination with the Chief Rabbi of British Judaism, Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, who will also participate in the coronation ceremony and will even offer a special prayer.” According to a Kikar H’Shabbat report, Herzog also discussed the issue with the Chief Rabbanim of Israel.
King Charles invited Rabbi Mirvis and his wife to sleep at King Charles’ royal residence on Friday night so they can walk to the ceremony.
The oil that will be used for the coronation ceremony was consecrated in Jerusalem on Friday, March 3.
According to a statement from Buckingham Palace, the oil was consecrated “by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, and the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem in a special ceremony at The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.”
“The oil was created using olives harvested from two groves on the Mount of Olives, at the Monastery of Mary Magdalene and the Monastery of the Ascension. The Monastery of Mary Magdalene is the burial place of His Majesty’s grandmother, Princess Alice of Greece.”
“The olives were pressed just outside Bethlehem. The oil has been perfumed with essential oils – sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin and amber – as well as orange blossom.”
“The Coronation oil is based on the oil used at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, the formula of which has been used for hundreds of years. It will also be used for the anointing of Her Majesty The Queen Consort.”
The Archbishop of Canterbury said: “I am honoured and grateful that His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III and Archbishop Hosam Naoum have consecrated the oil that will be used to anoint His Majesty The King. I want to thank especially His Beatitude for providing this Coronation Oil, which reflects The King’s personal family connection with the Holy Land and his great care for its peoples. I am also delighted that the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem shared in the consecration of the oil.”
“Since beginning the planning for the Coronation, my desire has been for a new Coronation Oil to be produced using olive oil from the Mount of Olives. This demonstrates the deep historic link between the Coronation, the Bible and the Holy Land. From ancient kings through to the present day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place.”
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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In order to avoid chillul Shabbos, the Herzogs will walk to the official coronation ceremony – He’s walking to the Church with Michal — Waouh! Let me repeat this, neither Charles, his mother nor his grandmother are legit kings or queen, sadly people forget history.
and he cares the Herzog’s, their colorful son and his wife another man…..I would laugh if it was funny …..
yes, walk to the church and avoid davening mussaf on shabbos to attend the coronation of a goyishe מלך בשר ודם who isnt actually a melech anymore and has no power…
Can it be that those treasonists are looking for friends overseas, just in case they are charged with High Treason? …
Zetruth, sei shtill
Is that “consecrated oil” the junk that I (could) buy in the Armenian Shukhman for 5 NIS?
Wow the oil is mehudar with all the chumros, they don’t play games . I just hope it’s eida chareidis hechsher
Zionism is idolatry, so it’s understandable that their president would attend a Church ceremony against the Torah’s laws.
Hallallu ovdeo A”Z vaHallallu…
It’s not technically a church
Why exactly was it necessary to explain, in great detail, how the Avodah Zarah ritual will take place?
So if Israel 🇮🇱 stops export of oil – it will stop the chain of British kings? Maybe should charge a tariff at least
Ignoring the problem that in theory, the coronation is a religious ceremony (to which non-Christian clergy are invited, and with a note that it isn’t clear if many Brits can still be considered Anglicans – note that the royal family is Anglican when in England, but changes to a different sect when they reside in Scotland), walking is not a problem, and finding a Shabbos Goy should not be a problem in London (as there are many goyim in there). I doubt they will be using a metal scanner for Heads of State.
His father served two terms:
‘After leaving the military, Chaim Herzog practised law. In 1972 he was a co-founder of Herzog, Fox & Ne’eman, which would become one of Israel’s largest law firms. Between 1975 and 1978 he served as Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.’
In March 1983, he was elected to the largely ceremonial role of President. He served for two five-year terms before retiring in 1993.
Sounds like a monarchy to me.. Now the son of the Irish goes to Uk to swear oath to the ‘king’ of UK
Isaac and Michal Herzog will be urged to swear oath to their king for the first time and vows: “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty and to your heirs and successors according to the law, so help me God.”
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will call upon “all persons of goodwill” – those attending the ceremony at Westminster Abbey – to recite the following vows: “I swear that I will pay true allegiance to Your Majesty and to your heirs and successors according to the law, so help me God.” The archbishop will then proclaim, “God save the king” and ask all to respond: “God save King Charles. Long live King Charles. May the king live forever.”…
The Archbishop of Canterbury will call for a “chorus of millions” to recite a pledge of fealty to the UK monarchy…
The israeli president, the rabbi of England in a church on saturday swearing oath to an illegimate king with a nazi past, it’s just wrong. Those people are totally disconnected from the reality, and speaking of Herzog
I never heard anything from him showing a genuine concern for Israelis…
@rif isaac rabin has been killed for less than that
@Elonmusk I did explain it, in details.
@Zetruth I was referring to the article, which explains how the leader of the Church of England gets coronated.