Cyril Harris believed that being a Jew meant engaging with the world and its issues. He lived out his faith with a strong social conscience and high moral standards, tirelessly working with others to address social ills.

During his time as Chief Rabbi of South Africa, he made a lasting impression and inspired many, inside and outside the Jewish community with whom he worked to build and nurture society.

After he passed away in 2005, a small group of his friends  established a charitable foundation to honour his memory and  to carry on his work in a way of which he would have approved. Over the fifteen years that followed, the Foundation has assisted many organisations to train professional staff in fields in which Rabbi Harris had a special interest and affection. After fifteen years, practical considerations have led the Foundation to wind down operations.

This website continues to exist as a tribute in memory of Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris, as well as to record the work of  the Foundation in preserving  the legacy of this exceptional man in a most meaningful way.