Jewish Communities in Commonwealth Mourn Passing of Queen Elizabeth II by Yaakov Ort and Mendel Super – chabad.org From the northern reaches of the United Kingdom to the east and west coasts of Canada to the southern tip of New Zealand, Jewish communities throughout the Commonwealth were in a state of mourning following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II on Sept. 8. And as Shabbat approached in Jewish communities around the world, many Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis throughout the British Commonwealth were busy preparing their Shabbat sermons to expound on the Torah’s concept of malchut—nobility, humility and sovereignty, which are meant to...