Jpost 50 Influential Jews

Who made the 'Post's list of Top 50 Most Influential Jews 2024?

Every year, The Jerusalem Post publishes a list of the Top 50 Most Influential Jews. Here are this year's top picks.

 Top 50
 Gal Gadot, Noa Tishby, Michael Rapaport, Eden Golan.

No. 50: Gal Gadot, Michael Rapaport, Noa Tishby, Eden Golan: Defending Israel with charm

 Yoram Klein, Dan Goldfus, Israel Dudkiewicz.

No. 49: Dan Goldfus, Yoram Klein, Israel Dudkiewicz: From the front lines to the hospital

 Rabbis Hirschy Zarchi, Yuda Drizin, Ephraim Mirvis, Ammiel Hirsch.

No. 48: Hirschy Zarchi, Yuda Drizin, Ephraim Mirvis, Ammiel Hirsch: Spiritual guidance amid crisis


Dani Dayan: Using diplomacy, lobbying to advance Holocaust remembrance

No. 36 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem.

 Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Gary Torgow: Helping Mosaic United foster Israel-Diaspora ties

No. 37 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Gary Torgow, chairman of the Mosaic United steering committee.

 Gary Turgov, chairman of the Mosaic United steering committee.

KKL-JNF: Targeting a cleaner, greener world

KKL-JNF’s reputation in regard to environmental issues has spread far and wide. Learn all about it here

 Birds View Biriya Forest

Jewish billionaire, Mets owner Steven Cohen: Major league philanthropist

No. 34 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: US billionaire, philanthropist and New York Mets owner Steven Cohen.

 Jewish billionaire, philanthropist and Mets owner Steven Cohen.

Yoel Har-Even: Creating connections between Sheba Medical Center, abroad

Har-Even has a lot to say about this country’s medical establishment and what can be expected in the future. Read more below

 Sheba campus

Award-winning author Dara Horn sheds light on prevalence of antisemitism

No. 33 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dara Horn, award-winning author.

 Dara Horn, award-winning author.

Gidi Mark: Birthright Israel aims for 1 million participants by 2028

No. 32 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Gidi Mark, CEO of Birthright Israel.

 Gidi Marks, CEO of Birthright Israel.

Safra Catz: Leading Oracle to new heights in cloud-based computing

No. 31 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle.

 Safra Catz, CEO of Oracle.

Beit Hillel: Ten years of attentive rabbinic leadership

This year, Beit Hillel is marking its tenth anniversary and is celebrating its accomplishments as an organization dedicated to providing rabbinic responses to all segments of Israeli society.


This surgeon has helped children get heart surgery in Israel for decades

No. 30 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Save a Child's Heart president Prof. Arie Schachner.

 Prof. Arie Schachner, president of Save a Child's Heart.