Most Influential People

All for the best? Sometimes positive thinking does more harm than good

Recent years have led everyone to attempt positivity at all times. However the reality is that things won't "be ok" if we do nothing - and not everything is for the better.

 Illustrative image of a sad child.
 Taika Waititi arrives for the Time 100 Gala celebrating Time magazine's 100 most influential people people in the world in New York, US, June 8, 2022.

2023 ‘TIME100 Gala and Impact Awards’ to be held in Israel

 Sam Grundwerg, chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Sam Grundwerg: Diplomat, fundraiser and Zionist leader

 Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

Ethiopian-Israeli smashes barriers at the Jewish Agency


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.

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.

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt has modernized fighting antisemitism

No. 29 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt.

 ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Jay and Shira Ruderman: Jews combining philanthropy and advocacy

No. 27 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jay and Shira Ruderman.

 Jay and Shira Ruderman.

JFNA works to ensure the safety of Jews, in North America and Ukraine

No. 26 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jewish Federations of North America's (JFNA) Eric Fingerhut and Julie Platt.

 JFNA's Eric Fingerhut and Julie Platt.

Jewish Agency chair Doron Almog hopes to win the hearts of all Jews

No. 25 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Jewish Agency for Israel chairman Doron Almog.

 Jewish Agency chairman Doron Almog.

Itamar Ben-Gvir: How is Israel's far-right agitator gaining strength?

No. 24 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Israel's far-right agitator, Otzma Yehudit head MK Itamar Ben-Gvir.

 Otzma Yehudit leader MK Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's far-right agitator.

Will Jewish astronaut Jessica Meir be NASA's first woman on the moon?

No. 23 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Pioneering NASA astronaut Jessica Meir.

 Jewish Swedish-Israeli astronaut Jessica Meir aims to be the first woman to walk on the Moon, which is possible thanks to NASA's Artemis missions.

Ex-Moscow chief rabbi is the face of Russian-Jewish resistance to Putin

No. 22 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Former Moscow Chief Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt.

Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt is the chief rabbi of Moscow.