Jewish leadership

Sa'ar announces forum with worldwide Jewish leaders to address growing antisemitism

Leaders from Jewish communities and organizations worldwide will participate in the J-50 Forum, to be held in Jerusalem from December 21 to 24.

Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025
Natan Sharansky attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum in 2000. Imagine if Sharansky was not just a name in textbooks but again a living presence in our parliament, says the writer.

Israel needs moral giants, not more politicians - opinion

RABBI ANGELA BUCHDAHL speaks at a Hanukkah reception with then-US president Joe Biden at the White House in 2023. The future of the Jewish people will depend on who shows up and speaks when Israel and its people need to be defended, the writer asserts.

Israel's most visible rabbinic defenders are not recognized as rabbis by the Jewish state - opinion

Ilana Glazer (Left) and  Hannah Einbinder (Right) both signed onto the "Jews Demand Action" letter calling for sanctions against Israel.

Prominent Jewish figures call for sanctions on Israel: ‘The ceasefire must be the beginning'


Israeli tensions spill over into Berlin at summit of European Jewish leaders

The gathering included leaders and Jewish professionals from 35 communities across Europe and covered a broad range of topics

 Israeli Diaspora Affairs and Combatting Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli speaks at the Federation of Local Authorities conference in Tel Aviv, December 7, 2022.

Herzog meets with future Jewish leaders at Masa Israel Journey summit

The president addressed the 100 participants of Masa's Wilf Leadership Summit who gathered in Israel from over 11 different countries.

 President of Israel, Yitzhak Herzog; CEO of Masa Israel Journey, Ofer Gutman; Chairman of Masa's Board of Directors, Josh Schwartz, and the Fellows of Masa's Wilf Global Leadership Summit.

Jewish leaders must prepare employees for physical attacks

For workers, the sense of physical security in the workplace comes from trust in leadership.

Police officers guard the Tree of Life synagogue following shooting at the synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 27, 2018.

Sacks, Carlebach and Kahane: Three different rabbis, remembered - opinion

The elevated expositions of Rabbi Sacks, the beautiful teachings of Rabbi Carlebach and the angry warnings of Rabbi Kahane are not of equal value or validity. Yet they are perhaps various sides to th

 The Yarzheits of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Shlomo Carlebach, and Meir Kahane all fell in the same week of November, 2022.

Leaders’ Conference: A Critical Look at the Future of the Jewish State

October 24, 2022 in Tel Aviv | Meet Israel's changemakers

 Leaders' Conference 2022

Modern Orthodox rabbinic group Beit Hillel celebrates 10th anniversary

Established by the late Rabbi Ronen Neuwirth, Beit Hillel was the first Orthodox Israeli rabbinic body to be run equally by men and women.

 Beit Hillel rabbis and rabbaniyot at the President's Residence.

Genocide denial must be unacceptable to Jewish leaders - opinion

On July 11, world leaders joined survivors in commemorating the Srebrenica Genocide, the worst atrocity to occur on European soil since the Holocaust.

 RESAD GOGALIJA, an employee of the Bosnian Ministry of Culture, displays the famed Sarajevo Haggadah at a Passover dinner in the city’s synagogue, in 1995.

Birthright Israel Excel: Jewish world's best business leadership program

Founded in 2011, Birthright Israel Excel is a highly selective fellowship that builds leadership skills and relationships among tomorrow’s global business leaders.

 Birthright Israel Excel 2022 summit.

Michael Oren must be the next Jewish Agency leader - opinion

Michael Oren is a distinguished historian, professor, author, commentator and former ambassador to Washington.

MICHAEL OREN, in his role as ambassador to the US, speaks at a Holocaust event in Washington’s Capitol Rotunda in 2012

Jewish leaders call on Pope Francis to intervene in case of Alexei Navalny

“Alexei Navalny, currently imprisoned by the Moscow regime, is dying in full view of the whole world,” the letter read.

RUSSIAN OPPOSITION leader Alexei Navalny, who is accused of flouting the terms of a suspended sentence for embezzlement, inside a defendant dock during the announcement of a court verdict in Moscow, Russia earlier this month.