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.

|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN
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

It is time for moral Zionists, not just political tacticians, to rise. We must call upon - men and women of deep faith, courage, and integrity to join Israel’s political life once again.

|BySHMUEL LEGESSE
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

The two most visible Jewish defenders of Israel in the world’s largest Jewish city are rabbis whom Israel’s own religious establishment does not recognize as rabbis.

|BySETH FARBER
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'

A letter, which was addressed to António Guterres, the secretary-general of the United Nations, and world leaders, also demands that Israel be held to account for “violations of international law."

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

Inside-out: discovering a radical new paradigm of leadership

Leadership in Torah philosophy is neither top-down nor bottom- up.

AUGUST 31, 2017ByWARREN GOLDSTEIN
‘EVEN THE most tyrannical of leaders at the very least need the support of the security forces in order to maintain their rule.’ A statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg

Getting a seat at the table

The Council of Young Jewish Presidents wants the next generation of philanthropists prepared for the job.

MAY 25, 2017ByAMY SPIRO
Former Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon speaks to Council of Young Jewish Presidents (Courtesy)

New biography paints intimate profile of Yitzhak Rabin

A new biography of Yitzhak Rabin paints an intimate profile of the leader and his struggles.

MAY 5, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
King Hussein of Jordan lights prime minister Yitzhak Rabin’s cigarette at the royal residence in Aqaba after signing a peace treaty

From One Jew To Another, You Are the Problem!

MARCH 26, 2017ByJOSEPH AARON
The Jerusalem Post

Latin America’s largest synagogue welcomes first female rabbi

Rabbi Fernanda Tomchinsky-Galanternik is a Brazilian-born psychologist; she is the third female rabbi to serve in Brazil.

MARCH 14, 2017ByJTA
Rabbi Fernanda Tomchinsky-Galanternik at her welcome ceremony

The unique couple behind the Jerusalem Leaders Summit

"The best way to show support for Israel is right here in Israel," according to Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy.

DECEMBER 22, 2016ByANAV SILVERMAN
Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy

The election is over the Jewish community needs to try and give Trump a chance

NOVEMBER 29, 2016ByBONNIE GOODMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Who are the 50 most influential Jews in the world?

OCTOBER 2, 2016ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The 50 Most Influential Jews

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 41 - Linda Dessau

Victoria’s governor.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Alan M. Dershowitz and Irwin Cotler

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 39 - Adam Milstein

The Israeli American.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016ByDANIELLE ZIRI
Adam Milstein