Jewish leadership

Israeli ex-PM Naftali Bennett indicates he will not form gov't with Netanyahu after elections

Bennett's remarks come ahead of the upcoming elections and amid recent speculation regarding his stance on forming a government with Netanyahu.

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.
Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar speaks during a ceremony at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, September 15, 2025

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

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


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

The Israeli American.

Adam Milstein

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 35 - Jerry Silverman

Silverman believes the Jewish federations have a timeless mission to care for people in need.

Jerry Silverman

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 34 - Moshe Kantor

The voice of European Jewry.

President of the European Jewish Council Moshe Kantor.

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 30 - Shimon Peres

Peres amazed people with both his mental and physical stamina, his ability to continue dreaming for Israel and the good fortune of seeing many of those dreams come true.

Shimon Peres

Jerusalem Post 50 Most Influential Jews: Number 29 - Reuven Rivlin

The president of Israel, by the very nature of his role in Israeli life in general, and Jewish life in particular, is a person of influence.

Reuven Rivlin

A pale shadow of Ben-Gurion

Netanyahu has a flawed assessment of reality and cautiously avoids momentous decisions at every turn

The shelling of the Altalena

Across oceans and across worlds

Diller Teen Fellows pairs up communities in Israel and the Diaspora to engage in the next generation of leaders.

Diller teens from Miami visit their partner city of Yeroham

Roots & Tentacles

The Jerusalem Post

German Jewish leader to Protestants: Condemn Martin Luther’s anti-Semitic teachings

Germany’s Josef Schuster urged Protestants to confront and condemn anti-Jewish teachings of Martin Luther, who began the Protestant Reformation.

Martin Luther

In Plain Language: Rabbis gone wild

The rabbi is often turned into an entertainer rather than an enlightener, seeing his role as one who must cheer his audience far more than challenge them.

Rabbis pray at the gravesite of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson