Jewish leadership

Some 150 Jewish leaders denounce, apologize for IDF soldier's defacement of Lebanese Jesus statue

Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform rabbis and other Jewish leaders signed the letter organized by Israel365 Action, an NGO that builds bridges between evangelical Christians and Jewish communities.

Christians pray on Good Friday in Cathedral St. Thomas church, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Tyre, Lebanon, April 3, 2026.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett attends a Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem, on February 17, 2026.

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

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


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

Victoria’s governor.

Alan M. Dershowitz and Irwin Cotler

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