Most Influential People

Meet The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026

Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump take the No. 1 spot. Discover who else made The Jerusalem Post's 50 Most Influential Jews of 2026.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
50 Most Influential Jews 2026
Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu

TIME names Netanyahu among 2026 Most Influential, calls his post-Oct. 7 comeback bigger than Trump

TIME editor-at-large Ian Bremmer wrote that the PM "once faced the political wasteland" after Hamas's Oct. 7 massacre, but has now engineered a "political comeback" that "may have exceeded Trump's."

|ByJAMES GENN
Illustrative image of a sad child.

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.

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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

Previous installments of the TIME100 Impact Awards have recognized architect David Adjaye, musicians Ellie Goulding and other prominent global leaders.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Sam Grundwerg: Diplomat, fundraiser and Zionist leader

No. 45 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal chair Sam Grundwerg.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Sam Grundwerg, chairman of Keren Hayesod-United Israel Appeal.

Ethiopian-Israeli smashes barriers at the Jewish Agency

No. 43 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByHALEY COHEN
Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

Jewish Republican, Democrat operatives battle ahead of midterm elections

No. 44 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Republican Jewish Coalition head Matt Brooks, Jewish Democratic Council of America head Halie Soifer.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Matt Brooks and Haile Soifer.

Russell Robinson: JNF-USA visionary impacting Israel, US Jewry

No. 40 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF-USA.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022BySTEVE LINDE
Russell Robinson, CEO of JNF-USA.

Terry Kassel: Promoting Israel through tech and culture

No. 41 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Start-Up Nation Central chair Terry Kassel.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Terry Kassel, chairman of the board of Start-Up Nation Central.

Shurat HaDin head fights to bankrupt terror, stop Ben & Jerry's boycott

No. 42 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Shurat HaDin founder Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Shurat HaDin founder Nitsana Darshan-Leitner

Rabbi Ari Lamm: Using podcasts, social media to teach Jewish ideas

No. 38 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Rabbi Ari Lamm, bringing great Jewish ideas to the English-speaking public.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm, bringing Jewish ideas to a new generation.

Daily Harvest CEO Rachel Drori: A culinary success story

No. 39 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Rachel Drori, CEO of Daily Harvest.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Rachel Drori, CEO of Daily Harvest.

Dani Dayan: Using diplomacy, lobbying to advance Holocaust remembrance

No. 36 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Dani Dayan, chairman of Yad Vashem.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByMARC NEUGROSCHEL
Yad Vashem chairman Dani Dayan.

Gary Torgow: Helping Mosaic United foster Israel-Diaspora ties

No. 37 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Gary Torgow, chairman of the Mosaic United steering committee.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022ByZVIKA KLEIN
Gary Turgov, chairman of the Mosaic United steering committee.