Natan Sharansky

Jewish leaders for social change: Nine of history's most influential Jewish activists

From the beginning, the Jewish people have been improving the world and enriching lives at the forefront of virtually every major advance, cause, or social movement in world history. 

BARON EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD on the NIS 500 banknote issued by the Bank of Israel in 1982.
Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman leads a faction meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, July 6, 2026

Will Israel's 2026 election represent Liberman’s swan song? – opinion

Influencer and political commentator Hasan Piker is introduced during a campaign rally in Wisconsin in August.

Hasan Piker incites millions against Jews, and the silence is deafening - opinion

KIND FOUNDER Dan Lubetzky in conversation with CNN contributor Van Jones at ADL's Never Is Now event at Javits Center on March 03, 2025 in New York City.

Van Jones joins Genesis Prize board, says humanity has ‘special responsibility’ to defend Jews


Western Wall must not become symbol of Jewish divisiveness, says Rivlin

Differences set aside in search for common values at annual Tisha Be’av study session.

The Western Wall in Jerusalem

For American Jews engaging with Israel can feel like talking to the Wall

Will the cabinet’s decision on the Kotel and conversion affect Jewish support from the Diaspora?

Reform Movement prayer service at the Western Wall

Editor's Notes: 'Israel-Diaspora trust is lost'

Natan Sharansky, the go-between for Israel and the diaspora, aims to mend ties before they worsen.

Natan Sharansky

Grapevine: The rule of law vs the court of public opinion

The reason that it was so important to him to convey the Kaddish to Sharansky was because it was the Kaddish that had opened his own eyes and his heart to his heritage.

Natan Sharansky

Lending an ear

A donated Torah scroll helps a ‘quiet congregation’ in Minsk participate in the full spectrum of Jewish life.

TBS Rabbi Dalia Samansky reads the Torah with her daughters

Sharansky: PM should not have made Western Wall promise he could not deliver

Jewish Agency chairman tells ‘Post’: It’s ‘demagoguery’ to say this is ‘breaking point’ in Israel-Diaspora ties

Natan Sharansky

Israeli government takes a wrong turn at the Kotel

Zionist Union lawmaker says the Israeli government has made a mistake, but the Jewish People have not.

Praying at the Western Wall

Jewish leaders denounce cancellation of Western Wall deal

Natan Sharansky: JAFI committed to principle of one wall for one people.

Natan Sharansky

Sharansky urges Netanyahu to block haredi conversion legislation

Leaders call to scrap bill, warn of crisis between Israel and Diaspora.

Natan Sharansky

Netanyahu flies to Thessaloniki for trilateral summit with Greece, Cyprus

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praises Swiss, Dutch for reassessing funding to terrorist-glorifying Palestinian NGOs.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara arrive in Thessaloniki, Greece