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Aharon Razel
Aharon Razel, born in New York in 1974, is an Israeli musician and his music explores topics such as Torah, Orthodox Judaism and living in Israel.
Aharon Razel, born in New York in 1974, is an Israeli musician and his music explores topics such as Torah, Orthodox Judaism and living in Israel.
Ahuvah Gray
Ahuva Gray is a convert from Baptism to Judaism.
Ahuva Gray is a convert from Baptism to Judaism.
Alexander Lubotzky
Professor Alexander Lubotzky (אלכסנדר לובוצקי, born 28 June 1956) is an Israeli academic and former politician.
Professor Alexander Lubotzky (אלכסנדר לובוצקי, born 28 June 1956) is an Israeli academic and former politician.
Ariel Atias
Ariel Atias (אריאל אטיאס, born 13 November 1970) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as the country's Minister of Housing and Construction.
Ariel Atias (אריאל אטיאס, born 13 November 1970) is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as the country's Minister of Housing and Construction.
Avraham Leizerson
Rabbi Avraham Yosef Leizerson (אברהם יוסף לייזרזון, born 1943) is a former Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Agudat Yisrael, part of the United Torah Juda...
Rabbi Avraham Yosef Leizerson (אברהם יוסף לייזרזון, born 1943) is a former Israeli politician and Member of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Agudat Yisrael, part of the United Torah Juda...
Avri Ran
Avraham "Avri" Ran, dubbed the father of the “Hilltop Movement”, was born in 1946 in Nir Hen in British Mandate of Palestine.
Avraham "Avri" Ran, dubbed the father of the “Hilltop Movement”, was born in 1946 in Nir Hen in British Mandate of Palestine.
Baruch Kurzweil
Baruch Kurzweil (Hebrew: ברוך קורצווייל) (born 1907-1972) was a pioneer of Israeli literary criticism.
Baruch Kurzweil (Hebrew: ברוך קורצווייל) (born 1907-1972) was a pioneer of Israeli literary criticism.
Batsheva Kanievsky
Batsheva Kanievsky was a well known rebbetzin from Bnei Brak, Israel.
Batsheva Kanievsky was a well known rebbetzin from Bnei Brak, Israel.
Benjamin Fain
Benjamin Fain (Вениамин Моисеевич Файн, בינימין פיין) (February 17, 1930) is a known physicist, professor-emeritus, former refusenik.
Benjamin Fain (Вениамин Моисеевич Файн, בינימין פיין) (February 17, 1930) is a known physicist, professor-emeritus, former refusenik.
Benny Lévy
Benny Lévy (aka Pierre Victor) was a philosopher, political activist and author.
Benny Lévy (aka Pierre Victor) was a philosopher, political activist and author.
Bruria David
Bruria David is a Haredi Jewish rebbetzin and Torah scholar.
Bruria David is a Haredi Jewish rebbetzin and Torah scholar.
Chaim Walder
Chaim Walder is an Israeli Haredi rabbi and author of literature for children, adolescents, and adults.
Chaim Walder is an Israeli Haredi rabbi and author of literature for children, adolescents, and adults.
Chava Mond
Chava Mond (born in 1984, also Havi Mond, חוה מונד) is an Israeli model.
Chava Mond (born in 1984, also Havi Mond, חוה מונד) is an Israeli model.
Cyril Domb
Cyril Domb FRS was an internationally-recognized theoretical physicist best known for his lecturing and writing on the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena of fluids.
Cyril Domb FRS was an internationally-recognized theoretical physicist best known for his lecturing and writing on the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena of fluids.
David Flusser
David Flusser (Hebrew: דוד פלוסר) (born 1917; died 2000) was a professor of Early Christianity and Judaism of the Second Temple Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
David Flusser (Hebrew: דוד פלוסר) (born 1917; died 2000) was a professor of Early Christianity and Judaism of the Second Temple Period at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
David Kazhdan
David Kazhdan or Každan, Kazhdan, formerly named Dmitry Aleksandrovich Kazhdan is a Soviet and Israeli mathematician known for work in representation theory.
David Kazhdan or Každan, Kazhdan, formerly named Dmitry Aleksandrovich Kazhdan is a Soviet and Israeli mathematician known for work in representation theory.
David Landau (journalist)
David Landau (born 1947) is a London-born Israeli journalist and newspaper editor.
David Landau (born 1947) is a London-born Israeli journalist and newspaper editor.
Denah Weinberg
Denah Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish Rebbetzin and founder and dean of EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem.
Denah Weinberg is an Orthodox Jewish Rebbetzin and founder and dean of EYAHT College of Jewish Studies for Women in Jerusalem.
Doron Sheffer
Doron Sheffer, is an Israeli professional basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Doron Sheffer, is an Israeli professional basketball player formerly with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Effi Eitam
Efraim "Effi" (Fine) Eitam (אפרים "אפי" איתם, born 25 July 1952) is an Israeli politician.
Efraim "Effi" (Fine) Eitam (אפרים "אפי" איתם, born 25 July 1952) is an Israeli politician.
Efraim Halevy
Efraim Halevy is a lawyer and an Israeli intelligence expert.
Efraim Halevy is a lawyer and an Israeli intelligence expert.
Eliyahu Rips
Eliyahu Rips, also Ilya Rips (אליהו ריפס; Илья Рипс; born 1948) is a Latvian-born Israeli mathematician known for his research in geometric group theory.
Eliyahu Rips, also Ilya Rips (אליהו ריפס; Илья Рипс; born 1948) is a Latvian-born Israeli mathematician known for his research in geometric group theory.
Eviatar Banai
Eviatar Banai (also spelled Evyatar or (incorrectly) Evitar; אביתר בנאי; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli musician, singer and songwriter.
Eviatar Banai (also spelled Evyatar or (incorrectly) Evitar; אביתר בנאי; born February 8, 1973) is an Israeli musician, singer and songwriter.
Gerald Schroeder
Gerald Lawrence Schroeder is an Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Exe...
Gerald Lawrence Schroeder is an Orthodox Jewish physicist, author, lecturer and teacher at College of Jewish Studies Aish HaTorah's Discovery Seminar, Essentials and Fellowships programs and Exe...
Gershom Gorenberg
Gershom Gorenberg (גרשום גורנברג) is an American-born Israeli historian, journalist and blogger, specializing in Middle Eastern politics and the interaction of religion and politics.
Gershom Gorenberg (גרשום גורנברג) is an American-born Israeli historian, journalist and blogger, specializing in Middle Eastern politics and the interaction of religion and politics.
Jacob Talmon
Jacob Leib Talmon was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jacob Leib Talmon was Professor of Modern History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jacob Weinroth
Adv. Dr. Jacob Weinroth is an Israeli attorney specializing in litigation.
Adv. Dr. Jacob Weinroth is an Israeli attorney specializing in litigation.
Jonathan Pollard
Jonathan Jay Pollard worked as an American civilian intelligence analyst before being convicted of spying for Israel.
Jonathan Jay Pollard worked as an American civilian intelligence analyst before being convicted of spying for Israel.
Joseph Cedar
Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (born August 31, 1968, Hebrew: יוסף סידר) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter.
Yossef (Joseph) Cedar (born August 31, 1968, Hebrew: יוסף סידר) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter.
Leonid Yudasin
Leonid Grigoryevich Yudasin is a prominent chess grandmaster and trainer, now living in New York City.
Leonid Grigoryevich Yudasin is a prominent chess grandmaster and trainer, now living in New York City.
Lev Leviev
Lev Avnerovich Leviev (born July 30, 1956) is a Bukharian-Israeli billionaire businessman, with a net worth of roughly $1.5 billion following the 2008 global financial crisis.
Lev Avnerovich Leviev (born July 30, 1956) is a Bukharian-Israeli billionaire businessman, with a net worth of roughly $1.5 billion following the 2008 global financial crisis.
Liviu Librescu
Liviu Librescu (August 18, 1930 – April 16, 2007; ליביו ליברסקו) was a Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and professor whose major research fields were aeroelasticity and aerodynamics.
Liviu Librescu (August 18, 1930 – April 16, 2007; ליביו ליברסקו) was a Romanian-Israeli-American scientist and professor whose major research fields were aeroelasticity and aerodynamics.
Manya Shochat
Manya Shochat, née Wilbuszewicz, was Russian Jewish politician and the "mother" of the collective settlement in Palestine, the forerunner of the kibbutz movement.
Manya Shochat, née Wilbuszewicz, was Russian Jewish politician and the "mother" of the collective settlement in Palestine, the forerunner of the kibbutz movement.
Mazor Bahaina
Mazor Mahoy Bahaina (מזור בהיינה, born 12 September 1973) is an Israeli kes, rabbi and former politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 2008 and 2009.
Mazor Mahoy Bahaina (מזור בהיינה, born 12 September 1973) is an Israeli kes, rabbi and former politician, who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 2008 and 2009.
Meir Kahane
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Martin David Kahane, also known as Meir Kahane, was an American-Israeli rabbi and ultra-nationalist writer and political figure, whose work became either the direct or indirect foundation ...
Menucha Rochel Slonim
Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim was a daughter of Rabbi Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of the Chabad Hasidic dynasty.
Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim was a daughter of Rabbi Dovber Schneuri, the second Rebbe of the Chabad Hasidic dynasty.
Meshulam Nahari
Rabbi Meshulam Nahari (משולם נהרי, born 7 May 1951) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Shas.
Rabbi Meshulam Nahari (משולם נהרי, born 7 May 1951) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Shas.
Michael Melchior
A renowned Jewish leader, thinker and activist, Rabbi Michael Melchior is a leading advocate for social justice in Israel, quality education for all, Jewish-Arab reconciliation and co-exis...
A renowned Jewish leader, thinker and activist, Rabbi Michael Melchior is a leading advocate for social justice in Israel, quality education for all, Jewish-Arab reconciliation and co-exis...
Moshe Halbertal
Moshe Halbertal (b. Montevideo, Uruguay, 1958), is a noted Israeli Jewish philosopher.
Moshe Halbertal (b. Montevideo, Uruguay, 1958), is a noted Israeli Jewish philosopher.
Moshe Koppel
Moshe Koppel is an Israeli-American computer scientist, Talmud scholar and political activist.
Moshe Koppel is an Israeli-American computer scientist, Talmud scholar and political activist.
Murray Roston
Murray Roston is an Israeli Emeritus professor of English Literature at Bar-Ilan University.
Murray Roston is an Israeli Emeritus professor of English Literature at Bar-Ilan University.
Nechama Leibowitz
Nechama Leibowitz (born 3 September 1905, died 12 April 1997,נחמה ליבוביץ׳) was a noted Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study.
Nechama Leibowitz (born 3 September 1905, died 12 April 1997,נחמה ליבוביץ׳) was a noted Israeli Bible scholar and commentator who rekindled interest in Bible study.
Pinchas Kehati
Pinchas Kehati was a rabbi and the author of משניות מבוארות Misnayot Mevuarot which is a commentary and elucidation on the entire Mishnah.
Pinchas Kehati was a rabbi and the author of משניות מבוארות Misnayot Mevuarot which is a commentary and elucidation on the entire Mishnah.
Rafael Halperin
Rafael Halperin (1924 – 20 August 2011) was a prominent Israeli businessman and the author of several religious books and an encyclopedia.
Rafael Halperin (1924 – 20 August 2011) was a prominent Israeli businessman and the author of several religious books and an encyclopedia.
Rechel Shapiro
Rechel Shapiro was a Hasidic Rebbetzin and a scion of the extended Hasidic dynasty of Nadvorna and Kretshniff.
Rechel Shapiro was a Hasidic Rebbetzin and a scion of the extended Hasidic dynasty of Nadvorna and Kretshniff.
Robert Aumann
Robert John Aumann (Hebrew name: ישראל אומן - Yisrael Aumann, born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli-American mathematician and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Robert John Aumann (Hebrew name: ישראל אומן - Yisrael Aumann, born June 8, 1930) is an Israeli-American mathematician and a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences.
Sarit Kraus
Sarit Kraus is a professor of computer science at the Bar-Ilan University in Israel and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland.
Sarit Kraus is a professor of computer science at the Bar-Ilan University in Israel and an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland.
She'ar Yashuv Cohen
Eliyahu Yosef She'ar Yashuv Cohen was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel and the President of its rabbinical courts.
Eliyahu Yosef She'ar Yashuv Cohen was the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Haifa, Israel and the President of its rabbinical courts.
Shimon Stein
Shimon Stein is an Israeli diplomat and lawyer.
Shimon Stein is an Israeli diplomat and lawyer.
Shlomo Goren
Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שלמה גורן) (born 3 February 1917, died 29 October 1994), was an Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel who founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinat...
Shlomo Goren (Hebrew: שלמה גורן) (born 3 February 1917, died 29 October 1994), was an Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi in Israel who founded and served as the first head of the Military Rabbinat...
Shmuel Halpert
Rabbi Shmuel Halpert (שמואל הלפרט, born 5 February 1939) is an Israeli politician and a former fember of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Agudat Yisrael (in which he represents the Vizhn...
Rabbi Shmuel Halpert (שמואל הלפרט, born 5 February 1939) is an Israeli politician and a former fember of the Knesset for the ultra-orthodox party Agudat Yisrael (in which he represents the Vizhn...
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
Shmuel Yosef Agnon (שמואל יוסף עגנון), (July 17, 1888 – February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon (שמואל יוסף עגנון), (July 17, 1888 – February 17, 1970) was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew fiction.
Shuli Rand
Shalom "Shuli" Rand (also spelled Shuly; שולי רנד) is an Israeli film actor, writer, and singer.
Shalom "Shuli" Rand (also spelled Shuly; שולי רנד) is an Israeli film actor, writer, and singer.
Shyne
Moshe Levi Ben-David (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper.
Moshe Levi Ben-David (born Jamal Michael Barrow; November 8, 1978), better known by his stage name Shyne, is a Belizean rapper.
Tamar Ross
Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
Tamir Goodman
Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982), dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the "Jewish Jordan", is a retired Orthodox Jewish basketball player.
Tamir Goodman (born January 18, 1982), dubbed by Sports Illustrated magazine as the "Jewish Jordan", is a retired Orthodox Jewish basketball player.
Tzipi Hotovely
Tzipi Hotovely is an Israeli politician, lawyer, and a doctorate student at the Faculty of Law in Tel Aviv University.
Tzipi Hotovely is an Israeli politician, lawyer, and a doctorate student at the Faculty of Law in Tel Aviv University.
Uri Lupolianski
Uri Lupolianski (אורי לופוליאנסקי) was mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008 and founder of Yad Sarah.
Uri Lupolianski (אורי לופוליאנסקי) was mayor of Jerusalem from 2003 to 2008 and founder of Yad Sarah.
Uri Zohar
Uri Zohar is a former Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who left the entertainment world to become a rabbi.
Uri Zohar is a former Israeli film director, actor, and comedian who left the entertainment world to become a rabbi.
Uri Zvi Grinberg
Uri Zvi Grinberg (also Uri Zvi Greenberg) (אורי צבי גרינברג, 22 September 1896 – 8 May 1981) was an acclaimed Israeli poet and journalist who wrote in Yiddish and Hebrew.
Uri Zvi Grinberg (also Uri Zvi Greenberg) (אורי צבי גרינברג, 22 September 1896 – 8 May 1981) was an acclaimed Israeli poet and journalist who wrote in Yiddish and Hebrew.
Waldemar Haffkine
Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine, CIE (Мордехай-Вольф Хавкин) (15 March 1860, Odessa, Russian Empire - 26 October 1930, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Russian Jewish bacteriologist, whose career w...
Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine, CIE (Мордехай-Вольф Хавкин) (15 March 1860, Odessa, Russian Empire - 26 October 1930, Lausanne, Switzerland) was a Russian Jewish bacteriologist, whose career w...
Yaakov Yosef Herman
Yaakov Yosef Herman was an Orthodox Jewish pioneer in the United States in the early 20th century.
Yaakov Yosef Herman was an Orthodox Jewish pioneer in the United States in the early 20th century.
Yehuda Barkan
Yehuda Barkan (יהודה ברקן; born March 29, 1945) is an Israeli actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.
Yehuda Barkan (יהודה ברקן; born March 29, 1945) is an Israeli actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter.
Yehuda Glantz
Yehuda Julio Glantz is a musician composer, singer, songwriter and producer living in Jerusalem Israel.
Yehuda Julio Glantz is a musician composer, singer, songwriter and producer living in Jerusalem Israel.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual and polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual and polymath known for his outspoken opinions on Judaism, ethics, religion and politics.
Yishai Fleisher
Yishai Fleisher is a broadcast journalist and educator.
Yishai Fleisher is a broadcast journalist and educator.
Yisrael Campbell
Yisrael Campbell is a Philadelphia-born Israeli comedian.
Yisrael Campbell is a Philadelphia-born Israeli comedian.
Yisrael Meir Lau
Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau (ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) is the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Chairman of Yad Vashem.
Yisrael (Israel) Meir Lau (ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland) is the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and Chairman of Yad Vashem.
Yisroel Meir Gabbai
Yisroel Meir Gabbai is a Breslover Hasid who travels the world to locate, repair and maintain Jewish cemeteries and kevarim (gravesites) of Torah notables.
Yisroel Meir Gabbai is a Breslover Hasid who travels the world to locate, repair and maintain Jewish cemeteries and kevarim (gravesites) of Torah notables.
Yitzchak Dovid Grossman
Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, also known as the "Disco Rabbi", is the Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek, founder and dean of Migdal Ohr educational institutions, and a member of the Chief Rabbinate ...
Yitzchak Dovid Grossman, also known as the "Disco Rabbi", is the Chief Rabbi of Migdal HaEmek, founder and dean of Migdal Ohr educational institutions, and a member of the Chief Rabbinate ...
Yitzhak Cohen
Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen (יצחק כהן, born 2 December 1951) is an Israeli politician who has served as a member of the Knesset for Shas since 1996, and is the current Deputy Minister of Finance.
Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen (יצחק כהן, born 2 December 1951) is an Israeli politician who has served as a member of the Knesset for Shas since 1996, and is the current Deputy Minister of Finance.
Yitzhak Kariv
Yitzhak Kariv was the mayor of the Israeli part of Jerusalem from 1952 to 1955, and a banker.
Yitzhak Kariv was the mayor of the Israeli part of Jerusalem from 1952 to 1955, and a banker.
Zalman Shazar
Zalman Shazar (Hebrew: זלמן שז"ר) (November 24, 1889 – October 5, 1974) was an Israeli politician, author.
Zalman Shazar (Hebrew: זלמן שז"ר) (November 24, 1889 – October 5, 1974) was an Israeli politician, author.
Zalman Shragai
Shlomo Zalman Shragai was an Israeli politician and Jerusalem's first elected mayor.
Shlomo Zalman Shragai was an Israeli politician and Jerusalem's first elected mayor.
Zelda (poet)
Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky (June 20, 1914-April 30, 1984), (זלדה שניאורסון-מישקובסקי) widely known as Zelda, was an Israeli poet.
Zelda Schneersohn Mishkovsky (June 20, 1914-April 30, 1984), (זלדה שניאורסון-מישקובסקי) widely known as Zelda, was an Israeli poet.
Zion Golan
Zion Golan, also known as Tzion Golan, is an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin.
Zion Golan, also known as Tzion Golan, is an Israeli singer of Yemeni origin.