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Voice of the People (Israel)

For other uses, see Voice of the people (disambiguation).
Voice of the People
Genreconference
Frequencybiennial
Location(s)Jerusalem
CountryIsrael
Years active2025-
FounderIsaac Herzog
Websitewww.voiceofthepeople.network/home-en/

Voice of the People is an initiative of Israeli President Isaac Herzog to gather a range of Jewish voices from all over the world to discuss issues and challenges affecting the Jewish people and to transform this dialogue into actionable strategies.[1][2]

History

In April 2023, Herzog announced the plan to establish a worldwide Jewish advisory council under his office.[3] It was announced at a joint session of the Jewish Federations of North America, the Jewish Agency for Israel, the World Zionist Organization, and Keren Hayesod in honor of Israel’s 75th Independence Day.[4] The goal of the project is to open dialogue between Jewish communities across the world and advise the President on challenges facing them.[5] The Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization were announced as partners.[6] Subsequently, it was announced that philanthropic foundations including the Azrieli Foundation, the Patrick and Lina Drahi Foundation and the Wilf Family Foundations were partnering with this initiative.[7][8]

The first stage of this was a consultation process in fourteen major Jewish centers, across the world. Deloitte assisted in this process.[9] In August 2024,[10] a global survey[11] was conducted to determine the most urgent issues facing Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.[12] There were over 10,000 responses to the survey.[13]

In September 2024, in a launch event with Gal Gadot, Herzog announced that the application process for the council was open.[14]

An algorithm narrowed the applicants down to 400[15] based on gender, age, religious affiliation, ethnicity and location whereby the Voice of the People team reduced it to 150.[16] The council consists of 150 members from all over the world with each member serving a two-year term.[17][18] There are 50 members from Israel, 50 from North America and 50 from the rest of the world.[19]

2025 Cohort

In 2025, the initial intake of 150 council members[20] was announced for the conference taking place in March.[21][22] The council includes includes communal professionals, academics, students, rabbis, hi-tech professionals, social media influencers, and entrepreneurs, and its members hail from countries such as the U.S., Australia, South Africa, France, Brazil, the U.K., Italy, Ukraine, Argentina, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.[23]

Some of the 2025 council includes Natalie Rens, Jeremy Leibler,[24] Rona Kaufman,[25] and Josh Aronson.[26]

References

  1. ^ "Voice of the People". Voice of the People. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ "Time to Talk". Office of the President. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Herzog announces launch of 'Voice of the People' initiative for global Jewish dialogue". Times of Israel. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  4. ^ "President Isaac Herzog announces global consultation with Jewish world, ahead of landmark initiative for worldwide Jewish advisory council". Israel Governtment Press Office. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  5. ^ "President Isaac Herzog announces global consultation with Jewish world, ahead of landmark initiative for worldwide Jewish advisory council". Israel Governtment Press Office. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  6. ^ "President Isaac Herzog announces global consultation with Jewish world, ahead of landmark initiative for worldwide Jewish advisory council". Israel Governtment Press Office. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Global survey to help chart course of Herzog's 'Voice of the People'". JNS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  8. ^ "After being put on hold after Oct. 7, Israeli president's dialogue project 'Voice of the People' relaunches with an update". EJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  9. ^ "President Isaac Herzog announces global consultation with Jewish world, ahead of landmark initiative for worldwide Jewish advisory council". Israel Governtment Press Office. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  10. ^ "What problems do Jews care about? Voice of the People survey seeks solutions". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  11. ^ "After being put on hold after Oct. 7, Israeli president's dialogue project 'Voice of the People' relaunches with an update". EJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Global survey to help chart course of Herzog's 'Voice of the People'". JNS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  13. ^ "Israel's President Herzog unveils inaugural Voice of the People Council of 150 global leaders". European Jewish Press. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  14. ^ "'We will prevail' President Herzog and Gal Gadot launch 'Voice of the People'". Israel National News. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  15. ^ "Global survey to help chart course of Herzog's 'Voice of the People'". JNS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  16. ^ "'October 7 changed everything': Inside the Jewish world's bold new council". Ynet. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  17. ^ "Voice of the People Tracks". Voice of the People. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  18. ^ "After being put on hold after Oct. 7, Israeli president's dialogue project 'Voice of the People' relaunches with an update". EJewish Philanthropy. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  19. ^ "Global survey to help chart course of Herzog's 'Voice of the People'". JNS. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  20. ^ "Israel's President Herzog unveils inaugural Voice of the People Council of 150 global leaders". European Jewish Press. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  21. ^ "Herzog's 'Voice of the People' announces formation of global Jewish council". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  22. ^ "'We will prevail' President Herzog and Gal Gadot launch 'Voice of the People'". Israel National News. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  23. ^ "Israel's President Herzog unveils inaugural Voice of the People Council of 150 global leaders". European Jewish Press. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  24. ^ "Aussies represent on Voice". Australian Jewish News. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  25. ^ "Pittsburgher Rona Kaufman joins Voice of the People's first global cohort". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  26. ^ "Ono Graduate on the Autism Spectrum Elected to President Herzog's "Voice of the People" Council". Ono Academic College. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_the_People_(Israel)