The Jewish Fitness Coach, Yoel Levy, started as a regular fitness creator sharing running videos and training advice. After October 7 he chose to use his platform in a new way. He stepped forward as a proud Jew and dedicated his running to the Bibas boys, Ariel and Kfir, whose red hair became a symbol of Jewish heartbreak and hope.   He now runs marathons around the world dressed as Batman in their memory, as Ariel Bibas was particularly fond of the superhero. Levy has run in

Dr Naya Lekht is a leading educator on antisemitism, antizionism and Jewish identity. Born in the former Soviet Union and raised in the United States, she speaks openly about growing up without the freedom to live as a Jew, and how that experience shaped her commitment to Jewish learning and public education.   Naya is known for her groundbreaking work on antizionism. She explains how antizionism developed as a modern form of antisemitism, how it challenges Jewish nationhood,

Mayim Bialik is an actress, author and neuroscientist whose career spans science, television and Jewish education. She began as a child actor, first gaining attention for her role as the young Cecilia in the 1988 film Beaches, and then becoming a household name as the lead in the 1990s sitcom Blossom. After stepping away from acting to focus on academics, she earned a PhD in neuroscience from UCLA and later returned to television in The Big Bang Theory , where her scientific

Adam Louis Klein is a writer, musician and anthropologist whose work focuses on Jewish identity, antisemitism and the meaning of belonging. He studied at Yale and the University of Chicago and is completing his PhD at McGill University, where he has become a leading voice on Jewish history and the modern challenges facing our community.   He is also a founding member of the Movement Against Antizionism, a group dedicated to exposing and challenging the assumptions that allow

Tal Becker is one of Israel’s most respected legal minds and a quiet force behind its diplomacy. Born in Paris and raised in Melbourne, he attended Leibler Yavneh College before moving to Israel in the 1990s to begin a career dedicated to law, ethics, and national service.   As a senior legal adviser in Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Becker was one of the principal architects of the Abraham Accords, helping draft the agreements that normalised Israel’s relations with several Arab

Steve Witkoff was best known as a powerhouse real-estate developer. In 2025, he stepped into one of the toughest roles of our time, bringing Israeli hostages home.   In late 2024, then President-elect Donald Trump appointed Witkoff as Special Envoy to the Middle East, even though he had no formal diplomatic experience. Trump recruited him for his longstanding loyalty and his reputation as a tough negotiator.   When the January 2025 ceasefire and hostage exchange negotiations

When their children were taken, Rachel Goldberg-Polin (mother of Hersh z"l) and Einav Zangauker (mother of Matan) refused to be silent. Rachel carried her son’s photo from Jerusalem to the UN and the White House, making sure leaders around the world saw his face. Einav marched through Israel with other parents, demanding action day after day. Both women have continued non-stop. Even after learning her son Hersh was killed, Rachel has kept speaking out so the world does not fo

Just last week, on Yom Kippur 2025, the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester came under attack. A terrorist killed two worshippers and wounded several others outside the synagogue. Inside, Yoni Finlay, a father and regular worshipper, and Adrian Daulby, a gentle man known for his quiet presence, rushed to barricade the doors, determined to stop him from breaking in.    Within a few minutes, police arrived and fired at the terrorist from outside. Bullets passed throug

You may know Idan Amedi as an actor from the hit Israeli series Fauda or as a popular singer-songwriter. But in October 2023, he put...

College finals or civil rights battle? Shabbos Kestenbaum skipped the curve and took on Harvard itself. This Orthodox Jew, Harvard...

She’s Wonder Woman on screen and a proud Jew off screen. Gal Gadot went from serving in the IDF to becoming one of Hollywood’s most...

Emily Damari, a British Israeli hostage, was abducted on October 7, 2023, and held by Hamas in Gaza for over 15 months. Despite her...

Actress, producer, activist, and Israel’s first Special Envoy for Combating Antisemitism. Noa Tishby is the author of Israel: A Simple...