Isaac Herzog

Isaac Herzog is an Israeli politician and the country's current president, being the first president to have been born in Israel after the Declaration of Independence was announced.

In the past, Herzog had served several terms in the Knesset in the Labor Party and the Zionist Union in partnership with the Tzipi Livni-led Kadima.

His father, Chaim Herzog, was Israel's sixth president and his grandfather, Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, was chief rabbi of both Ireland and Israel. Currently, his brother Mike Herzog is Israel's ambassador to the US.

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Wisdom of the past, energy of the future: Emunah Women celebrates 90 years

With branches all over the world, Emunah Women provides social programs and funding for many Israeli women and children throughout the Jewish state. 

A unity council with big dreams, a finance minister with new friends in DC

As President Herzog's ambitious project to bridge the Israel-Diaspora divide celebrates its first year, skepticism lingers.

06/03/2025

Herzog’s Voice of the People summit tackles Jewish unity in a post-October 7 world

Global Jewish leaders debate the future of world Jewry at Herzog’s Haifa summit.

Grapevine February 28, 2025: So long, Steve

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Israelis hold a sign honoring the Bibas family, in northern Israel, February 20, 2025

Israel reacts to return of slain hostages, Hamas's withholding of Shiri Bibas

Kibbutz Nir Oz calls for "release not revenge"; Finance Minister Smotrich calls for Hamas’s annihilation; Aryeh Deri calls to strike Hamas with "an iron fist."

Herzog: This is a wake up call, we are facing absolute cruel evil, we must stand together

Herzog thanked the Roman Jewish community for their support and solidarity with the Israeli people and addressed their deep concerns for the difficult days ahead.

500 days on, the Jewish Agency's Fund for Victims of Terror is helping Israel heal

The report reviews the scope of the damage inflicted since the beginning of the Iron Swords War, and reveals the investment in rehabilitation, totaling NIS 85,528,480, over the last 15 months.

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