Who is the leader of the religion judaism?

Answer 1

Judaism is primarily a congregationalist religion, so most Rabbis, while recognized by other Rabbis, have no power over other Rabbis. (This is contrary to Catholocism or Orthodox Christianity where Bishops have power over local Priests, etc.) Some Rabbis have more clout, such as the Chief Rabbis of several countries, but they only have the clout they have because other Rabbis agree with their position, not because of the name of the position. Currently the Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi of Israel is Rabbi David Lau (the son of Yisrael Meir Lau, a former Chief Ashkenazic Rabbi) and the Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel is Yitzhak Yosef (the son of Ovadia Yosef, a former Chief Sephardic Rabbi). However, neither of these individuals has the kind of power to be a real "leader".

Answer 2

Answer 1

Judaism has no main religious leader equivalent to the Pope, but within each local community the Rabbi is generally considered the leader.

Answer 2

The world Jewish community is in a bit of a fix just now, as there has not been a religious leader of all of Judaism for 1,942 years (as of 2012).

There is plenty of leadership, with respected and admired Jewish authorities in virtually every country, state, city, community, neighborhood, and congregation where Jews are found. But that's obviously not the same as as having 'a leader' of Judaism.

Answer 3

In Judaism the major leader is God. There is no human more sacred than others. however, in the Jewish history the main leaders whom are responsible for the development of Judaism are: Abraham the first follower of God in it's Jewish course, and Moses, the receiver of the Ten Commandments There have been many other important figures in the Jewish history like: Issac, Jacob, Joseph, Aharon... etc. However those 2 could probably fit the description of leaders more than any others.

Answer

Modern Judaism is not centralised and does not have a single leader.

Answer 4

Judaism has no one spiritual leader. There is no central organization within Judaism, as compared to the Catholic church.

Rabbis are local spiritual leaders, but they are, first and foremost, teachers.

Answer 5

Judaism is not centralized today and has no single worldwide leader. (Judaism is a Congregationalist religion.) In the past, one religious leader of Judaism was Abraham, who founded Judaism. Also, another notable leader was Aaron. Aaron was the founder of the priesthood.

Answer

Judaism does not have a central religious leader. People who practice Judaism attend synagogue services that are led by a Rabbi.

Answer 6

Judaism has no one spiritual leader. There is no central organization within Judaism, as compared to the Catholic church.

Rabbis are local spiritual leaders, but they are, first and foremost, teachers.

Answer 7

Each of the hundreds of Jewish communities worldwide is led by its rabbi or rabbis. There are also lay leaders of various kinds. For a historical list of leaders and important names, see this link.

Answer 8

In ancient times, the Jews had kings and high priests. In recent centuries, there has been no single leader of all the Jews.

Answer 9

You might say that the high priest was the "leader of the religion" for as long as the Temple

existed. In that case, there hasn't been any for about 2,000 years.

Answer 10

At present, each community has its own rabbi or rabbis. For leaders in the past, see this linked page.