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The Arts

Barbra Streisand
Considered by many to be the greatest popular singer of her generation.
Leonard Cohen
Simon and Garfunkel
Included in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time
Carole King
Carole King is the most successful female songwriter of the latter half of the 20th century in America.

Nehama Leibowitz
Her unique scholarly achievements ultimately opened doors for subsequent female Torah scholars.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (Lubavitcher Rebbe)
Jonathan Sacks
Joseph B. Soloveitchik (The Rav)
Abraham Isaac Kook
One of the most original and influential Jewish religious thinkers of the 20th century and one of the founders of religious Zionism.
Lila Kagedan
First woman with the title of Rabbi to be appointed by an American Orthodox congregation
Rabbis of Tzohar
Tzohar is a socially conscious movement securing an ethical, inclusive, and united Jewish society.in Israel
Shira Marili Mirvis
First woman appointed as an Orthodox rabbi in Israel

Ronnie Kahn AO
An Australian Local Hero of the Year, Ronni is a passionate advocate and activist renowned for disrupting the food waste landscape in Australia. Ms. Kahn has been a guest speaker at Mount Scopus
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Rabbi Heschel was a Jewish theologian and philosopher with a social consciousness that led him to participate in the civil rights movement
Gloria Steinem
Writer, lecturer, political activist, and feminist organizer
Ron Castan
Known for the landmark Mabo native title case, which reversed the concept of Terra Nullius and secured Indigenous land rights.
Ruth Calderon
Calderon has sought to break down the traditional divide in Israeli society between right-wing Orthodoxy and secular liberalism.

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