Who are famous leaders in Judaism?

Answer 1

They are in the thousands, too many to enumerate. Some examples are: Abraham, who taught monotheism; Moses, who received the Torah from God; Joshua, who brought the people into Canaan; Samson, who defeated the Philistines; Samuel, who anointed King David; all of the Prophets; Ezra, who built the Second Temple; Hillel; Rabbi Akiva; Rabbi Judah, who collated the Oral Torah; Rav Ashi, who collated the Talmud; Rashi, the commentator; Rambam, the codifier; and many more.

Answer 2

It's not easy to pick a few famous leaders from a period of over 3,000 years. Moses - Moshe Rabeinu was the greatest Jewish leader of all times. He took the Jews out of Egypt and gave them the Torah. Read about him on http://www.answers.com/topic/moses Joshua led the Jews into Israel and help conquer and settle the land. Read about him at http://www.answers.com/topic/joshua King David is the most famous Jewish king - read about him on http://www.answers.com/topic/david Elijah - Eliyahu Hanavi is the most famous of Jewish prophets - read about him on http://www.answers.com/topic/elijah-5

Answer 3

Judaism has had many hundreds of important leaders, sages, and prophets, (thousands if you include published Rabbis). There are too many to mention, but here are some examples:

Abraham

Isaac

Jacob

Joseph

Moses

Joshua

Samuel

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Ezekiel

Hoshea

Joel or Yo'el

Amos

Obadiah or Ovadyah

Jonah or Yonah

Micah or Mikhah

Nahum or Nachum

Habakkuk or Havaquq

Zephaniah or Tsefania

Haggai [×—×’×™]

Zechariah [זכריה]

Malachi [מלאכי]

Yokhanan ben Zakkai

Hillel

Akiva

Rashi

Maimonides

Answer 4

They are in the thousands, too many to enumerate. Some examples are: Abraham, who taught monotheism; Moses, who received the Torah from God; Joshua, who brought the people into Canaan; Samson, who defeated the Philistines; Samuel, who anointed King David; all of the Prophets; Ezra, who built the Second Temple; Hillel; Rabbi Akiva; Rabbi Judah, who redacted the Oral Torah; Rav Ashi, who redacted the Talmud; Rashi, the commentator; Rambam, the codifier; and many more.

Answer 5

• Abraham (Genesis ch.11-25).
  

Link: About Abraham

• Isaac (Genesis ch.17, 21, 22 and 26)
  
• Jacob (Genesis ch.25, and 27-35)
  
• Joseph (Genesis ch.37, and 39-50)
  

Link: About Joseph

• Moses (Exodus ch.2 onwards)
  

Link: About Moses

• Joshua, Deborah (Judges ch.4-5), Samuel, King David, King Solomon, King Hezekiah, Mordecai, Ezra, Hillel, Rabbi Akiva, Rabbi Judah ("the prince"), Rabbi Ashi, Rabbi Saadia Gaon, and thousands more.
  

Link: About King David

See also the other Related Links.Link: History of the Hebrew Bible

Link: Dates and major names in Jewish history

Answer 6

Judaism isn't a centralised religion. Each community has its own leaders, both religious and secular.