Today: Religious Judaism is led by the greatest contemporary Torah-scholars, plural.
In the past:
Hebrew society was based upon the covenant with God, as set forth in the Torah. The Torah establishes a separation of the various forms of power, so that all of them are not concentrated in one individual.In the earliest era, the Hebrews consisted of family-groups (clans; tribes) led by patriarchs. Later, during the three centuries of the Judges, the Israelite nation had sages (led by Sanhedrin-courts) who were consulted in questions of Jewish law and conduct; while individual Judges occasionally unified the people in war against some common enemy.
During the four centuries of the monarchy, the Israelites were led by three distinct people or groups: the king, the Sanhedrin and the Kohen Gadol. (See also Deuteronomy ch.17-18.)
Link: The role of the prophets
When the monarchy ceased at the time of the First Destruction, the prophets pointed out that the reason was that there had been some individuals, men with positions of power, who misused that power. As was the case concerning the avoidance of idolatry, not everyone heeded the prophets.
Specifically, the monarchy and its hangers-on, and the public functionaries, included a minority that took advantage of those who had no such power.
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Link: Reasons for the Destruction
There is no holy leader of Judaism, and there hasn't been any centralized leadership for roughly 1,940 years.
There is no holy leader of Judaism, and there hasn't been
any centralized leadership for roughly 1,940 years.
The leader of Judaism is the patriarch of the family of priests, known in Hebrew as the Kohen Gadol or "high priest". The family are responsible for all services, operations, and activities in the Holy Temple. There has been no Holy Temple, no functioning family of priests, no Kohen Gadol, and no single leader of Judaism, for roughly 1,940 years.
There is no current leader of Judaism.
The leader of Judaism is the Kohen Gadol (Hebrew, roughly translates as "high priest"). He is the patriarch of the family of priests who conduct services in the Holy Temple. As of now, there has been no temple, no family of priests, no high priest, and no leader of Judaism for roughly 1,940 years.
There is no leader of the Judaism religion.
Abraham is known as the father of Judaism, but there is no person known as "the leader of Judaism".
Judaism is not a centralised religion and does not have a single leader.
Judaism is a religion, not a place.
Judaism was in what is now called Israel. Its holy book is the Tanakh, which contains the Torah and the prophetic books.
Unlike other religions, Judaism is not centralised and there is no one leader.
Judaism: Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) Christianity: Bible Islam: Holy Quran
Abraham was the founder of Judaism, in the Holy Land.
Judaism has not had one central religious leader in almost 2,000 years.