This edit­ed vol­ume fea­tures essays from lead­ing aca­d­e­mics and schol­ars on issues relat­ed to Jew­ish lead­er­ship. Con­tri­bu­tions are divid­ed into one of three main cat­e­gories: ​“The His­toric Poli­ty,” ​“The Con­tem­po­rary Poli­ty,” or ​“Peren­ni­al Issues.” Read­ers of this weighty vol­ume can read the book in its entire­ty or select indi­vid­ual essays with par­tic­u­lar appeal. A seri­ous and insight­ful overview of key themes in Jew­ish lead­er­ship from the bib­li­cal epoch to con­tem­po­rary America.