By COLlive reporter
The Jewish Chronicle, England’s oldest and most widely-read Jewish newspaper, has published “JC Power 100” list, ranking the commonwealth’s most influential people.
It has been releasing the names in segments for the last few weeks with its final 10 being named last week, generating buzz over some of its high profile picks, among them some non-Jews.
Topping the list were mining magnate Mick Davis, Chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council; businessman and philanthropist Trevor Pears; Emeritus Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; philanthropist Dame Vivien Duffield; and current Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis.
Placed at number 65, without community members expecting it, was Rabbi Bentzi Sudak, CEO of Chabad Lubavitch UK and youngest son of the late Head Shliach Rabbi Nachman Sudak OBM.
Here is the description the newspaper editors wrote:
“The chief executive of the Lubavitch Foundation in Britain, Rabbi Sudak has overseen the rapid expansion of the organization across all aspects of Jewish life.
“A former media director of Chabad in the United States, he is credited with developing online resources that have attracted a new generation of supporters.
Education is another key area – he has worked to promote schools in Stamford Hill and Chabad houses on university campuses. Affable, polite and welcoming, his stock should rise.”
I have always been proud of u bentzi.now the word is out and everyone knows what I already did – you’re a winner!! Your #1 fan and favorite cousin
Wow! How amazing!!!
Glad to be related to such a Chabad celebrity!
Yes, indeed the Rebbe is working from on High
Behind every great man there is a greater women,
Go Rochie, Go!
Keep up the great work all across the UK, you dont need to look up to know your father is smiling down from Gan Eden
Rav Bentzi Sudak brough new light to London. In the few short years since he came, so much has been accomplished. I wish him all the best luck for the future, michail el choil.
Bentzi so glad for you on this deserving honor. Keep in the path of your amazing father and, together with Rochi, you will surely succeed iyH.
Your cousins in Efrat
Finally, the media is recognizing a shliach who well deserves the accolades and not those who seek the limelight with little substance behind the public persona!
and good luck for the dinner
you do amazing work and may all the Rebbes brochos continue. your fans in SA