Changemakers Robert S. Reichmann

Daniel Held serves as the Chief Program Officer of UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, responsible for the organization’s strategies and investments to strengthen the local Jewish community.  Prior to assuming this role in April 2021, Daniel led UJA’s Koschitzky Centre for Jewish Education, and focused strengthening the future of the community by investing in the Jewish education of youth and young adults. Daniel holds a doctorate in Jewish education, is an alumni of the Mandel Executive Leadership Institute and the Wexner Graduate Fellowship.  He lives in Toronto with his wife and three children.

One of the Jewish world's most influential people, Moishe Bane is the President, Orthodox Union & Senior Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins and Ner Israel Rabbinical College in Baltimore, and NYU School of Law. A senior Partner at international law firm, Ropes & Gray, he has practiced in the area of corporate restructuring for over 35 years. He continues to be heavily involved in Jewish community activism, in areas ranging from political advocacy, to Jewish formal and informal education, to religious outreach. Moishe has been serving as the lay President of the Orthodox Union since January 2017, and is currently serving final two year term.

One of America’s premier Jewish thinkers and leaders, Rabbi YY (Yosef Yitzchak) Jacobson is one of the most sought-after speakers in the Jewish world today. He serves as a mentor to hundreds of thousands across the globe and is considered one of the most passionate and mesmerizing communicators of Torah and Hashkafa in today’s generation.

During the coronavirus pandemic, he presented hundreds of classes and lectures, to every demographic of the Jewish community worldwide, offering inspiration and perspective. His video clips of chizuk went viral, reaching millions.

Rabbi Jacobson founded and serves as Dean of TheYeshiva.net, teaching, via the web, one of the largest Torah classes in the world today, with thousands of students globally.