Chief Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks

1 (Last year: 1) Prolific broadcaster, best-selling and rational spokesman for faith, the Chief Rabbi, who turned 60 in March described himself in an interview with the Times last year as “the acceptable face of fundamentalism.

Gerald Ronson

2 (2) Top Jewish philanthropist once jailed for his part in the Guinness shares scandal who works an 80 hour week and has donated up to £40 million to charity.

Trevor Pears

3 (4) Publicity-shy property magnate now running family charity which has given away more than £25 million to Jewish and other causes in the UK and abroad.

Dame Vivien Duffield

4 (10) The highest-placed woman in the list, Dame Vivien 's brainchild is Britain’s first Jewish Community Centre, due to open in London in 2011.

Henry Grunwald

5 (14) A former criminal barrister who is now president of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, and chair of the Jewish Leadership Council.

Rabbi Tony Bayfield

6 (6) Figurehead for the Movement for Reform Judaism, the second-largest group of synagogues in the UK, and a specialist on interfaith questions.

Sir Howard Bernstein

7 (New) The highest new entrant in 2008, Bernstein is the chief executive of Manchester City Council, which he joined as junior clerk.

Rabbi Avraham Pinter

8 (New) Astute and media-friendly, Pinter acts as a bridge between the strictly Orthodox and wider Jewish community and the public at large.

Lord Levy

9 (3) Tony Blair’s former fundraiser, Levy’s influence has waned with the accession of Gordon Brown to number 10.

Ron Prosor

10 (New) Energetic and highly dynamic, Prosor is now Israel’s envoy in London but until 2006 acted as director general of Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Danny Finkelstein

11 (34) In Jewish circles the Comment editor of The Times is rated the best senior journalist of his generation.

Mick Davis

12 (20) Chairman of the UJIA (United Jewish Israel Appeal), Davis heads up the Xstrata mining company and in 2006 was named Britain’s highest-paid chief executive ( annual income £15 million).

Rabbi Ephraim Padwa

13 (23) The head of the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations’ Beth Din, Padwa is internationally renowned as an authority on Jewish religious law.

Sir Trevor Chinn

14 (8) A big-hitter in community politics, Sir Trevor is the UJIA president, a Jewish Leadership Council member and chairman of the Israel Britain Business Council

Simon Morris

15 (52) Chief executive of Jewish Care, the main welfare charity for British Jewry.

Peter Levy

16 (24) Chairman of the Jewish Chronicle, committed to promoting Reform Judaism.

John Mann

17 (New) Non-Jewish Labour MP for Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire, and chair of the Parliamentary Committee against Antisemitism.

Jonathan Freedland

18 (11) Journalist, writer, pro-Israel columnist (The Guardian, Jewish Chronicle) and former BBC correspondent.

Baroness Julia Neuberger

19 (17) Britain’s second woman rabbi, appointed last June as the Government’s independent champion for volunteering.

Lord Janner

20 (7) Labour peer, nearly 80, whose former high ranking on the power list reflected his impact as a job-provider to young Jewish talent.

Elliott Goldstein

21 (New) Twentysomething chairman of the influential educational charity Limmud.

Joe Lobenstein

22 (New) Former mayor of Hackney and Conservative politician.

Melanie Phillips

24 (5) Trenchant writer, author and Daily Mail columnist.

Stephen Rubin

25 (22) Philanthropist who runs the Pentland sportswear company and has interest in business ethics.

Raphael Zarum

26 (48) Educational expert who is chief executive of the London School of Jewish studies.

The Freshwater Family

27 (54) Strictly Orthodox and well known philanthropists, the Freshwater clan includes Benzion, chair of the family property business, who was valued at £970 million in the Sunday Times Rich List, and younger brother Shlomo, a rabbi in Golders Green.

Rabbi Danny Rich

28 (31) An advocate of equal religious rights for women and homosexuals, Rabbi Rich is the figurehead for Liberal Judaism, a 10,000-strong community.

Gordon Brown

29 (New) Perhaps he lacks Tony Blair’s natural affinity with the Jewish community, but Gordon Brown is pro-Jewish, agreeing to become a patron of the Jewish National Fund.

Poju Zabludowicz

30 (57) Finnish billionaire said to own 40 per cent of downtown Las Vegas and a recent addition to the Jewish leadership council