Rabbi Doron Perez
Rabbi Doron Perez is the Executive Chairman of the Mizrachi World Movement and the President of the World Zionist Organization.
Rabbi Doron Perez studied for 10 years in some of Israel’s leading yeshivot culminating in receiving Rabbinic ordination. He served in the I.D.F as part of the Hesder Program and has a BA in Jewish Education and an MA in Jewish History.
He served the South African Jewish community for 15 years (2000–2014) in multiple leadership roles; as a community leader, Rabbi and educator. He served as the Rabbi of the Mizrachi Movement of South Africa during these years, the Senior Rabbi of the vibrant Mizrachi shul in Johannesburg, and the Head of School of the Yeshiva College schools, the first and largest Torah school in Southern Africa.
Rabbi Perez returned to Israel with his family in 2014 to take up a new position as CEO at the Mizrachi World Movement. He is the driving force behind the re-invigoration of the Mizrachi Movement worldwide. Since assuming his position, Rabbi Perez has focused on organizational transformation and innovative programming with the collective goal of making Jewish and Zionist identity as relevant and transformative in communities throughout the Diaspora.
Rabbi Perez is a renowned orator and is a sought after speaker and scholar-in-residence in communities around the world. He has authored two books: Leading the Way – a collection of writings on some of life’s most important issues and recently The Jewish State – from Opposition to Opportunity – a manifesto on Zionism and Jewish statehood. The latter book is available in English, Hebrew and Spanish, and is currently being translated into Portuguese.
He is married to Shelley and resides in Yad Binyamin – they have four children. Their second son, Captain Daniel Perez was killed in action on October 7th. His body was held in Gaza for two years before being returned to Israel for burial.
