Make Your Voice Heard: Vote in the 2025 World Zionist Congress Elections

From March 10 to May 4, 2025, American Jews will have the opportunity to vote for their delegates to the 39th World Zionist Congress (WZC), often called the “parliament of the Jewish people.” This election directly impacts the distribution of more than $5 billion across Israel and Jewish communities worldwide over the next five years.

BJ proudly supports the Hatikvah Slate, a coalition of progressive American Jews working to ensure that Israel lives up to its highest values—democracy, equality, and justice for all its inhabitants and neighbors. By voting for Hatikvah, we can amplify a vision of Zionism rooted in dignity, pluralism, and human rights.

Why Your Vote Matters

The WZC is the most powerful platform for Jews outside Israel to influence policies affecting Israeli society, religious pluralism, and global Jewish life. With one-third of Congress delegates coming from the U.S., a strong voter turnout ensures that our values are represented.

Visit https://azm.org/elections/ to learn more about the election process, the 20 slates to choose from, and how to register to cast a ballot. 

To be eligible to vote in the U.S. election to the 39th World Zionist Congress, you must:

• Be Jewish (and not subscribe to another religion)
• Be 18 years or older by June 30, 2025
• Be a U.S. citizen or a legal permanent resident in the U.S.
• Maintain your primary residence in the U.S. 
• Accept the Jerusalem Program (the Zionist movement platform) 
• Have not voted in the November 2022 Knesset election (and will not vote in any future Knesset election which may be held prior to July 28, 2025)

Registration and voting will open on March 10, 2025. Voting will be online and paper ballots will be available on request. The fee to register and vote is $5, which goes to cover the operating costs of the election.