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| Passover Seder at the White House |
Jews in the Obama Administration
Barack Obama Chiefs of Staff:Rahm Emanuel - Jewish
William Daley - Roman Catholic
Jacob Lew (current) - Jewish. Lew is the first Orthodox Jews who observes the Sabbath to hold the office of White House Chief of Staff.
Current Staff Members | |
| Jack Lew | Chief of Staff to the President |
| David Plouffe | Senior Advisor to the President |
| Danielle Borrin | Associate Director, Office of Public Engagement; Special Assistant to the Vice Preisdent |
| Gary Gensler | Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| Dan Shapiro | Ambassador to Israel |
| Gene Sperling | Director National Economic Council |
| Mary Schapiro | Chairwoman of the Securities and Exchange Commission |
| Steven Simon | Head of Middle East/North Africa Desk at the National Security Council |
| Eric Lynn | Middle East Policy Advisor |
Past Staff Members | |
| Rahm Emanuel (2009-2010) | Chief of Staff to the President |
| David Axelrod (2009-2011) | Senior Advisor to the President |
| Elena Kagan (2009-2010) | Solicitor General of the United States |
| Peter Orszag (2009-2010) | Director of the Office of Management and Budget |
| Lawrence Summers ('09-'11) | Director National Economic Council |
| Mona Sutphen (2009-2011) | Deputy White House Chief of Staff |
| James B. Steinberg ('09-'11 ) | Deputy Secretary of State |
| Dennis Ross (2009-2011 ) | Special Assistant to the President, Senior Director for the Central Region to the Secretary of State |
| Ronald Klain (2009-2011) | Chief of Staff to the Vice President |
| Jared Bernstein (2009-2011) | Chief Economist and Economic Policy Advisor to the Vice President |
| Susan Sher (2009-2011) | Chief of Staff to the First Lady |
| Lee Feinstein (2009) | Campaign Foreign Policy Advisor |
| Mara Rudman (2009) | Foreign Policy Advisor |
Joe Biden proudly proclaims to be a Zionist
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