[4] The goal of the project is to open dialogue between Jewish communities across the world and advise the President on challenges facing them.
[9] In August 2024,[10] a global survey[11] was conducted to determine the most urgent issues facing Jewish communities in Israel and around the world.
[13] In September 2024, in a launch event with Gal Gadot, Herzog announced that the application process for the council was open.
[14] An algorithm narrowed the applicants down to 400[15] based on gender, age, religious affiliation, ethnicity and location whereby the Voice of the People team reduced it to 150.
[21][22] The council includes includes communal professionals, academics, students, rabbis, hi-tech professionals, social media influencers, and entrepreneurs, and its members hail from countries such as the U.S., Australia, South Africa, France, Brazil, the U.K., Italy, Ukraine, Argentina, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.