Newsweek lists America’s top 50 rabbis. The criteria:

[A]re the rabbis known nationally/internationally? (20 points.) Do they have a media presence? (10 points.) Are they leaders within their communities? (10 points.) Are they considered leaders in Judaism or their movements? (10 points.) Size of their constituency? (10 points.) Do they have political/social influence? (20 points.) Have they made an impact on Judaism in their career? (10 points.) Have they made a “greater” impact? (10 points.)

I don’t take the list seriously but one aspect jumped out at me. After each name, the article notes the denominational affiliation of the rabbi in parentheses. Featured were the usual four: Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, and a fifth: Lubavitch!

I couldn’t have put it better myself.