Tzedaka
Canvas for a cause: Art, music, and tzedakah in Jerusalem
Canvas for a Cause, an art auction benefiting the synagogue’s charitable fund, Keren Tzedakah, drew community members, art lovers, and supporters of social justice.
Tzedakah: The happiness of giving instead of spending on ourselves - opinion
What are the ancient and modern practices of Passover's Kimcha de’Pischa? - opinion
‘Philanthropy starts with curiosity’
I had to choose between buying Passover food and paying my bills
Given our wealth of community organizations and deeply generous donors, all it would take to feed all Jews in need for Passover, no questions asked, is the communal will to do so.
The power of giving: a mission to Ethiopia to bestow the gift of sight
“We live once; this is not a rehearsal. Make it count.”
Temples in Boston and Philadelphia make Super Bowl wager
The synagogue from the city of the losing team will donate 18 times the difference in the score to the charity of the other synagogue’s choice.
Are there any Jews left in Morocco?
There are graves of tzaddikim in almost every city, village, mountain, valley and beachside town on the map, many of which I was blessed to be able to go to thereafter and pray at.
Parashat Ki Tavo: From egoism to altruism
The teaching's of this week's torah portion.
The next generation’s version of ‘tikkun olam’
Thanks to creativity, ingenuity and the support of the Genesis Prize Foundation, Genesis Generation Challenge winners are achieving their vision of turning Jewish values into action.
The Human Spirit: Lunching with cops
These men gather five mornings a week to prepare the food for a soup kitchen and social club called Avivim.
Lone Holocaust survivor visited by Bar Refaeli on birthday
Ernest Veiner, a blind and disabled Holocaust survivor, invited the public to join him in his birthday celebrations.
Monet: Discovering the Light
Promises, promises…
After the fires, those who knew what to do and whom to contact have been doing so.