Philanthropy

Israel Prize Laureate Ronny Douek: October 7 accelerated shift in Israeli philanthropy culture

Douek described the day after October 7 as a turning point in how many Israelis understood the role of organized giving.

Ronny Douek inaugurates the first resilience room in Merom HaGalil with Dr. Orna Simhon and local council leadership, the first of 40 rooms planned by Sheatufim in frontline communities.
Tucker Carlson looks on during US President Donald Trump’s meeting with oil  industry executives, at the White House in Washington, Jan. 9.

What Bret Stephens got wrong in his ‘State of World Jewry’ address - opinion

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands ahead of their talks at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, in 2017

Why Israel’s future is being decided in the Indo-Pacific - opinion

Philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in this undated image from the U.S. Justice Department’s file released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in Washington, DC, US, on December 18, 2025.

‘We were careless’: Valeria Chomsky regrets relationship of her family with Jeffrey Epstein


The history of the -phile suffix - explainer

Let’s take a look at the many words that include the combining form of “phil” or “phile” and see what we can uncover. 

 A couple of opacarophiles enjoy the sunset.

Making a difference after retirement

Bernard Pinsky, volunteer chairman of the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation, says everyone, regardless of financial position, can make a difference

BERNARD PINSKY: ‘We can move the needle.’

WATCH: 'Helping people build things that are worthwhile is very gratifying'

In the second episode of 'The Philanthropists,’ Ralph Benmergui, Canadian television and radio personality, speaks with Bernard Pinsky, chair of the Ronald S. Roadburg Foundation.

BERNARD PINSKY: ‘We can move the needle.’

How Israeli philanthropy is responding to the October 7 Hamas massacre

Speaking at The Jerusalem Post's Israel Summit, Inbar Shashua Bar-Nir, the Shashua Family Foundation chairwoman, said that it is crucial to think about the medium and long-term support Israelis need.

 Inbar Shashua Bar-Nir

October 7 devastated Israel, but philanthropy can help heal it - opinion

A long and difficult road must be taken to heal the shattered lives of the October 7 massacre survivors and to address their social, emotional, economic, healthcare, and community needs. 

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

Experts to 'Post': Diaspora Jews need to divert from anti-Israel philanthropy

Israeli leaders in academia and medical administrators now urge philanthropists to switch their contributions to similar institutions in Israel instead.

Photo of Prof. Rivka Carmi

Sylvan Adams, philanthropist who boosted cycling in Israel, gives $100M to Ben-Gurion U amid war

The funds will focus on the future of the Negev and Israel, technological advancements, climate change, sustainability, and global health.

 Sylvan Adams.

'Israel is traumatized, but we will recover,' says Emunah chair

Speaking at the Jerusalem Post conference 'The Second Front,' Yifat Sela, Chairwoman of Emunah, highlighted how the efforts to help those in need are one of the secrets of Israel's resilience.

 EMUNAH Israel Chairwoman Yifat Sela and Tamar Uriel - Beeri

Grapevine November 22, 2020: A true friend in South America

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG with Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on Sunday

American Jews are giving mightily to Israel. Is there enough left to go around? - opinion

Is American Jewish giving to Israel stretching Jewish funds thin?

 HUNDREDS GATHER for a pro-Israel rally in Philadelphia’s Independence Square, sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, last month.