Tzedaka

With the help of more than 50,000 volunteers, Leket Israel rescues 1.5 million hot meals and some 11 million kg of produce and perishable goods annually.

Just two months shy of his 91st birthday, Max peacefully passed away Sunday, November 15, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, surrounded by his loving family.

The 2015 run will kick off on November 18 at 6 p.m. and end on the 20th in Eilat.

Brooklyn teacher Orly Wahba wanted to motivate her students to perform a simple act of kindness – yet that good deed has grown into so much more.

“People with disabilities, like all of us, have the right to be included in all aspects of life, but that has to start with a change of attitude inside society,” says Jay Ruderman.

"One of the issues that plague the relationship between Israel nonprofits and their funders, donors, supporters and contributors is developing a real sense of partnership."

Those of us who believe in supporting social activism need to be demanding as to what is being done with our money, we also need to be fair.

Shapell together with his wife Fela donated large sums of money to institutions for Jewish education and Holocaust education throughout his life and was also a supporter of the Friends of the IDF.