Eric Fleisch, Theodore Sasson, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University

Jewish Funders Network, Ruderman Family Foundation, The Jewish Federations of North America, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee

Passover is a holidays of journeys. The journey of the Hebrews from Egypt to the Promise Land; the journey from Slavery to Freedom and the ultimate journey: the Jews' road to peoplehood. Somewhere along this momentous journey, a ragtag bunch of slaves become the People of the Book and gave to humanity the eternal ethical and moral values that guide us to this very day.

JFN President & CEO Andrés Spokoiny's address to the 2012 Jewish Funders Network International Conference.

A person is walking in the street and passes by a dance hall. The windows of the dance hall are very thick and soundproof, so he can’t hear the music. He only sees people making all sort of strange movements. He walks away, thinking he just saw a bunch of totally crazy people, maybe a mental asylum of some sort.

Purim is arguably one of the merriest holidays of the Jewish calendar. Because of that, perhaps, we don’t often reflect on its deep meaning and its contemporary relevance.

Elad Katz, Didi Lachman-Messer, Yad Hanadiv

FSG, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Andrés Spokoiny and Jay Ruderman, eJewish Philanthropy.

On December 6th, nearly 175 leaders – funders, academic experts, and program leaders – came together in New York to explore ways that our community can do more to be fully inclusive of people with disabilities.