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Sunday, January 12, 2025   (0 Comments - view/add)
JFN West Coast director: ‘People are coming together in a way we haven’t seen in a really long time’ »
From  eJewish Philanthropy   (January 12, 2025) Volunteers are clamoring for opportunities to help after dev...
Friday, December 20, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
An Iranian Jewish Hanukkah, made in America »
From  eJewish Philanthropy   (December 20, 2024) I have been asked more this year than ever what it’s like to...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
New study sheds light on Jewish poverty, finding general disconnect from fellow Jews, communal orgs »
From  eJewish Philanthropy   (December 18, 2024) eJP speaks with two of the people behind the report, Ilana H...
Friday, November 15, 2024
Joel Fleishman’s Vision for Philanthropy Should Inspire Us All »
From  the Chronicle of Philanthropy   (November 15, 2024) The philanthropic world recently lost one of its gre...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
No More Heroes: Contemporary Antisemitism and the West’s Culture of Victimhood »
From  FATHOM  (November, 2024) There was a time, not long ago, when societies built their stories around he...
Friday, October 4, 2024
Oct. 7 changed Israel. A year later, it must change American Jews, too »
From  THE FORWARD  (OCTOBER 4, 2024) If you’re an American Jew right now, the easiest thing to be is afraid....
Wednesday, October 2, 2024   (0 Comments - view/add)
Tra­di­tion and Tran­si­tion: Jew­ish Com­mu­ni­ties and the Hyper-Empow­ered Individual »
From JEWISH BOOK COUNCIL  (OCTOBER 2, 2024) We live in a time of extra­or­di­nary choice. Today, the hyper-empow­...
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Maradona, Quantum Physics and Rosh Hashanah »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  (OCTOBER 2, 2024) Contemporary philosopher Diego Maradona once had an interaction...
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
How Donors in the Jewish Funders Network Are Responding in a Time of War »
From  Inside Philanthropy  (OCTOBER 1, 2024) The Jewish Funders Network (JFN) has long sought to be an open,...
Monday, August 12, 2024
Remembering to Cherish: From Station Eleven to Jerusalem »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  (AUGUST 12, 2024) Back in May, The New York Times reported on a list of “pro-Isra...
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Solidarity from Sinai: Strengthening our Covenant »
From eJewish Philanthropy (JUNE 11, 2024) The American War of Independence didn’t create an American People, and the...
Sunday, May 12, 2024
The Jewish Oyster Problem »
From Tablet  (MAY 4, 2024) In the Kuzari, one of the great Jewish philosophical treatises of the Middle Ages, Rab...
Saturday, May 4, 2024
What Died at Columbia »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  (MAY 4, 2024) Columbia used to be a university. I now see it as the burial ground...
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Hundreds gather in Tel Aviv for Jewish Funders Network’s annual convention »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  (MARCH 19, 2024) TEL AVIV — The Hilton Hotel became the epicenter of frenzied act...
Friday, January 19, 2024
Feeding the Hunger for Jewish Belonging and Education »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  (January 19, 2023) Most recent conversations in the philanthropic community are abo...
Thursday, December 14, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Planning for an Unknown Future »
From eJewish Philanthropy (December 13, 2023) Probably the greatest challenge that leaders face today is how to act dec...
Thursday, December 14, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Take care of your own »
From eJewish Philanthropy  (NOVEMBER 14, 2023) I was brought up in the universalist tradition of Judaism. I belie...
Monday, November 13, 2023
American Jews are giving mightily to Israel. Is there enough left to go around? »
From Jewish Telegraphic Agency (NOVEMBER 12, 2023) With many nonprofits dependent on the end-of-the-year gifts that...
Wednesday, November 8, 2023   (0 Comments - view/add)
Hearts in the east, Jewish Funders Network in the West: L.A. convening focuses on crisis in Israel »
From eJewish Philanthropy (November 8, 2023) Nearly 120 people representing 75 funders gathered here this week to ta...
Thursday, October 19, 2023
In the Face of Growing Antisemitism, Silence From Secular Philanthropy Is Unacceptable »
From the Chronicle of Philanthropy (October 19, 2023) Nearly two weeks since the Hamas massacre in Israel, we ha...
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Philanthropy: There’s No Place for Equivocation in Israel’s Time of Need »
From the Center for Effective Philanthropy (October 18, 2023) “You know, there are moments in this life — and I...
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Amidst the Fog of War, Navigating Philanthropic Support for Israel »
From  eJewish Philanthropy  October 13, 2023) Every day, when we think that nothing else could shock us,...
Thursday, October 5, 2023
Sharing Narratives of ‘Normalcy’ Can Help Debunk Misconceptions about Jews »
From eJewish Philanthropy (October 5, 2023) “Can I see your horns?” the boy asked when he heard I was Jewish...
Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Poor and Working-Class Jews are Underrepresented in Pop Culture, New Analysis Argues »
From  JTA   (October 5, 2023) As the WGA, the screenwriters’ union in Hollywood, returns to work followi...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
A Los Angeles Program Is Turning Jewish Teens into Philanthropists »
From eJewish Philanthropy (October 4, 2022) The nine teens were participating in their first session of LAunchpa...
Tuesday, October 4, 2022
Helping Jewish Funders Step up on Climate Change »
From eJewish Philanthropy (October 4, 2022) Once a hypothetical thing to worry about, climate change has become...
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Coalition of Major Jewish Groups Convene in New International Initiative to Fight Climate Change »
From eJewish Philanthropy (September 15, 2022) The Jewish Funders Network has worked to make its conferences paperle...
Monday, August 15, 2022
Impacting Investing Goes More Mainstream as ESG Strategies Change »
From eJewish Philanthropy (August 15, 2022) Impact investing eludes a precise definition, as different donors can fe...
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Your Daily Phil: New Study on DAF Attitudes »
From eJewish Philanthropy (July 19, 2022) In an article reporting on a new poll finding that most Ame...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Space at the Table for Everyone »
From eJewish Philanthropy (July 11, 2022) What we learned after this project was well underway is that our model...
Thursday, June 30, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
How Supply Chain Troubles, Inflation and Stock Market Woes Are Impacting Jewish Nonprofits »
From eJewish Philanthropy (June 30, 2022) “In a time of economic crisis, philanthropy is part of the safety net,...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
Looking To Make Your Grantmaking More Inclusive? Try Participatory Grantmaking. »
From eJewish Philanthropy (May 18, 2022) One of the most famous lines from Pirkei Avot, the compilation of Talmu...
Friday, May 13, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
JFN West Regional Conference Urges Participants to ‘Be the Story’ »
From eJewish Philanthropy (May 13, 2022) On arrival at the Luxe Sunset Boulevard Hotel earlier this week, there...
Monday, May 2, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
It’s Time to Bring Back In-Person Gatherings: Here’s How »
From eJewish Philanthropy (May 2, 2022) “It is so great to be together in person again!” Last month, at the...
Thursday, April 28, 2022   (0 Comments - view/add)
How Israeli Philanthropy Is Changing in the COVID Era »
From eJewish Philanthropy (April 28, 2022) “There’s a steady rise, slow but stable, in the amount of money donat...

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