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Podcast: What Gives?
Monday, October 13, 2025 Dr. Keren Fraiman and Dr. Sivan Zakai - The Future of Israel Education » Episode 72 of What Gives?—the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 Sarah Hurwitz - Reclaiming Jewish Identity and Peoplehood » Episode 71 of What Gives?—the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Elias Saratovsky - Immersive Israel Travel and the Future of Jewish Identity » Episode 70 of What Gives? —the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and...
Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Shai Held - Judaism is About Love » Episode 69 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 Josh Miller - How Great Grants Get Made (and What Happens When They Don’t) » Episode 68 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Simon Greer - Viewpoint Diversity » Episode 67 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Thursday, May 29, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) William Daroff - Building Consensus in a Divided World » Episode 66 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 Rabbi Noah Farkas - Responding to Disaster, Rebuilding Jewish Life » Episode 65 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Dr. Neil Theise - Exploring Complexity and the Science of Belonging » Episode 64 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Dr. Jeffrey Solomon - Legacy, Leadership, and the Future of Jewish Philanthropy » Episode 63 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO&nbs...
Thursday, March 6, 2025 Stephen Bronfman & Nigel Savage - Climate Action & Jewish Leadership » Episode 62 of What Gives?—the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO&nbs...
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer: Bridging Divides Through Torah Study » Episode 61 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 Dr. Noam Weissman - Empowering the Next Generation Through Jewish Storytelling » Episode 60 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 Yehuda Kurtzer - Jewish Identity in a Changing World » Episode 59 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and CEO An...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 Laura Lauder - Philanthropic Leadership and Securing the Jewish Future » Episode 58 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN Preside...
Wednesday, November 13, 2024 Andrés Spokoiny - Reimagining Jewish Communities, hosted by Abigail Pogrebin » Episode 57 of What Gives? the Jewish Philanthropy Podcast from Jewish Funders Network, featuring JFN President and CEO&nbs...
Monday, September 30, 2024 Rachel Sumekh - Dispelling Myths and Addressing Jewish Poverty » Episode 56 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN P...
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 Zvika Krieger - Responsible Innovation » Episode 55 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and ...
Wednesday, September 4, 2024 Rabbi Sharon Brous – Love, Loss, and Building Sacred Communities » Episode 54 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and ...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024 Joshua Foer - Innovating Jewish Education and Storytelling » Episode 53 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network, hosted by JFN President and ...
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Amy Spitalnick - Antisemitism, Democracy, and Coalition Building » Episode 52 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. Amy ...
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 (0 Comments - view/add) Rabbi Danny Schiff - Judaism in a Digital Age » Episode 51 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We bring you an episode recorded l...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Yotam Polizer - Adaptability, Care, and Post-Traumatic Growth » Episode 50 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We continue our series of messages...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 Oded Adomi Leshem - Hope Amidst Grief » Episode 49 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We continue our series of messages...
Thursday, May 2, 2024 Dan Senor - How Israel Will Bounce Back » Episode 48 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. We continue our series of messages...
Monday, April 15, 2024 Sigal Yaniv Feller: Charting the Future of Philanthropy in Israel » Episode 47 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. Explore the vital r...
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 Andres Spokoiny addresses the 2024 JFN International Conference in Tel Aviv » After the unthinkable events of October 7 th and the subsequent crises in Israel, we made the decision to suspe...
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Dr. Mijal Bitton: Translating Sephardic and Mizrahi Stories in America » Episode 45 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. ...
Monday, September 11, 2023 Rabbi Leon Morris: Creating Communities of Meaning Through Submission » Episode 44 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. ...
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 Yotam Polizer: IsraAID's Humanitarian Road to Global Compassion » Episode 43 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network....
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Casper ter Kuile: Building Spiritual Connections Locally and Digitally » Episode 42 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network....
Thursday, July 6, 2023 Dara Horn: The Problem with Holocaust Education » Episode 41 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network....
Thursday, June 1, 2023 Dan Smokler: Reinventing the Old for an Innovative Future » Episode 40 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network....
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 David Bernstein: The Threat of Illiberalism » Episode 39 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. David Bernstein ,...
Monday, April 10, 2023 Carly Maisel: Shining a Light on Antisemitism » Episode 38 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network....
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