What Do You Know About Haredi Education?
As informed funders in Israel, shouldn't we have a basic understanding of most of society’s big issues, whether we fund those issues or not?
By Offi Zisser
CEO, Azrieli Foundation Israel
Leo Noé's Speech at the Accelerate Conference
Leo Noé delivered the following remarks at the Accelerate one-day conference on Haredi employment and economic integration. Click here for more from that conference.
Ladies and gentlemen, good morning.
After many years of “meshulochim” (in the Yiddish fundraising vernacular) ringing my doorbell immediately upon my return home from work (irrespective of the time and before I had even had a chance to eat); coming to my office; sending me e-mails and constant phone calls, I asked myself why there was this constant stream of “meshulochim” coming from Israel all asking the same thing “support me and my family because I have no other option but to ask”!
Read moreAngelica Berrie's Closing Remarks at the Accelerate Conference
JFN Board Chair Angelica Berrie delivered the following closing remarks at the Accelerate one-day conference on Haredi employment and economic integration. Click here for more from that conference.
Philanthropy is a journey of lifelong learning. Today was a very enriching experience for me as a funder and an eye-opening experience for me as JFN Board Co-Chair, because I learned how much I still don't know about what other Funders and nonprofits are doing around the issue of increasing Haredi participatrion to strengthen Israel.
Read moreReflections on JFN Meeting on Israeli Haredi (Ulta-Orthodox) Society
On July 1, 2015, we gathered for a special learning opportunity, organized by JFN, dedicated to Israel’s Haredi society.
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