Feeding Israel’s Hungry

The State of Israel and the Role of the Nonprofit
Aliza Solomon>>Thu Jan 21, 2010

Additionally, regardless of whether the government bears the ultimate responsibility for feeding the poor, the fact is that it is not doing enough. In this situation, are you honestly ready to abandon these people to lives filled with shame, hunger, and unfulfilled dreams when you have the means and opportunities to help?
 

Every Little Bit Counts

Microfinancing in the Jewish Tradition
Talia Cottrell Furleiter>>Sun Oct 11, 2009

In a globalized world, with advances in technology that have made connections between people across the world more feasible, one could argue that a poor community across the world could be considered to be within one’s primary sphere of obligation, even in terms of proximity. According to this argument, modern microfinance is a logical extension of Jewish charitable values, and an innovative method for fighting global poverty.

 

Time Over Money

Volunteering as Philanthropy
Adir Glick, Maya Paley, Tal Perry>>Sun Oct 11, 2009

The Elders of Zion had it right—money and Jews go hand in hand. Philanthropy runs through the Jewish world like veins run though our bodies.

 

Mind the Gap

Breaking the Nonprofit Glass Ceiling
Laura Berger>>Sun Oct 11, 2009

You make less money, but you are doing “good” work, so it’s worth it. You trade less money for a more flexible schedule, so you can take care of your family. You work for an organization that is struggling for money, so it doesn't bother you that your boss failed to find funding to get you a long-deserved raise. These are only a handful of the excuses that lead people in general, but particularly women, to accept lower salaries in socially-conscious professions.

 

Exodus to Empowerment

Avraham Nega Admasu
Dana Talmi>>Thu Jul 1, 2010

A 38-year-old father of three, material engineer, and community leader, Avraham Nega Admasu empowers Ethiopian youth in Israel to connect to their culture and to integrate into the broader Israeli community. Admasu is part of a gar’in—a Hebrew word that means “seed,” a collaborative community working together for the betterment of society, under the umbrella of the Friends by Nature. 

 

 

Can Anybody Find Me...

Somebody to JLove?
Rachel Lieff Axelbank>>Tue May 4, 2010

In summer ‘08, I took a wrong cyberturn and found myself signing up, unprecedentedly, for a free profile. Woman seeking a Man…Boston…24…enjoys fine dining, long walks on the beach, and bitching about the snow. Before I knew it, I was e-forking over $39.99 for a month of full Jmembership, and then everything went Jfuzzy.

 
 

The Intellectual Giver

A Theory of Moral Relativity
Emily Keeler>>Sun Mar 14, 2010

A theory of moral relativity allows us to let those half-lies and questionable deceptions slip by, even when our intuitions hint otherwise. Our intellects rationalize the gentle tug on the dial of our moral compasses from true north. We’re not wrong. It’s just the tides.

 

Reinventing the Synagogue

Toward a New Model
Dan Medwin>>Sun Mar 14, 2010

What if instead we worked together, as one Jewish community? What if one synagogue specialized in education, one in prayer, and one in social justice? What if people were members of the community as a whole, and not of one particular building? What if we referred members out as often as we tried to hold them in?

 

 

The Electronic Persona

Managing Identities Using Social Networks
Lynley-Shimat Lys>>Sun Mar 14, 2010

I suspected that many young Jews have strong online personas that incorporate their Jewish identities, even when they're connected to non-Jews and friends from other communities... I wanted to find out if other young Jews use social networking sites in similar ways.

 

Friending the Holocaust

Bringing Henio Back to Life
Symi Rom-Rymer>>Sun Mar 14, 2010

The wall on Henio Zytomirski‘s Facebook page is filled with Chanukah menorahs and Christmas greetings. His stats say he has over 2,000 friends, and every day his popularity only increases. “Wow,” you might think. “Lucky guy.” But then, looking more closely, you realize that this is no ordinary profile. Henio was killed in Majdanek, a young Jewish victim of the Holocaust. His profile is where Holocaust remembrance meets the 21st century.