Exodus to Empowerment: Avraham Nega Admasu by Dana Talmi 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. The nonprofit organization works to empower and educate the Ethiopian community in Israel. Committed to planting the seeds for a successful and vibrant Ethiopian community in the town of Rishon L’Tzion, the gar’in is one of 10 such communities dedicated to strengthening the Ethiopian community from within. Admasu’s path as a community leader … Continue Reading

Over the past two years, we’ve often written about the projects and the people, connected to the PresenTense network. Most of the stories have centered around their flagship fellowship program that takes place here in Jerusalem each summer. However, before there was a summer institute, there was PresenTense Magazine. Like eJewish Philanthropy, the magazine is as an all volunteer effort; one that “provides a nurturing environment where Jewish young adults are able to explore and enrich their Jewish identity within a pioneering framework.” Their just-released issue deals with their Jewish Heroes. We are grateful to the PresenTense team for permitting eJewish Philanthropy to share this issue with our readers. We also encourage you to share the various articles with your colleagues and … Continue Reading