Israel’s Field Hospital in Haiti: Ethical Dilemmas
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media, Jewish Philanthropy, Local Israel
The Israeli Field Hospital in Haiti – Ethical Dilemmas in Early Disaster Response
by Ofer Merin, M.D., Nachman Ash, M.D., Gad Levy, M.D., Mitchell J. Schwaber, M.D., and Yitshak Kreiss, M.D., M.H.A., M.P.A.
Within 48 hours after the massive»
The New Jewish Agency Approach: Peoplehood for Survival
March 4, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, Philanthropy in Israel, The World
A new emphasis on ‘Peoplehood’ reflects both the economic reality and Russian roots of The Jewish Agency.
by Gal Beckerman
Natan Sharansky knows he’s disturbing the status quo. Days before the most recent meeting of the Board of Governors, the»
The Priority of Affordability
March 1, 2010 by eJP
Filed under The American Jewish Scene
The recession has hastened an affordability crisis and highlighted the perverse refusal of the American Jewish community to look after its own first.
Jack Wertheimer writing in Commentary Magazine:
The High Cost of Jewish Living
The nexus between Jews and»
Sharansky Suggests Training 5000 New Leaders
February 21, 2010 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
At the opening plenary of the Jewish Agency’s board meeting, Natan Sharansky – the organization’s chairman – presented similar thoughts to those he enumerated last week at a session of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations.
In»
Covenant Foundation Announces New Grants
January 8, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Education, Jewish Philanthropy, New on eJP, Press Release
From a technology-based curriculum to teach students about Jewish moral and social issues, to a mentorship program for young girls to encourage Jewish community engagement, 13 innovative and trailblazing initiatives are recipients of new Covenant Foundation grants.
As part of»
Bema’aglei Tzedek Moves Forward With New Partnerships
January 3, 2010 by eJP
Filed under Local Israel, Philanthropy in Israel
Bema’aglei Tzedek is now training young women who have recently graduated from high school and are doing a year of national service (sherut leumi) to play essential roles in the organization, allowing them to branch out in exciting new directions.»
Hillel Launches Partnership With City Year
December 27, 2009 by eJP
Filed under New on eJP, The American Jewish Scene, Tikkun Olam
First ever first large-scale partnership between a Jewish and secular national service organization launches January 3rd in Los Angeles
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life is partnering with City Year, the national service organization, to»
Not Only for Ourselves
November 29, 2009 by eJP
Filed under New on eJP, Opinion
an editorial from The Jewish Daily Forward:
The story was heart-warming, but instructive in an unexpected way. Jewish families gathered on a Sunday in a warehouse to pack boxes of pasta, canned vegetables and other food supplies and deliver them»
The Sweetness of Giving
November 20, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Jewish Philanthropy
by Ruth Andrew Ellenson
When I was little, my father would begin every Shabbat by having each person in my family donate money to the bright blue and white tzedakah box we kept in our dining room. We»
NewsBits: Around the Jewish Web
November 15, 2009 by eJP
Filed under In the Media
Recent stories you may find of interest…
from The Jewish Chronicle (UK):
US Jewish charities: prospering despite credit crunch
“It’s a very challenging time, but we are finding creative ways to cope,” said [Jewish Federation of Greater Washington's] CEO, Misha»
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