Five Steps Toward Better Engagement

There are key lessons in the success of new programs aimed at building community, fostering engagement, and deepening a sense of peoplehood:

1. Lower Barriers , says Pippi Kessler of the Mothers Circle. “We always offer our programs for free,

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The Sweetness of Giving

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»

A Call to Action: Irina Nevzlin Kogan Urges Her Generation to Pull Up A Chair

For most of my professional life, I have worked in the field of strategic communications and lobbying. I started in a small office in Moscow, moved to a bigger office in London working for corporate clients and political parties, and»

The Emerging Israeli Philanthropist

by Professor Hillel Schmid and Avishag Rudich

Where are the Israeli philanthropists? Jewish donors from around the world have asked that question over the years.

Although the Israeli economy has grown impressively in the past two»