By Avi Bieler
Last Wednesday, on this site, David Samson wrote a piece ostensibly about the need to form a united association of Israeli nonprofits funded by those same nonprofits. He expressed concern that existing umbrella groups have ulterior motives and criticized their lack of transparency. Within his article he loosely suggested that Jgive.com is one of these umbrella organizations and accused the nonprofit platform of being opaque with … [Read more...] about Fully Transparent and Proud of our Diversity:
A Response to David Samson
Fully Transparent and Proud of our Diversity:
After the Siren:
Yom Hazikaron and Gratitude
By Andrés Spokoiny
Israel has two major memorial days: Yom Hazikaron - the remembrance day for fallen soldiers of Israel and Israeli terror victims - and Yom Hashoah Vehagevurah, Holocaust and Heroism memorial day. One is a reminder of the cost of having a Jewish State; the other is a reminder of the cost of not having it.
If you’ve ever spent Yom Hazikaron in Israel, you know how special a day it is - how far from the American “Memorial … [Read more...] about After the Siren:
Yom Hazikaron and Gratitude
Memorial Day 2018:
Remembering Israel’s Fallen
Remembrance Day, Yom HaZikaron, which begins this evening, is a day of collective and personal anguish mingled with honor for the fallen. The official events begin at 8:00 PM IDT with a moment of national silence heralded by a one minute siren followed by the lighting of a memorial candle at the Western Wall.
This year we remember:
A total of 23,646 men and women, including 1485 police officers, have been killed defending the land of Israel … [Read more...] about Memorial Day 2018:
Remembering Israel’s Fallen
Jewish Overnight Camping for Families:
A Series of Articles for Exploration
Igniting the Imagination: A Vision for a Jewish Family Camp
By Rabbi Miriam Burg
There is a unicorn and a wizard who live in the woods. If we sing loudly enough during the week, we might catch a glimpse of them galloping by on Friday morning. And Puff the Magic Dragon, he lives somewhere on the lake. We feed him soggy jelly sandwiches whenever we go sailing. He must really like them because they always disappear.
Every summer, my family - … [Read more...] about Jewish Overnight Camping for Families:
A Series of Articles for Exploration
Honeymoon Israel is not an “Interfaith Couples” Trip to Israel
By Avi Rubel and Mike Wise Recently, a potential funder told us that their foundation wasn’t in the “interfaith space” so probably wasn’t a good fit for Honeymoon Israel. For what seemed like the thousandth time, we explained that Honeymoon Israel never was meant to be nor is it in practice an “interfaith” program. In less than three years, Honeymoon Israel has succeeded at bringing more than 1,200 couples to Israel and has more than 1,000 … [Read more...] about Honeymoon Israel is not an “Interfaith Couples” Trip to Israel
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