The idea that staff should be laid off must be removed from the agenda. By Michael Wegier “In every generation they rise up to destroy us.” This Pesach, it is pretty clear that in addition to discussing Egyptian slavery and latter-day antisemites, we will also be discussing … [Read more...] about It is Vital that We Protect our Charity Ecosystem
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Seder2020: This Year Online, Next Year In-Person
By Aliza Kline I know I am not alone in thinking about how this pandemic is affecting our personal, spiritual, and communal lives. This year there is a real risk of people in our community feeling like strangers. As the CEO of OneTable I am constantly focused on our core value … [Read more...] about Seder2020: This Year Online, Next Year In-Person
Three Days – And a Revolution
By Shoshi Becker As soon as iTaLAM got word that the first of our 330 schools across the globe was closing down due to COVID 19 - our team got moving. Within three days, our educators and developers in Israel and Canada had developed support materials and teacher training on … [Read more...] about Three Days – And a Revolution
The Zoom Virus
By Lawrence M. Katz Back in the fall of 2019, I recommended in an email that JAFI, JCCA, JCPA and JFNA would coordinate their Zoom calls so that Jewish communal professionals would have fewer conflicting webinars. The responses from some at JAFI, JCCA, and JFNA seemed … [Read more...] about The Zoom Virus
We Can Become the Philanthropists We Admire
By Liz Fisher This piece was written before the Covid-19 pandemic. Times have changed, and while this is a moment of serious financial uncertainty, it is also a moment of deep need. In this time of uncertainty, let us all have the courage to view ourselves as philanthropists … [Read more...] about We Can Become the Philanthropists We Admire
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