By Aliza Gershon As the nation arises Torn at heart but breathing To receive its miracle, the only miracle. With soft voice: We - Are the silver platter On which the Jews' state Was presented today. Thus wrote Natan Alterman in his celebrated poem, “The Silver Platter,” in December 1947, anticipating the rebirth of national sovereignty by a few months. The establishment of the State of Israel 70 years ago was one of the … [Read more...] about Seeking the Silver Platter
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Parting the Red C’s – Escaping Egypt and the belief that Millennials won’t pay
By Daniel S. Horwitz, Matt Weiner & Avery Drongowski It’s the Saturday evening before Passover. You find yourself and a group of 8 friends entering an airy, well-lit loft in a hip neighborhood in Metro Detroit. You’ve been given the objectives and your mission: to find all of the items to fill the Seder plate sitting empty on the large Passover table set in the middle of the room. You and your friends try a sip of horseradish infused vodka … [Read more...] about Parting the Red C’s – Escaping Egypt and the belief that Millennials won’t pay
We Were Made for Times like These
By Melanie Roth Gorelick I am excited to welcome the leaders of the Community Relations Field to NYC for the JCPA2018 National Conference April 22-24. On the eve of the conference, I am reminded of a presentation from an interfaith leader named Sophie who at a retreat led a wonderful discussion on how the interfaith community "was made for times like these." The Community Relations professionals and lay leaders - those within the Federation … [Read more...] about We Were Made for Times like These
Mitzvah Day: Good, But (Maybe) Not Tikkun Olam
By Ed Frim Springtime is the Jewish season of volunteering. Good Deeds Day, Mitzvah Day and other such events offer many annual opportunities to feed the hungry, visit the sick and elderly, help abused animals, clean the environment and more. For example, JServe is a national effort to engage teens, and attempt to teach them about “fulfilling the Jewish values of gemilut chasidim, acts of loving kindness, tzedakah, just and charitable … [Read more...] about Mitzvah Day: Good, But (Maybe) Not Tikkun Olam
Fully Transparent and Proud of our Diversity:
A Response to David Samson
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
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