By Andrés Spokoiny Ask most people what motivates philanthropy and they’ll probably say, “generosity.” But generosity isn’t simple. People give charity for many and overlapping reasons: tax advantages, social pressure (my friend asked me), ego (I want my name on a building), en … [Read more...] about What Prompts Us to Give? Balancing Head and Heart
Sh'ma: a Journal of Jewish Ideas
A Farewell to Print:
What Remains Holy
By Susan Berrin
For the past 49 years, readers have turned to Sh'ma to find the widest range of voices in conversation about difficult issues. During that time, as diverse as our themes have been, all of our issues have had one thing in common: They have been published in … [Read more...] about A Farewell to Print:
What Remains Holy
Expanding the Table: Chavruta as a Partnership Model
The January issue of Sh’ma Now explores the Jewish sensibility of “chavruta/learning partnerships - whether the traditional study method of the beit midrash could be applied to other arenas where we work in partnered ways. What might we draw and apply from the pedagogy of cha … [Read more...] about Expanding the Table: Chavruta as a Partnership Model
Planned Serendipity
The January issue of Sh’ma Now explores the Jewish sensibility of “chavruta/learning partnerships - whether the traditional study method of the beit midrash could be applied to other arenas where we work in partnered ways. What might we draw and apply from the pedagogy of cha … [Read more...] about Planned Serendipity
Being the Next Generation
[Reprinted with permission from Sh’ma Now, a curated monthly conversation on Jewish Sensibilities. These articles, examining the differences between philanthropy and tzedakah, originally appeared in October 2001.] By Sharna Goldseker In 1974, the Morris Goldseker Foundation … [Read more...] about Being the Next Generation
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