By Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim American Jews donate at high levels to charity. One way they support causes in the U.S., Israel and other places is collective, often through large grant-making organizations. In researching this organized philanthropy, I’ve observed that the proportion of Jewish institutional giving to Israeli causes has fallen since 2009. I believe that several factors, including demographic and social changes, a diminishing … [Read more...] about Why Jewish Giving to Israel is Losing Ground
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Inverting the Knowledge Capital
By Charlene Seidle Are donor advised funds merely a tax shelter for the reluctantly philanthropic? This seems to be the overriding premise of “How Tech Billionaires Hack Their Taxes with a Philanthropic Loophole” published in The New York Times on August 3, 2018. The article cited several examples of wealthy tech entrepreneurs “parking” their assets at community foundations and commercial donor advised funds, receiving acclaim for their … [Read more...] about Inverting the Knowledge Capital
Demanding Redefined Greatness
By Jordan Soffer As he reflected on his much-revered seminal work, Abraham Maslow should have been overcome with pride. In 1943 he designed the Hierarchy of Needs, which quickly became essential to any conversation about human development. Its design is enduring and continues to be venerated today. In it he organizes and elucidates all human needs, arranging them from the most fundamental to the most meta. Atop the pyramid rests … [Read more...] about Demanding Redefined Greatness
Season 5 Opens at Camp Gesher, California camp for children from Russian-speaking Jewish families
On August 5, 120 children aged 9 to 14 gathered at Shalom Institute in Malibu, California, for the fifth annual Camp Gesher, an overnight summer program for children from Russian-speaking Jewish families living in the western United States. Camp Gesher was launched in 2014 with the goal of helping strengthen campers’ connection to their Jewish identity, the wider Jewish community and Israel through education, skills-building activities and … [Read more...] about Season 5 Opens at Camp Gesher, California camp for children from Russian-speaking Jewish families
Launching A Wider Bridge Impact Grants
Why We Need to Build Capacity for LGBTQ Advocates in Israel By Tyler Gregory The nationwide LGBTQ strike in Israel last month, sparked by a Knesset vote to ban men and gay couples from surrogacy, culminated in an incredibly moving and powerful 100,000-person rally in Rabin Square. The strike’s potency underscores the need to build capacity for Israel’s LGBTQ community organizations. Today, A Wider Bridge (AWB) is proud to announce the launch … [Read more...] about Launching A Wider Bridge Impact Grants
So That they May Live Among Us: The Uniqueness of Jewish Philanthropy
By Robert Hyfler [Originally published on eJP March 5, 2012] What is authentic and unique in Jewish philanthropy are both structure and approach and a much broadened definition of who we serve. The foundational text is in parshat Behar, Vayikrah (Leviticus) 25:35: If your brother becomes impoverished and his means falter in your proximity, you shall strengthen him - proselyte or resident - so that he can live you. A reading of this … [Read more...] about So That they May Live Among Us: The Uniqueness of Jewish Philanthropy
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