The Genesis Prize Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to support “Beresheet 2,” Israel’s second spacecraft to attempt a moon landing. For months, Israel and the Jewish community around the world were mesmerized by Israel’s audacious effort to land the “Beresheet” … [Read more...] about Genesis Prize Foundation grants $1m. to Support Israel’s 2nd Space Mission
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When Funders Have Your Back
By Rabbis Joy Levitt and Miriam Wajnberg It started the way many projects at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan begin - with a problem someone in our community identified. A couple came to us with a challenge. They were getting married and one partner wasn’t Jewish. He wasn’t … [Read more...] about When Funders Have Your Back
Standing By Kraft, Genesis Prize Foundation Resigns From #MeToo Coalition
According to The Jewish Week, "In an email sent to coalition leadership last evening ... the Safety, Respect and Equity (SRE) Coalition confirmed that the group had accepted the Genesis Prize Foundation’s resignation... The Jewish Week has learned that the SRE Coalition was … [Read more...] about Standing By Kraft, Genesis Prize Foundation Resigns From #MeToo Coalition
Five Lessons for Funders Seeking to Make an Impact on Women’s Equality in the Jewish Community
[This article appears as part of a series presented by the SafetyRespectEquity Coalition about the work of Jewish organizations to prevent and address sexual harassment and gender discrimination. By pulling back the curtain on works in progress, the Coalition hopes to inspire … [Read more...] about Five Lessons for Funders Seeking to Make an Impact on Women’s Equality in the Jewish Community
How to Create Change:
A Series on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Our Community
An introduction from Robert Bank, Lisa Eisen, Sheila Katz and Idit Klein
You need only look at today’s deeply personal and widespread debates about sexual harassment and gender discrimination to understand that our society is at a crucial inflection point. In light of painful … [Read more...] about How to Create Change:
A Series on Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment and Gender Discrimination in Our Community