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Philanthropy

Fundraising the Rabbi Hier way

Interview with Rabbi Marvin Hier who created the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Museum of Tolerance and Yeshiva University of Los Angeles (YULA).

Rethinking the system: How Federations might adjust

North American federations could and should be doing much better than they are. They matter. They are important. They embody the ideas of community, common cause and the ability to respond to collective concerns. They are vital institutions, and we want them to succeed. Federations have been the hub of a vast system that involves community centers, family services, bureaus of Jewish education and so many more organizations. But this system is becoming unglued, and changes need to be made.

Should charity for the homeless begin at home?

Isn\’t that a pretty good indication that the Bible favors using the power of the government to coerce the citizenry to be charitable over relying on private generosity? Actually, not at all.

Eli Broad: An ‘unreasonable’ man on an urgent mission

Broad\’s three top unreasonable priorities are to turn around the city\’s and country\’s dysfunctional public education system, raise the level of public support for the arts, and — a bit more reasonable — upgrade medical and scientific research standards.\n

Teaching our kids how to give

Giving tzedakah is one way to achieve tikkun olam, or the Jewish obligation to repair what is broken and lacking in the world. Both affirm our responsibility to give a part of what we have to take care of others who are less fortunate. We do this because Judaism views individual wealth as neither a right nor a privilege but a form of stewardship for which we are charged to care for the world.

Webb’s progressive center gift inspired by family’s future

The citations on Webb\’s office walls are just part of the philanthropic tale. A thick binder, bursting with letters, photographs and newspaper clippings, provides still more information on a long life dedicated to resurrecting the Jewish community. Leafing through the record of his giving — schools, hospitals, synagogues, universities — his delight is palpable.

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