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Philanthropy

Charity fulfills dreams of young Israeli cancer patients

Dikla Kadosh December 7, 2007

The small group inched forward through the dark walkway, clinging to one another. They giggled as they glanced nervously around at the bloody limbs strewn on the floor and thick cobwebs covering the walls. A ghastly creature lunged at them from a dark corner, and the terrified bunch shrieked. They finally made it out of the House of Horrors at Universal Studios, thanks to the guidance of a slightly annoyed teenage employee.

Key questions can answer donation motivations

Amy Hirshberg Lederman December 7, 2007

I opened my mailbox to find several letters, a few bills and a host of requests for donations from various organizations that I have supported over the years. Because I am a stickler for organization, I sort the letters, place the bills in a folder marked \”Look at me soon!\” and the appeals for donations in one marked \”Save the World.\” Between the needs of my local community, the Jewish community, our country and the world at large, I am seriously thinking about renting a storage unit for the hundreds of requests I receive annually.

Fundraising the Rabbi Hier way

Amy Klein November 16, 2007

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

Are Jewish groups missing the e-philanthropy boat?

Jacob Berkman November 16, 2007

While Chabad has tapped into perhaps the fastest-growing sector in the philanthropic world, many sectors of the Jewish world have been slow to catch on to the Internet era. \”Some Jewish organizations have been more successful than others,\” said Gary Tobin, president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research, which studies Jewish philanthropy. \”But you don\’t see many who are very successful, other than the Jewish National Fund [JNF].\”

Engaging young philanthropists — our approach

Sharna Goldseke November 16, 2007

I have been asked to reflect on the challenge of engaging younger Jewish philanthropists in communal life. As a member of the next generation, I have wrestled with this question for more than a decade.

Jewish philanthropy in Israel will be marginalized if it doesn’t change

Gidi Grinstein November 16, 2007

Jewish philanthropy in Israel is at a crossroads. Powerful trends are marginalizing its impact on Israeli society. More than a billion dollars of philanthropic giving from Jews worldwide, spurred by endless goodwill, passion and care, are not impacting Israel or contributing to global Jewish peoplehood to the extent they should. The current system is in dire need of an overhaul.

UJC realigns to remain central in challenging times

Joseph Kanfer November 16, 2007

For generations, the North American Jewish federation system has stood as the central address of Jewish philanthropy — demonstrating from generation to generation the power of our collective to build our community.The 155 federations of United Jewish Communities and 400 smaller networked communities boast an annual fundraising campaign nearing $900 million and endowment assets of more than $13 billion.UJC\’s lay and professional leadership recently set out to look at our philanthropic landscape. In June, the UJC launched a strategic plan that tackles the major challenges and opportunities facing Jewish federations and our entire community.

Birthright program needs wider support

Charles R. Bronfman November 16, 2007

The results of a new study, \”Beyond Distancing: Young Adult American Jews and Their Alienation from Israel,\” on young American Jews\’ attitudes toward Israel, were released recently, and the news is disheartening. These Jews, who represent American Judaism\’s prospects in the next generation, are growing increasingly alienated from Israel, the study finds. They are less concerned with its welfare than previous generations and, unbelievably, less comfortable with the very idea of a Jewish state.

Individual choice challenges communal commitments

Jacob Schacter November 16, 2007

The principal authority for contemporary American Jews, in the absence of compelling religious norms and communal loyalties, has become the sovereign self. Each person now performs the labor of fashioning his or her own self, pulling together elements from the various Jewish and non-Jewish repertoires available rather than stepping into an \”inescapable framework\” of identity — familial, communal, traditional — given at birth. Decisions about ritual observance and involvement in Jewish institutions are made and made again, considered and reconsidered, year by year, and even week by week. American Jews speak of their lives, and of their Jewish beliefs and commitments, as a journey of ongoing questioning and development. They avoid the language of arrival. There are no final answers, no irrevocable commitments.

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