Web ‘Guerrilla’
Adam Wills
August 15, 2002
Jewish organizations are increasingly relying on the Internet as a way to augment or even launch fundraising and publicity efforts.
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Kiddush, Not Kaddish
Wendy J. Madnick
June 13, 2002
Looking around the room at the recent tikkun leyl Shavuot held at Shomrei Torah in West Hills, it was hard to believe this synagogue was ever doomed to failure.
The Circuit
Michael Aushenker
April 4, 2002
So in a nutshell, here\’s how the first Celebrity Dodgeball Tournament went down…
L.A. Jews Send Aid Beyond Green Line
Gaby Wenig
March 14, 2002
For the past three weeks, the theme of Rabbi Elazar Muskin\’s Shabbat sermons at Young Israel of Century City has been the same. Thundering from the podium, he chastises his congregation for not doing enough to support Israel, and he urges them to pray better and give more charity in response to the horrors of the terror attacks.
Like many communities in Los Angeles, Young Israel of Century City has taken upon itself the support of a large number of charities in Israel, specifically those that fall between the lines; causes that are neither affiliated with the large Jewish fundraising bodies such as The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, nor supported by the Israeli government, despite the urgency of the cause.
Encouraging Tzedakah
Ellie Kahn
May 3, 2001
Leona Goldring is 93. She not only attends monthly Anti-Defamation League (ADL) meetings, as well as planning sessions for their fundraising events, but she also is still active in the Women\’s Fundraising Division of United Jewish Fund (UJF). She was its chairperson about 40 years ago, and she still attends regular strategy meetings for former chairs.
Money That Matters
Michael Aushenker
February 22, 2001
On Sun., Feb. 25, a local institution turns 25. Not a physical institution, like a building or a memorial, but an idea — a community-wide esprit de corps that, over the years, has inspired thousands of people.
Welcome Home
Ellen Jaffe-Gill
January 4, 2001
When her first liturgical tune popped into Debbie Friedman\’s head almost 30 years ago, she had no clue that she would become the queen of contemporary American Jewish music.
Fundraising Fluctuations
Julie Wiener
November 9, 2000
The umbrella organization for North American Jewish federations is now the seventh largest charitable organization in the United States, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy.
What a Week
Tom Tugend
August 17, 2000
The official agenda of the Democratic Party may be to nominate Al Gore and Joseph Lieberman, but the real business all week seemed to be to party from morn til morn, raise zillions of dollars and tell the Jews what wonderful folks they are.
Super Sunday Sets Sights on $5 Million
Michael Aushenker
February 17, 2000
The date is Feb. 27, the event is Super Sunday, and the goal is to surpass last year\’s $4.75 million in contributions for the United Jewish Fund, the fundraising arm of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, to benefit Federation-related charities and agencies.
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