Tag: Tzedakah
Living with purpose: Lessons from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Imagine there was something you could buy that would dramatically improve every aspect of your life. Everything you wish for—from financial success and physical health to happiness and self-esteem—would be granted or greatly enhanced....
Jews who experience antisemitism give to charity at higher levels
Data published in a new report, “American Jewish Philanthropy 2022: Giving to Religious and Secular Causes in the U.S. and to Israel,” shows multiple trends impacting Jewish families’ gifts to nonprofit groups. One of them—experiences with...
10-year-old Jewish student in London voices ‘BBC’ videos for kids about Judaism
A 10-year-old Orthodox Jewish student who attends elementary school in North London is the voice of a cartoon character starring in three BBC videos that aims to teach children about Judaism, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
In one short...
New charity card is upgrading the giving experience in Jewish circles
Even tzedakah is going high-tech.
There are endless opportunities for charitable giving in the Jewish world. And with the biblical commandment to give maser—one-tenth of one’s income to charity—it means that there are also countless people seeking out...
Good people make good neighbors … and good funds
During tough times, the world relies on people and organizations committed to doing good. In fact, that’s true even when the world is doing well. To that end, Naomi Eisenberger and the Good People...
‘If you build it, they will come’: The blessings of the holiday sukkah
Some people take the commandment to beautify a mitzvah very seriously indeed, especially when it comes to their sukkah.
It’s been nearly three decades since Len Upin took brush in hand and, using acrylics, painted a...
Binghamton University’s Mitzvah Marathon to mark 20th year of Sept. 11 attacks
The Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life and Hillel at Binghamton will sponsor its annual Mitzvah Marathon Fair in remembrance of the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks for members of the campus...
Jewish Future Pledge and Jewish Federations of North America Partner to Ensure the Future...
Today, Jewish Future Pledge and The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) announced a new partnership, which will advance a shared vision and commitment to secure a vibrant Jewish future, sparking critical intergenerational conversations...
Jewish communal institutions jump hurdles to meet social needs during corona, economic crisis
In the first few weeks of the global pandemic, the Jewish Family Service and Children’s Center Service of Passaic-Clifton, a regional JFS organization in New Jersey, saw an immediate increase in requests for food...
Jewish Future Pledge calls on Jews to allocate half of their estate to charity
A newly launched nonprofit is calling on worldwide Jewish donors, young and old, to allocate at least half of their charitable dollars transferred at death to Jewish and Israel-related causes.
Philanthropist and entrepreneur Michael Leven...