Tzedaka
From learning to leading: How students can pass on Jewish tradition - opinion
From leading campus tours to organizing charity committees, students can help strengthen Jewish identity by learning to pass it on.
Beyond the Headlines: Unfinished business - opinion
Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine
On Purim, Jewish tradition tells us to give to anyone who asks, no questions required - opinion
Miami Jewish Federation eyes investments in Israel
Endowments could boost economy to tune of hundreds of millions of dollars after organization plans to infuse funds.
Hanukka gelt, Hanukka guilt
Check carefully how your donations are being used, and how much is actually going to what you think it is going for.
Jewish ideas daily: Bittersweet charity
"The Jewish charitable impulse may be more tenuous than we have recognized. Bonds can be broken."
The Human Spirit: For Our Good Health
The benefits of volunteering go beyond a good feeling.
Jews take 5 of top 6 spots in annual list of top US givers
19 of 53 on Chronicle of Philanthropy survey are Jewish, though less than one quarter of money given goes to overtly Jewish causes.
Slum-touring millionaires put off the Ritz in Israel
'Hands On Tzedakah' takes would-be donors off the beaten track to see the underbelly of society.
Women's Whispers: Holiday (mis)givings
Charity, I believed, should provide the recipient with tools to fend for herself.
Conscious capitalism, Jewish tradition
Hebrew equivalent to one of the hottest new business ideas was coined long ago.
Hillel promotes ‘alternative’ spring breaks
More students are opting to spend their vacations working on community service projects.
