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.

A teacher in EJM Jewish school in Paris
Marcelle Talia, mother of Liora Ben Tzur, who was murdered by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha on October 7, 2023, while carrying candy for her grandchildren and other kibbutz children.

Beyond the Headlines: Unfinished business - opinion

Nathan Straus

Macy’s magnate Nathan Straus used his fortune to combat disease in New York and Mandatory Palestine

Purim is a time when giving tzedakah freely is encouraged.

On Purim, Jewish tradition tells us to give to anyone who asks, no questions required - opinion


The Human Spirit: Lunching with cops

These men gather five mornings a week to prepare the food for a soup kitchen and social club called Avivim.

Hanoch Ben-Yehuda, a retired police officer, was among the first volunteers

Lone Holocaust survivor visited by Bar Refaeli on birthday

Ernest Veiner, a blind and disabled Holocaust survivor, invited the public to join him in his birthday celebrations.

Holocaust survivor Ernest (left) celebrated his 92nd birthday with hundreds of guests, including supermodel Bar Refaeli (far right)

Monet: Discovering the Light

The Jerusalem Post

Promises, promises…

After the fires, those who knew what to do and whom to contact have been doing so.

A grateful family loads their car with supplies in Zichron Ya’acov

From the ashes

Communities in Haifa and Zichron Ya’acov forge ahead on fire recovery.

Debris clogs the waterlogged entrance to Haifa’s Moriah Congregation (masorti)

Clean up your act

The Soapbox Project champions charity without spending a dime.

Taking part at WeWork

In Plain Language: From riches to rags

A culture of schnorring and a generation of beggars have grown up in our midst, and they are, sadly, an embarrassment to Judaism.

The statue of Maimonides in Cordoba, Spain

Helmsley Charitable Trust donates $5m. to Jerusalem hospital

Shaare Zedek becomes full Level-One trauma center with neurosurgery, neuroradiology and neurological care.

Shaare Zedek Hospital

Can You Feel the Love?

The Jerusalem Post

About music and ethics

The Musethica festival brings international musicians to schools and special-needs institutions.

The Musethica festival