Tzedaka

Beyond the Headlines: Unfinished business - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
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.
Nathan Straus

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

Unlike Rockefeller or Carnegie, Nathan Straus began to give his money away early on and was devoted to several significant philanthropic initiatives as he continued to build his major businesses.

|ByCHARLES MUNITZ/JTA
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

On the day we wear masks, we are commanded not to look away. This Purim, when a hand reaches out, give. Start with something that feels like too much.

|ByRABBI JOSHUA LADON/JTA
Art auction at Kehilat Kol HaNeshama.

Canvas for a cause: Art, music, and tzedakah in Jerusalem

Canvas for a Cause, an art auction benefiting the synagogue’s charitable fund, Keren Tzedakah, drew community members, art lovers, and supporters of social justice.

|ByPENINA HOROWITZ

The GIFT of time

GIFT’s twin objectives are to inspire and educate people to give while simultaneously helping those in need.

OCTOBER 27, 2016ByKEREN PREISKEL
A GIFT-organized trip to Leket Israel last Passover, where participants – who included parents and grandparents; Israelis and tourists; singles and families – picked kohlrabi

Books: 'The Secret Life of Gershon Burd'

The many generous acts of Gershon Burd were only unveiled when his life ended tragically early.

OCTOBER 13, 2016ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER
Gershon Burd

Grapevine Metro: Coming concerts

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
DALIA ITZIK.

Metro Grapevine: Holiday Giving

News briefs from around Israel.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Arye Deri

Activism through alcohol

Wine Wednesday goes global.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016ByARIANE MANDELL
'Wine, charity and people who care about stuff’: Wine Wednesday co-founder Emma Datney introduces the Global event atop the bar

Pack it up

The IFCJ and local organizations team up to provide children with school knapsacks.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016ByCARMIT SAPIR WEITZ
A generous outpouring of support. Donations of used backpacks are so plentiful they filled a warehouse

Raising Arrows: Charity with a happy heart

"I am thankful she not only gave her own things to another person whom she did not even know, but also gave them with a happy heart."

JUNE 29, 2016BySUZANNE STAMBOULIEH
A Charity box in Paris.

Getting the ‘tzedaka’ flowing

Israeli startup JGive wants to streamline charitable donations.

JUNE 24, 2016ByBEN FISHER
'All the charities and all the donors can meet,’ says JGive Founder and CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo

Extensional Judaism

APRIL 14, 2016ByN.S. PALMER
The Jerusalem Post

Israelis rally to celebrate the release of ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’

Fans of franchise use occasion of new film's release to raise money for a good cause.

DECEMBER 25, 2015ByJOSH HASTEN
Princess Leia, a.k.a. Fleur Hassan-Nachum, and a Stormtrooper at the VIP screening of ‘Star Wars’ in Jerusalem