Tzedaka

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.

Nathan Straus
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

Art auction at Kehilat Kol HaNeshama.

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

VOLUNTEERS PRESENT food packages to elderly people in Tel Aviv last year. The pleasure of giving often feels different from the fleeting rush of acquiring something for ourselves, the writer notes.

Tzedakah: The happiness of giving instead of spending on ourselves - opinion


Smart Tzedakah: Efficiently, effectively professionalized giving - opinion

We have elaborated seven basic principles, which may not be revolutionary, but together help frame how we approach Smart Tzedakah

VOLUNTEERS OF the Leket Israel charity organization and president’s residence workers pack boxes with food for families in need ahead of Passover, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in 2016.

Act celebrating Rosenwald’s ‘tzedakah’ would enshrine memory in park

The Senate approved the legislation on Monday. It passed last week in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Sears President Julius Rosenwald 150

Meir Panim – Operating in the Shadow of Corona

An Interview with Mimi Rozmaryn, Director of Global Development for Meir Panim

Mimi Rozmaryn, Director of Global Development for Meir Panim

Nutritional and Emotional Security at Meir Panim

Many people in lower socio-economic brackets in Israel cannot afford the items in the basic food basket.


A world of support for Meir Panim

'We love the work that Meir Panim is doing, looking after Holocaust Survivors, and the poor and needy.'


Don't cast me away at old age - How Meir Panim helps the aged and infirm

There is a lot of fulfillment when you can give to someone else and make someone else smile.


After-School Neighborhood Youth Centers in Sderot

Meir Panim’s Neighborhood Youth Center offers a “safe haven” , where young people can learn to lead healthy and productive lives.


A hardship for generations: Escaping the cycle of poverty

How one person managed to escape a lifetime cycle of economic distress.


David and Laura Merage: Philanthropists supporting Israel

The Merage Foundation Israel has been actively working to increase the prosperity of the Jewish state for over two decades.

David and Laura Merage

How to ensure a vibrant Jewish future

If Jews do not support our own community, our communal institutions will not have the support they need to continue.

Contract drivers paid by Amazon collect bags of free groceries to deliver from the Bread for the City social services charity during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Washington