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


Books: 'The Secret Life of Gershon Burd'

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

Gershon Burd

Grapevine Metro: Coming concerts

DALIA ITZIK.

Metro Grapevine: Holiday Giving

News briefs from around Israel.

Arye Deri

Activism through alcohol

Wine Wednesday goes global.

'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.

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."

A Charity box in Paris.

Getting the ‘tzedaka’ flowing

Israeli startup JGive wants to streamline charitable donations.

'All the charities and all the donors can meet,’ says JGive Founder and CEO Ori Ben-Shlomo

Extensional Judaism

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.

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

Helping children across boundaries

Bayit Ham and Akamasoa: Worlds apart, with similar goals

Father Pedro Opeka in Madagascar