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


Yael's Corner: Spreading the light

In this dark world, there are endless opportunities to spread light if we simply open our eyes and don’t fear starting with small steps.

YAEL ECKSTEIN and her family lighting the Hanukka candles.

This Hanukka, ‘Give One Night’ to Jewish children in need around the world

The campaign calls on Jewish families around the world to choose one night to donate to needy Jewish children instead of giving presents.

A young girl lights a hanukkia

Facebook's Zuckerberg pledges 99% of family's wealth to charity

Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan made the pledge, which is worth approximately $45 billion, in a Facebook post Tuesday announcing the birth of their daughter, Max Chan Zuckerberg.

Mark Zuckerberg

US envoy Dan Shapiro visits Leket Israel’s rebuilt facility

With the help of more than 50,000 volunteers, Leket Israel rescues 1.5 million hot meals and some 11 million kg of produce and perishable goods annually.

Dan Shapiro and his wife Julie Fisher at the Leket Israel facility

In memory of Dr. Max Glassman

Just two months shy of his 91st birthday, Max peacefully passed away Sunday, November 15, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, surrounded by his loving family.

Max Glassman

Giving Back: The challenging road from Jerusalem to Eilat with Run4Afikim

The 2015 run will kick off on November 18 at 6 p.m. and end on the 20th in Eilat.

Run4Afikim

Start-Up Spot: One simple act

Brooklyn teacher Orly Wahba wanted to motivate her students to perform a simple act of kindness – yet that good deed has grown into so much more.

Lifevest founder Orly Wahba. Her motto is that ‘kindness is a boomerang.’

Ruderman Foundation pushes for bottom-up inclusion movement for people with disabilities

“People with disabilities, like all of us, have the right to be included in all aspects of life, but that has to start with a change of attitude inside society,” says Jay Ruderman.

Former US senator Tom Harkin receives an award in Boston this week at the Ruderman Family Foundation’s Inclusion Summit

Our Last Chance for Tzedakah

The Jerusalem Post

Israeli nonprofits and Diaspora funders and donors

"One of the issues that plague the relationship between Israel nonprofits and their funders, donors, supporters and contributors is developing a real sense of partnership."

Israel US flags