Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
It’s summertime, which is a good time of year to sit back and take stock. What do you want to accomplish with your giving? Our point of view at Federation Philanthropy
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Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
The summer is an exciting time for state politics in California. As of June, some of the more than 2,500 bills introduced in the Assembly and the Senate have made
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
Conversations about Israel are often loaded, especially here in the Bay Area where, particularly among young adults, they can be fraught with emotions, biases, competing narratives, and worldviews. Indeed, some
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
Here’s the thing about Jewish people in the Bay Area. Our shtetl days are behind us. We’ve integrated into every thriving segment of Bay Area life. We are everywhere and
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
After months of planning, recruiting participants, and collaborating with partners, the day had finally arrived. Sunday, June 23 started out looking very promising, with the temperature approaching 72 degrees. My
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
The Diller Teen Fellows Jewish Community Mifgash (or JCM) was a truly invaluable experience that I will never forget. Every year in Diller, each Israeli cohort of about 20 teens
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
The Federation’s Israel Committee works to ensure that the Federation’s Israel impact strategy is in tune with current needs in Israel, aligned with our community’s values, and informed deeply by
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
Words such as diversity and tolerance too often come across in our contemporary discourse as meaningless clichés. Has any relationship ever really flourished because the parties involved “tolerated” one another?
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
On Sunday, I sat on a Jetblue flight from JFK to SFO. I suddenly see my colleague, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of Chabad in Poway, up on the screen on CNN about to
Taking Stock: Tzedakah and Tzedek
During Passover, we join with family and friends around Seder tables to create our own unique traditions. Regardless of differences in practice or cuisine, Passover provides a link to our