A major new report on American Jewish philanthropy details an increased focus on Jewish engagement, more giving with social or systemic change in mind, less giving to older institutions, and more collaboration among major foundations. Giving Jewish: How Big Funders...
A new coalition of national Jewish organizations, including BBYO, Hillel International, JDC Entwine, Moishe House, OneTable, Repair the World and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, has issued a call to Jewish community organizations across the U.S. to send...
Just as with last week’s horrific shooting in Charleston, there were national rabbinic organizations that issued statements regarding a national event. Following this morning’s decision by the Supreme Court of the United States of America to allow for a redefining...
Last month, Eli Rosenbaum was the featured speaker at the Long Beach Jewish Community’s Yom HaShoah Commemoration. Taking place on Sunday 19 April at the Alpert Jewish Community Center, Rosenbaum spoke about seeking justice for the Holocaust. Rosenbaum, who had...
Every year, I seem to receive a book or two, merely on account of my serving as a rabbi, for which I am thankful to receive these books. Last week, I received Joseph Telushkin’s Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem...
A rabbi who has taught Talmud for years and is an expert in it has been publishing essays on Facebook to spark broader discussions. Rabbi Ysoscher Katz has been using the medium of Facebook to post pictures and accompany them...
One of the biggest topics in the communal discourse in American Jewish life has been the results of the Pew Forum study on Jews in America, “A Portrait of Jewish Americans”. In this summer’s issue of “Jewish Action” (available in-print...
A rally to support the efforts of Israel to defend herself against the attacks of Hamas in the current armed conflict between Hamas and Israel took place in Orange County last night. Hosted by Jewish Federation & Family Services, Orange...
Last week, Rabbi Eric Lankin wrote a piece at Times of Israel concerning a couple of issues in Jewish communal life. The first issue with which Rabbi Lankin deals in his piece is his lament over considering attendance at programs to...
