Tzedaka

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

Spending money on others has a stronger, more lasting impact on happiness than spending it on ourselves.

|ByRENEE GARFINKEL
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.
MAKING MATZAH in Jerusalem last week: Historically, community leaders would collect donations of flour, wheat, or money to provide matzah, wine and other essential Passover provisions to impoverished families.

What are the ancient and modern practices of Passover's Kimcha de’Pischa? - opinion

Many Jewish organizations today run Kimcha de’Pischa campaigns worldwide, collecting funds to distribute food packages.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
THE PINCHEVSKYS in Israel

‘Philanthropy starts with curiosity’

Pnina and Marcel Pinchevsky discuss Israel, Hebrew University, and the value of giving.

|ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Businesswoman sitting on her desk in an office (illustrative).

American Jewish World Service to lay off 10% of staff and exit 3 countries where it has provided aid

The layoffs come at a time when Jewish foundations and donors have directed hundreds of millions of dollars in philanthropy to Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.

|ByLUKE TRESS/JTA

Slum-touring millionaires put off the Ritz in Israel

'Hands On Tzedakah' takes would-be donors off the beaten track to see the underbelly of society.

DECEMBER 26, 2010ByMATTHEW KALMAN
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Women's Whispers: Holiday (mis)givings

Charity, I believed, should provide the recipient with tools to fend for herself.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010ByVIVA HAMMER
The Jerusalem Post

Conscious capitalism, Jewish tradition

Hebrew equivalent to one of the hottest new business ideas was coined long ago.

APRIL 3, 2010ByDAVID E. Y. SARNA
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff.

Hillel promotes ‘alternative’ spring breaks

More students are opting to spend their vacations working on community service projects.

MARCH 21, 2010ByE.B. SOLOMONT JERUSALEM POST CORRESPONDENT
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