Archive for May, 2009
Beyond Cheesecake
Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Shavuot is a festival of learning and teaching, of debating and discussion – important Jewish, and universal, values. We all have learned from our parents (in my case a fantastic cheesecake recipe among other things!), grandparents, and other older people in our lives. Just as important, however, is learning from those younger than us – children have just as much to teach…
How People Give in a Global World
Sunday, May 24th, 2009There is a great shift in the way people are giving in our global world. Individuals want to give to social causes they care about even more than before, but they are no longer passive givers. They want to actively engage in making a social difference. To see how their dollar is used to make [...]
JGooders is Joined By Two New Faces
Sunday, May 10th, 2009
The JGooders office just got a little more packed! Just before Israel’s Independence Day, two new faces joined us in the office. For the next two months, Project Otzma participants Cheri Bienstock of New York and Rachael Sonntag-Bloom of Los Angeles are working with us at JGooders for the internship portion of their 10-month volunteer service in Israel…
