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Title: Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy.
Other Titles: Orthodox Forum (19th : 2008 : New York, N.Y.)
Authors: Prager, Yossi
Hirt, Robert S.
Keywords: Charity
Orthodox Forum series
Charity -- History
Generosity -- Religious aspects --Judaism.
Jews -- United States --Charities.
Jewish law
Jewish ethics
Prager, Yossi
Orthodox Judaism -- Congresses
Philanthropy
Jacob B. Ukeles
Fundraising
American Jewish Philanthropy
Direct giving
Jewish community unity
Margy-Ruth Davis
Perry Davis
Chaim I. Waxman
Judah Galinsky
Charity -- Medieval Germany
Jewish philanthropy -- Modern Europe
Jay Berkovitz
Barry Shrage
Orthodox Jewish community
Marvin Schick
Michael Berger
Jewish Federations
Aharon Lichtenstein
Ahdus / Ahdut
Baruch Brody
Michael J. Broyde
Charity -- Purposes and goals
Tzedala
Global Society
Ozer Glickman
Ethics in Philanthropy
tainted funds
Educational institutions
Mosdot Hinukh
Kenneth Brander
Mark Charendoff
Haskel Lookstein
Rabbi -- relationship -- congregation --fiscal
Issue Date: 2010
Publisher: The Michael Scharf Publication Trust of Yeshiva University Press ; Ktav Publishing House, Inc.
Citation: Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy. Ed. by Yossi Prager. Orthodox Forum (20th : 2008 : New York, N.Y.) Michael Scharf Publication Trust of the Yeshiva University Press : KTAV Pub. House, 2010.
Series/Report no.: Orthodox Forum;19 : 2008
Abstract: This volume, the nineteenth in the Orthodox Forum Series, capably edited by Yossi Prager, Executive Director of The AVI CHAI Foundation in North America, invites us to rethink the way we go about allocating our philanthropic resources. Will we choose to lend support only to those entities that benefit Orthodox Jews and strengthen Orthodox Judaism? If so, what would Hillel say about sectarianism within the Jewish People? Proverbs 3:17 reminds us: “The Torah’s ways are pleasant, and all its pathways promote peace.” If the thrust of Orthodox Jewish philanthropy is primarily inner-directed, will respect for our Torah way of life be enhanced or diminished in the broader community? The sensitive philanthropist, regardless of his or her own personal or ideological commitments, will feel the pain and the need not only of other Jews, but of fellow human beings—all created in the image of God. The implication of this vision should guide the way we educate in our schools, synagogues, and institutions. It is our hope that the thought-provoking articles in this volume, authored by scholars in diverse disciplines, drawing upon both classical Jewish and contemporary sources, will provide the reader with new insights to inform the philanthropic choices we make individually and as a community. [from Series Editor's Preface]
Description: Designated the nineteenth volume, it is the twentieth conference. The tenth conference was never published.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12202/4530
ISBN: 9781602801370
Appears in Collections:The Orthodox Forum

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