Dyonna Ginsburg

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Sep 11, 2020, 6:13 PM

Choosing life, one action at a time

The Twin Towers burning on a beautiful September day in New York City
Photo Credit: By National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/remembrance/statue/index.html) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

What if Maimonides is right, and our world of multiple concurrent crises is hanging between extinction and redemption - and the difference depends on you?

Apr 26, 2020, 7:24 AM

This Yom HaAtzmaut, balancing internal and external needs

Founding of The Golda Meir Mashav-Carmel International Training Center (1961)

Should Jews support vulnerable non-Jews living far away during this crisis? Israeli history has a precedent for answering yes

Feb 9, 2018, 10:46 AM

On friendship and our collective soul: A personal take on African refugees in Israel

Illustrative: Over 80% of the shelter-seekers came from Eritrea in 2015, though nationalities run the gamut from Africa to the Middle East. (Rossella Tercatin/ Times of Israel)

A personal take on why Israel is failing the thousands of others who face ongoing detention or deportation

Dec 11, 2017, 4:43 PM

Chanukah: Shedding Light on Human Dignity

If you ask someone to cite the top 5 Jewish texts related to poverty, inevitably Moses Maimonides' Eight Levels of Charity will make the list. This oft-cited 12th Century source opens with a call to "be more careful with the...

Jun 10, 2016, 1:16 PM

This Shavuot, Recognizing and Sharing Abundance

Less than three weeks ago, 6,000 heads of state and NGO leaders converged upon Istanbul, Turkey, for the first-ever United Nations World Humanitarian Summit, where they discussed the pressing issues of disaster relief and humanitarian aid. Among those represented...

Jun 1, 2016, 10:42 AM

In Nepal, a taste of the World to Come

A casual chat in an earthquake-ravaged village illuminates the transformative impact of development work

Feb 3, 2016, 10:26 AM

Approaching the world with Jewish humility

The Jewish people can punch far above their weight to relieve human suffering, but they must first embrace the fight

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About Me

Dyonna Ginsburg is the Executive Director of OLAM, a collaborative venture and joint platform for promoting global Jewish service. Prior to OLAM, Dyonna served as Director of Education and Service Learning at The Jewish Agency; Executive Director of Bema'aglei Tzedek, an Israeli social change NGO; and co-founder of Siach, a global network of Jewish social justice and environmental professionals. A frequent lecturer, she was named "one of Israel's 50 most inspiring women" by Nashim magazine in 2015.