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Judith Colp Rubin

Sep 14, 2018, 1:58 PM

The stranger on the couch

Illustrative. Relaxing on a couch. (iStock)

If we let people crash at our home, would that make us kind or foolish?

Sep 10, 2018, 8:22 AM

Our Biggest Mistakes

Shana tova umetuka to each and every one of you. I wish all of you wonderful adventures this year, full of awesome surprises. I would like to share with you a dream that I had. I’m hoping that you’ll be able to...

Martin Herskovitz

Sep 8, 2018, 11:26 PM

How the Holocaust has Shaped My Philanthropy

I am a child of a Holocaust Survivor, Second Generation, 2g for short. The Holocaust has shaped who I am. If the Survivors were promised, in the sign at the entrance of the Auschwitz that “Arbeit Macht Frei- Work...

Sep 7, 2018, 6:10 PM

South Africa: Jewish Conference Audience told “Give Up Your Whiteness”

Limmud, the Hebrew word for learning, is a British-Jewish educational charity. Limmud was formed in 1976 and the model has spread all over the world, to countries including the United States, South Africa, Australia, countries in South America, Europe...

Martin Herskovitz

Sep 6, 2018, 4:02 PM

Lesson of a Novice Philanthropist

For some reason Hashem decided to rain some money on my head. The money, I felt, was never really mine so on August 1, 2018 I set up a Donor Advised fund and went about finding causes to give...

Aug 22, 2018, 7:49 PM

A life’s journey filled with service

I remember it vividly, stuffing those envelopes side-by-side with my parents for an event. I knew we were doing it for a charitable cause. And I was only 5 years old. That same age I “worked” at the bazaar with...

Aug 19, 2018, 3:11 PM

Mr. Lauder, you break it, you bought it

Head of the opposition Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni speaks at the Knesset, in Jerusalem on August 8, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Since you helped fund Netanyahu's political career, how about putting your money where your mouth is to help fix things

Miriam Herschlag

Aug 16, 2018, 7:02 PM

Stuff people leave on benches

Stuff on a bench (Miriam Herschlag)

A Tel Aviv tale of giveaways and takeaways

Aug 13, 2018, 9:52 AM

Lebron’s Best Move

Last week Lebron sat down with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols for his first sit-down interview since taking his talent to LA. The video had one million views in the first 24 hours. In case you’ve been living under a rock...

Aug 13, 2018, 9:48 AM

Waiting to Hear From Rafik

A few weeks ago I sent a letter to Rafik Halaby, the distinguished mayor of the Druze city of Daliyat-al-Karmel. In it, I offered to give one month of service as a volunteer to teach conversational English in one...

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