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Israel Today: Bearing Witness To understand the difficulties facing Israel today, you must visit the country. That’s why I participated…
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Israel has profoundly touched so many of our lives. For me, my time b’aretz (in Israel) changed the direction of…
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Rabbi Aaron Lerner for Giving Voice: Why Tzedakah on the High Holidays?
Why Tzedakah on the High Holidays? by Rabbi Aaron Lerner, president & CEO This piece was originally featured in the…
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Rabbi Aaron Lerner Takes the Helm Rabbi Aaron Lerner, president and CEO of the Jewish Community Foundation, brings a unique…
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Jewish tradition views giving back as a universal obligation independent of time or circumstance. At the Jewish Community Foundation, we…
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by Steve Gamer, Vice President of Advancement Financial services institutions play a vital role in the smooth functioning of our…
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My Final Reflection by Marvin I. Schotland, President & CEO I learned a long time ago that when you become…
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by Naomi Strongin, Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy When people learn that I work at the Jewish Community Foundation,…
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At the time of this writing, the war in Ukraine is raging and the horror of the unfolding tragedy is…
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Foundation Awards Grants to Organizations in Israel to Address Food Insecurity During Passover
For Passover this year, The Foundation awarded grants to these three organizations in Israel to address food insecurity during Passover:…
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Light at the End of the Tunnel by Marvin Schotland, Foundation President & CEO Something I had…
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by Natella Royzman, Vice President, Charitable Gift Planning When I arrived at the Jewish Community Foundation in 2017 to work…
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Gain perspective on multigenerational giving in the newest issue of Legacy.
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by Dr. Lee Hausner The concept of wealth is not just a number on a bank statement, as people feel…
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by Naomi Strongin, Vice President, Center for Designed Philanthropy Earlier this year, I met with a family that has three…
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Charitable Gift Bunching Using Donor Advised Funds Every year you (or someone on your behalf) decide whether to itemize deductions…
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Letter from President & CEO Marvin I. Schotland Sixty-six years ago, a small group of visionary community leaders came together…
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Meet the Morozovs, one of four new donor families highlighted in this issue of Legacy Magazine, learn about our new…
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Meet Marcia & Dick Volpert, Foundation donors and pillars of our community, and learn about The Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Grants…
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Meet our new trustees and Lori Klein, and learn about donor giving in response to COVID-19.
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In the popular imagination, philanthropy is a field dominated by hard-driving, high-achieving men. Names like Carnegie and Rockefeller immediately conjure…
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