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Tzedakah: 9 Designs That Challenge Our Notions Of Philanthropy (PHOTOS)

Ruth Messinger | Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: Philanthropy, Slidewide, Charity, Judaism, American Jewish World Service, Tzedakah, Ajws, Religion News
Ruth Messinger

Looking at these pieces of art gives me great hope that a new generation of globally conscious designers are celebrating the critical role that tzedakah plays in today's world and that the next generation of Jews will both give and talk about giving.

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For The Children of Ghana, Indignation, Inspiration And Perspiration Are Not Enough

Rabbi Will Berkovitz | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Ajws, Global South, Repair the World, Child Slavery, Human Trafficking, Slidepollajax, Children, Africa, Ghana, Poverty, American Jewish World Service Ghana, Poverty in Africa, Challenging Heights Ghana, Volunteering in Africa, Ajws Ghana, Impact News
Rabbi Will Berkovitz

In Ghana, words like "childhood," "innocence" and "safety" are built on the unreliable foundation of words like "rescue," "survival" and "luck."

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An Empty Place At My Seder Table

Ruth Messinger | Posted 06.14.2011

Read More: Social Justice, Global Hunger, Haiti Earthquake, Seder, Passover, Hunger, Poverty, Ajws, Judaism, Religion News
Ruth Messinger

This empty place will stand for all those around the world who still lack the basic freedoms that our Seders celebrate.

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Water and Women: A Gender Crisis, a Global Opportunity

Jonathan Greenblatt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bill Clinton, Sheryl WuDunn, Oprah Winfrey, Care, Ethiopia, Ajws, Water, Africa, Nicholas Kristof, Sanitation, Haiti Earthquake, Impact News
Jonathan Greenblatt

The world finally seems to be awakening to the inherent power that women possess - energy and talent that is needed to address the many challenges that face our planet.

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