Philanthropy

National support group for interfaith Jewish families guts staff amid funding crisis

18Doors, a Jewish nonprofit organization, cut its staff from 15 last August to only 4 this week. A board member attributed budget constraints to philanthropy shifting its focus towards Israel.

Karolyn Feeks Maws, who is Christian, her Jewish husband, Tony Maws, and their 8-year-old son Charlie Maws, decorate their Christmas tree with a homemade Star of David.
Ultra orthodox Chabad Jews dance at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, September 01, 2025.

Chabad donors send 2.5 million dollars to Israel and global Jewish communities

Shlomi Turgeman

Israeli local authorities turn to philanthropy as funding engine, Zoooz says

Students place flags near the main lawn of Columbia University, to show support for the Jewish community on campus, for peaceful solutions, and commemorate all lives lost since October 7, 2023, across from a student protest encampment in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict

Keshet reports record year for philanthropy in Israel


'When I grow up, I want to be like you': remembering Morris Kahn's most productive years - opinion

Founder of the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets on why your seventies and eighties – and even nineties – can be your most impactful years.

FOUNDER OF the Genesis Prize Stan Polovets, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft, and Morris Kahn in 2019.

Jewish billionaire couple falls off Forbes's Rich List after donating nearly half their fortune

While the pair fell of the Forbes list, they appeared high on a separate list released earlier this year highlighting the US’s most generous philanthropists.

Gold Isn't Going Up, Your Money Is Just Losing Value

Flacks Family Foundation announces $3 million Hanukkah matching campaign for Colel Chabad

Philanthropists Debbie and Michael Flacks double impact of Hanukkah donations to Israel’s oldest charitable organization

Mr Flacks visiting wounded soldiers

A Life of Service: Honoring Dr. Eli M. Brown’s philanthropic legacy at Ammunition Hill

A daughter’s tribute to a father whose life of medicine, faith, and philanthropy continues to heal generations.

Dr. Eli M. Brown with members of his family

President João Lourenço of the Republic of Angola Honors Haim Taib

Taib was honored with Angola’s Peace and Development Medal for Three Decades of Partnership and Progress

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola, awarded Haim Taib, Founder and President of the Menomadin and Mitrelli Group, the Peace and Development Medal

“Our Answer to Iran”: Sylvan Adams sets on rebuilding a resilient, flourishing Negev

After a missile strike destroyed Soroka Medical Center, the philanthropist behind Israel’s most ambitious rebuilding effort reflects on choosing construction over destruction, hope over fear.

“Together, we’re creating a model for national renewal,” Sylvan Adams says.

American Friends of Tel Aviv University names Ben Pery as CEO

Pery, a Tel Aviv University (TAU) alumnus, said the role is both professional and personal, noting that he is a third-generation TAU student who earned three degrees at the university.

Ben Pery, American Friends of Tel Aviv University new CEO

How a Mexican Jewish school is shaping young Jewish leaders

This relatively small Jewish community in Mexico City manages to maintain its identity, thrive economically and culturally, and raise a young generation that feels both Jewish and Mexican

AT YAVNE, being deeply Jewish and proudly Mexican are complementary aspects of a rich, multifaceted identity.

Grapevine, September 25, 2025: Not exactly alone

The generosity of Diaspora Jews.

FROM LEFT: Nir Kimhi, director of FOZ, Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, Daniel Voiczeck, FOZ general manager, and Fiji Ambassador Filipo Tarakinikini.

No. 11: Sylvan Adams: President of the World Jewish Congress Israel

Sylvan Adams’s career reflects a singular vision: that Israel’s strength lies in projecting confidence, generosity, and excellence.

 Sylvan Adams