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Reflections on Being a Giver, Being a Receiver

HOW TZEDAKAH CAN TRANSFORM US:
An Interpretation of Rambam's Introduction to the Laws of Tzedakah By Rabbi Jonathan Spira-Savett

"B'nai Tzedek Youth Foundation: A Deeper Level"
By Sophie Simkin
How being involved in youth philanthropy changes our perspective.

"Sacrificing for a Good Cause"
By Aliza Mazor (from socialaction.com)
A "portfolio" of different types of giving and what each type teaches us.

Lives: Charity Display by Charmie Gholson, New York Times Magazine 1/2/2005
(should be able to download copy of article free once from the site)
Dignity and indignity from the vantage point of someone receiving personal charity.

"The Seven Principles of Firmly Centered Grantmakers"
By Lee Draper
Giving money is always an experience of power and sometimes of arrogance – that having money means knowing better than those receiving it. Here are seven ways to guard against the arrogance.

Is Tzedakah a Cop-out?
By Sophie Simkin (from JVibe.com)
On the contrary – how tzedakah teaches us humility.

"Philanthropy... EXPOSED!"
By Adam Simkin
Coming to terms with some dilemmas and difficulties that come with making grants.

 

 

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