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Study: Young Jews volunteer, but don’t connect it to Judaism

A new study that showed Jewish young adults are engaged in volunteer service but rarely connect it to Israel or Jewish values could provide some guidance to organizations seeking ways to involve more young Jews in the Jewish component of volunteering.

By Sue Fishkoff June 23, 2011 12:24 am

A Fifth Question

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April 15, 2011 9:53 pm

Repair the World Responds the Wertheimer’s criticism

In the current issue of Commentary Magazine, Jewish sociologist Jack Wertheimer argues that Jewish philanthropists should focus on their own community rather than “invest even more funding and direct still more volunteers to nonsectarian causes. In doing so, he took a shot at Repair the World, the new initiative for which the Charles and Lynn […]

March 4, 2010 2:20 am

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