What we learned about the benefits of volunteerism could help almost any institution in creating more effective communities, writes the chief executive of Limmud.
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.
Dozens of Jewish college students headed recently to Miami for spring break — to volunteer at a youth center in a downtrodden district downtown. Such programs have been attracting increasing philanthropic support from funders who see them as a potentially effective way of building Jewish identity.
