tzedakah Archives – Kveller

Henry Street Settlement,a New York social services organization founded by Jewish American Lillian Wald,is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year.And what a year it's been: In February,the… organization received its largest ever single gift from an individual.A whopping $6.24 million gift was donated posthumously by a New Yorker,Sylvia Bloom,who worked as a secretary.It was part of a fortune that no one — including her close friends and family — knew she had.As The New York Times reported, "Since Ms.…>多读

Hanukkah

8 Ways To Raise Budding Social Justice Activists This Hanukkah

Leah Kaplan Robins

Given the state of our country and the world today,下一代的人类有很多因素。As a mom,我需要所有的工具来鼓励我的两个小男孩有一天… become adults who will build a better world than the one they were born into,who will tackle enormous challenges like racism,genocide,gender inequality and climate change.I haven't found a single magic method for getting my kids to care about social justice,but their dad and I talk to them about poverty,point…>多读

tzedakah

My Kid Hates to Give Tzedakah

Rabbi Yael Buechler

I vaguely remember learning about object permanence in an undergrad course on child development.But I never realized how much this concept would play into my son's earliest Jewish… 经验。My now 10-month-old son attends a weekly Hebrew immersion Shabbat class with our nanny.After the first class,our nanny shared with me that the other caregivers bring money to put into a tzedakah box.The class sings a Hebrew song mentioning each child's name as they place tzedakah money into the giant box.…>多读

charity

How I'm Trying to Teach Charity to My Toddler

B.J.Epstein

Cute curly toddler girl in a colorful dress washing dishes,cleaning with a sponge and playing with foam in the sink in a beautiful sunny white kitchen with a garden view window in a modern home

My 2-year-old daughter was very pleased with her medal.OK,it was plastic,上面有一张奇怪的、不吸引人的照片，紫色的丝带断了，but nonetheless,she kept holding it,… exclaiming,"My medal,my medal!" She'd received this medal and a matching sticker for participating in the "Big Toddle" at her nursery.This was a charity walk (well,toddle,since it was for tiny children) aimed at raising money for a major children's organization here in the UK.The children at my daughter's nursery were…>多读

thanksgiving

3 Ways to Make Your Thanksgiving More Jewish

Maurie Backman

With so many of us still reeling from what I called PESD (Post-Election Stress Disorder),I'm grateful that Thanksgiving is just around the corner.While it's not a Jewish holiday,I've always… 感觉到犹太人与感恩节有很强的联系。今年，I think it's more important than ever that I incorporate some Jewish elements into our Thanksgiving celebration for my almost 5-year-old son to see.If you're looking to do the same,here are three easy ways to get started: 1.深入研究犹太人的概念…>多读

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