[Note: This post is reprinted with permission of Jewish Teen Funders Network; view the original post here.] From menurkeys to sweet potato latke recipes, there are many creative ways to celebrate this year’s unique overlap of Hanukkah and Thanksgiving. In an effort to move beyond the kitsch, I would like to offer some additional ideas for blending…
The daughter of former Jewish Communal Fund President Larry Zicklin, Yudit Zicklin-Sidikman has forged her own professional and philanthropic path. Nearly a decade ago, she founded the Israeli nonprofit El HaLev (“To the Heart”) with the goal of combating violence against girls and women, enhancing their personal safety and promoting economic advancement. In an exclusive…
[Note: This article originally appeared in eJewishphilanthropy.] Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, the first and only nonprofit funeral chapel in New York that is owned and operated by the Jewish Community, will be stepping up its efforts to serve as a valuable community resource on issues of mourning and burial now that it is retiring its…
[Note: To view the entire chart, please click here. This article is an updated excerpt from a presentation Jay Friedman delivered at JCF’s CLE/CPE Seminar on June 6.] As a result of the enactment of the Medicare surtax, which is now applicable to both earned and investment income, effective individual income tax rates are now different for…
Jewish Communal Fund extends its deepest sympathy and support to the people of Central Oklahoma affected by the massive tornado that killed more than two dozen people, injured hundreds of others, and leveled entire towns. We know that many of you will want to contribute to organizations providing support to the people and communities impacted…