What Gives? The Jewish Philanthropy Podcast
Religion & Spirituality:Judaism
Episode 43 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network. Rabbi Leon Morris, President of the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, talks to JFN President and CEO Andres Spokoiny about his essay in Sources, "In Defense of Surrender in Liberal Jewish Life." Morris argues that a Jewish response to individual agency having eclipsed every other important value is necessary, and can be done through a sense of surrender (of our defenses, our time, and our notion of isolated individualism) to community, rather than submission to authority. Leon talks about what he finds exciting about pluralistic spaces, how thoroughly modern Jews are having trouble finding places for Jewishness in their lives, the enormous relevance that traditional texts still have for our modern time, and what gives him hope for the Jewish future.
Works referenced in this episode:
Felicia Herman: From Jewish History to Jewish Philanthropy
Danny Hakim: Sports for Social Change
Fay Twersky: Philanthropy That Listens and Responds
Georgette Bennett: How She Mobilized Jews and Muslims to Help Syrians
Eytan Stibbe: Israeli Astronaut and Philanthropist
Adina Shapiro & Reem Younis: The Growth of Arab Philanthropy in Israel
Vanessa Bartram & Michael Lustig: Tapping The Potential of Jewish Impact Investing
Rep. Kathy Manning: From Jewish Communal Leader to Political Rising Star
Lisa Greer: Revolutionizing the Way Fundraisers Interact with Donors
Understanding the Grantee-Funder Relationship
Cintra Pollack: Achieving Impact in Grantmaking and Investing
Dan Ariely: The Brain Science of Doing Good
Ilana Kaufman: Listening to Jews of Color
Rabbi Shai Held: Spiritual Transformation After the Plague
Lila Corwin Berman: How Political Is American Jewish Philanthropy?
Jay and Shira Ruderman: Combining Philanthropy and Advocacy
James Loeffler: The Surprising Link Between Nationalism and Human Rights
Jay Sanderson: Producing a Post-Pandemic Jewish Future
Jodi Rudoren: Can Jewish Journalism Survive?
Yossi Klein Halevi: Rejecting Extremism
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