Girls More Likely to Support Charities Using Social Media
An Article from The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A new study by the charity World Vision finds that more than half of teenage girls said they had become more aware of the needs of others as a result of using social networks like Facebook and Twitter, while less than a third of boys said the same thing.  Continue Reading

Fast Growing, Well Paying Charity Jewish in Name Only
An Article from The Forward

As the head of a charity ranked among the fastest-growing in the nation, and with an overall compensation package of more than $800,000, Alan R. Morse just might be one of the highest-paid nonprofit executives in the Jewish world.   Continue Reading

 Still Remembering the Triangle Blaze
An Article from The Jewish Week

A century ago next month the corner of Greene Street and Washington Place in Greenwich Village, a block east of Washington Square Park, became a social-political center of the country and a synonym for tragedy. Continue Reading

 

The Theological Roots of Reform Judaism's Woes
An Article from The Forward

For a brief moment, no longer than a decade, we Reform Jews have enjoyed repeating that we had become the largest American Jewish denomination.  Continue Reading

USCJ Wants to Bring 'Indie Minyans' Into the Fold. But Will They Join?
An Article from The Forward

n a bid to revitalize its aging and shrinking congregations, Conservative Judaism is embarking on an effort to draw prayer groups from the burgeoning independent minyan scene into the Conservative fold.  Continue Reading