Toward a renewed ethic of Jewish philanthropy / edited by Yossi Prager.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Prager, Yossi.

Conference Name:

Orthodox Forum (19th : 2008 : New York, N.Y.)

Series:

Orthodox Forum series

Orthodox Forum Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charity.

Orthodox Judaism.

Charity--History.

Generosity--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Generosity.

Jews--United States--Charities.

Jews.

History.

United States.

Charities.

Jewish law.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 343 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : The Michael Scharf Publication Trust of the Yeshiva University Press ; Jersey City, NJ : Distributed by KTAV Pub. House, [2010]

Contents:

Philanthropic behavior of Orthodox households / Jacob B. Ukeles

For the poor and the stranger: fundraisers, perspectives on Orthodox philanthropy / Margy-Ruth Davis and Perry Davis

American Jewish philanthropy, direct giving, and the unity of the Jewish community / Chaim I. Waxman

Public charity in medieval Germany: a preliminary investigation / Judah Galinsky

Jewish philanthropy in early modern and modern Europe: theory and practice in historical perspective / Jay Berkovitz

Orthodoxy and federations bound with unseverable bonds: the Orthodox Jew and the Jewish community / Barry Shrage

Orthodox involvement in Jewish communal philanthropy / Marvin Schick

Orthodoxy and Jewish federations: reflections from "out-of-townʺ / Michael Berger

Jewish philanthropy, whither? / Aharon Lichtenstein

Our poor and their poor: philosophical reflections / Baruch Brody

The giving of charity in Jewish law: for what purpose and toward what goal? / Michael J. Broyde

Think local, act global: tzedaka in a global society / Ozer Glickman

Ethics in philanthropy: should synagogues and mosdot chinuch accept tainted funds? / Kenneth Brander

New thinking for a changing philanthropic climate / Mark Charendoff and Yossi Prager

The role of the rabbi in the fiscal health of his congregation / Haskel Lookstein.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781602801370

1602801371

OCLC:

642231935

Publisher Number:

99942182606