Barry Finestone News Today

At this pivotal moment in the life of the Jewish people, when we are focused on critical urgent needs of safety and security, there is one essential group I think we’re not supporting enough as a community. They are the...

The era that began on Oct. 7 has been nothing short of a trauma for Jews everywhere, and the Jewish nonprofit sector in North America has experienced profound challenges and changes in the past two months.  As Barry Finestone highlighted...

(JTA) — Moving Traditions is a small Jewish organization with an unusual name and a mission that can be hard to describe on one foot. Working through synagogues, Hebrew schools

Good Wednesday morning. Ed note: In celebration of Thanksgiving, the next Your Daily Phil will arrive on Monday. Have a meaningful Thanksgiving and a Shabbat shalom! In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on a renewed initiative by the Jewish Federation of Greater...

While the Israel-Hamas war continues to rage, Barry Finestone charges us to double down on our philanthropic support for worthy causes both in Israel and the North American Jewish community (“American Jewish philanthropy today needs a ‘yes, and’ approach,” eJewishPhilanthropy,...

Is American Jewish giving to Israel stretching Jewish funds thin?

To further strengthen Jewish community resources and institutions, we need to actually use them.

(JTA) — Moving Traditions is a small Jewish organization with an unusual name and a mission that can be hard to describe on one foot. Working through synagogues, Hebrew schools

In today’s edition of Your Daily Phil, we report on Rabbi Shai Graucher’s efforts to help those affected by the war in Gaza and visit the Israelis displaced by the fighting, and feature opinion pieces from Barry Finestone and Tracy Frydberg. Also in this newsletter: Steve Eisman, Denise...

When Jon Cohen was in college a decade ago studying biology and chemistry with plans for medical school, he knew he wanted to make a difference in