9:27 PM
Gil Student
The latest Orthodox Forum book was published: Toward a Renewed Ethic of Jewish Philanthropy (YU Press, 2010), Yossi Prager ed.: link. I was at this Orthodox Forum and remember some good arguments. Here is the table of contents:
- Part 1: Sociology and History
- Philanthropic Behavior of Orthodox Households by Jacob B. Ukeles
- For the Poor and the Stranger: Fundraisers' Perspectives on Orthodox Philanthropy by Margy-Ruth Davis and Perry Davis
- American Jewish Philanthropy, Direct Giving, and the Unity of the Jewish Community by Chaim I. Waxman
- Public Charity in Medieval Germany: A Preliminary Investigation by Judah Galinsky
- Jewish Philanthropy in Early Modern and Modern Europe: Theory and Practice in Historical Perspective by Jay Berkovitz Part 2: Orthodoxy and Federations
- Bound with Unseverable Bonds: The Orthodox Jew and the Jewish Community by Barry Shrage
- Orthodox Involvement in Jewish Communal Philanthropy by Marvin Schick
- Orthodoxy and Jewish Federations: Reflections from "Out-of-Town" by Michael Berger Part 3: Halachic Perspectives
- Jewish Philanthropy--Whither? by Aharon Lichtenstein
- Our Poor and Their Poor: Philosophical Reflections by Baruch Brody
- The Giving of Charity in Jewish Law: For What Purpose and Toward What Goal? by Michael J. Broyde
- Think Local, Act Global: Tzedaka in a Global Society by Ozer Glickman
- Ethics in Philanthropy: Should Synagogues and Mosdot Chinuch Accept Tainted Funds? by Kenneth Brander Part 4: Contemporary Philanthropy
- New Thinking for a Changing Philanthropic Climate by Mark Charendoffand Yossi Prager Part 5: The Role of Rabbi As Fundraiser
- The Role of the Rabbi in the Fiscal Health of His Congregation by Haskel Lookstein
