A new program called The Mitzvah Makers has been created in San Diego to enable and help Bnai Mitzvah celebrants to develop Mitzvah Projects for their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs. This is very similar to our Individual Bnai Mitzvah Consultations and we applaud this initiative. We look forward to partnering with The Mitzvah Makers and making Bnai Mitzvah Continue Reading »
The Chronicle of Philanthropy asks: Is Philanthropy Killing Itself With Kindness? They want to know if the field is too friendly and if doing so is having an adverse impact. I think that all of us can always be nicer and that being nice can only positively impact the field. What do you think?
Last year I posted about visiting people’s homes on Purim as a means to support Areyvut’s Mitzvah Clown programs. I encourage you to read http://areyvut1.blogspot.com/2012/03/i-am-not-coming-to-your-house-on-purim.html. I feel the same way as I did last year. Therefore, I will not be visiting your, your neighbors or friends home but I nonetheless invite you to support Areyvut’s Mitzvah Continue Reading »
A colleague posted this video on Facebook. You may be one of the thousands of people who have seen it. For those that have not I encourage you to take 3:32 to watch it. It is a save the date video for a Bar Mitzvah. I applaud the creativity, time and passion that was put into this Continue Reading »
Areyvut is thrilled to be one of the educational resource providers for J-LINC (Linking, Innovation, Networks and Community), an initiative of The Jewish Education Project and supported by a grant from the Covenant Foundation to create intergenerational and developmentally appropriate Jewish education programming for families with children ages five years and younger.Today was the first professional development Continue Reading »
I love synagogues! They are often a hub in the community and a place that people of all ages and movements go for guidance, services, classes and much more. Even with the world and the way many Jews practice their Judaism changing, the synagogue continues to play a prominent role, as it should. I like nice Continue Reading »
I am pleased to announce the honorees for Areyvut’s Second Annual Bergen County Breakfast. At the breakfast we will present Becky Sanders with our Young Leadership Award. Becky, a former Areyvut intern and current senior at Brandeis University has served in leadership positions and is being recognized for her involvement, commitment and passion to helping Continue Reading »
It was just “Random Acts of Kindness Week.” While we can always use more kindness in the world, I have some issues with this name. Kindness should not be “random.” It should be thought-out, planned and taken seriously. At Areyvut, we make it our goal to ensure that kindness is not considered “random,” but that it is a Continue Reading »
We pay for things we value. Parents want only the best for their children and provide them with a variety of experiences to grow, achieve, learn more about themselves and the world around them. This includes but is certainly not limited to art, ballet, dance, drama, piano, SAT’s, swimming, theater, tutors and the list goes on and on. Parents pay for Continue Reading »
I am pleased to announce that Areyvut’s Jewish Teen Philanthropy program H.O.P.E. which stands for Helping Organizations Provide Essentials returns to Yeshivat Noam next month. The program is a teen foundation geared for 7th graders. In H.O.P.E., the participants each contribute $100 (from their Bar or Bat Mitzvah that they gave to the school, there is not Continue Reading »
