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The issues, stories, and people changing the world in philanthropy and the Jewish community. If you like "What Gives?" be sure to check out "Outside the Tzedakah Box" (https://honeycomb.org/podcast-outside-tzedakah-box/) a podcast on Jewish youth philanthropy from JFN's Honeycomb.
Episodes
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Ilana Kaufman: Listening to Jews of Color
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Tuesday Dec 15, 2020
Episode 17 of "What Gives?" the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Ilana Kaufman, executive director of the Jews of Color Initiative, and host Andrés Spokoiny discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, how Covid is impacting Jews of color, and how the Jewish community can do a better job of including and serving Jews of color.
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Rabbi Shai Held: Spiritual Transformation After the Plague
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Episode 16 of "What Gives?" the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Rabbi Shai Held, President, Dean, and Chair in Jewish Thought at Hadar
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Lila Corwin Berman: How Political Is American Jewish Philanthropy?
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Episode 15 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from the Jewish Funders Network, hosted by Andrés Spokoiny.
Guest: Professor Lila Corwin Berman, Director of the Feinstein Center for Jewish History at Temple University and author of "The American Jewish Philanthropic Complex."
Music credits
"Believer" by Silent Partner
"Panda Clan" by DJ Williams
"Sunny Looks Good on You" by Midnight North
"Ex Boxer" by Riot
"Blue Skies" by Silent Partner
"Rainy Sundays" by the 126ers
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Jay and Shira Ruderman: Combining Philanthropy and Advocacy
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Tuesday Sep 15, 2020
Episode 14 of "What Gives?" the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guests: Jay and Shira Ruderman, of the Ruderman Family Foundation
Music Credits:
"Believer" by Silent Partner
"Bellissimo" by Doug Maxwell
"Web Weaver's Dance" by Asher Fulero
"Plenty Step" by Freedom Trail Studio
"This is a Jazz Space" by Midnight North
"No Slope" by Freedom Trail Studio
"Mysteries" by Dan Lebowitz
"Mama's Whisper" by The 126ers
"Keep Dreaming" by Topher Mohr and Alex Elena
"Heartland" by Silent Partner
"Rainy Sundays" by The 126ers
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
James Loeffler: The Surprising Link Between Nationalism and Human Rights
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Tuesday Sep 01, 2020
Episode 13 of "What Gives?" the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Professor James Loeffler, Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia and author of "Rooted Cosmopolitans: Jews and Human Rights in the 20th Century."
He is also the organizer of "How the Law Treats Hate: Antisemitism and Anti-Discrimination Reconsidered," an online conference on September 10 from 12:15-5:30 p.m. ET.
Music Credits
- "Believer" by Silent Partner
- "Web Weaver's Dance" by Asher Fulero
- "Bellissimo" by Doug Maxwell
- "Unknown Longing" by Asher Fulero
- "Summer Breeze" by Nate Blazer
- "Peaceful Conclusion" by Asher Fulero
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Jay Sanderson: Producing a Post-Pandemic Jewish Future
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Tuesday Aug 18, 2020
Episode 12 of What Gives? The Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Jay Sanderson, President and CEO of the The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles.
Music credits:
"Believer" by Silent Partner
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Jodi Rudoren: Can Jewish Journalism Survive?
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Tuesday Aug 04, 2020
Episode 11 of What Gives? The Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Jodi Rudoren, Editor in Chief of The Forward
Music credits:
• "Believer" by Silent Partner
• "Total Totality" by The 126ers
• "Follow the Shadows" by The 126ers
• "Bit Coin" by Otis McDonald
• "Wish You'd Come True" by The 126ers
• "Black Moon" by The 126ers
• "Don't Turn Back" by Silent Partner
Watch Jodi Rudoren in a JFN webinar on New Models for Funding Jewish Media.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Yossi Klein Halevi: Rejecting Extremism
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Episode 10 of What Gives? the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Journalist and Author Yossi Klein Halevi
Watch Yossi Klein Halevi in conversation with Rabbi Noa Kushner at JFN's 2019 conference.
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Rabbi Rick Jacobs: Helping Jews Find Meaning
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Monday Mar 16, 2020
Season 2, Episode 3 of What Gives?, the Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism
Music credits:
• "Believer" by Silent Partner
• "Wishful Thinking" by Dan Lebowitz
• "Station 22" by The 126ers
• "Heartland" by Silent Partner
• "Jeremiah's Song" by Dan Lebowitz
• "Land of My Fathers" by The 126ers
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Rokhl Kafrissen: Hungry for Jewish Education
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Season 2, Episode 2 of What Gives? The Jewish philanthropy podcast from Jewish Funders Network.
Guest: Rokhl Kafrissen, a New York-based cultural critic, playwright and Tablet Magazine columnist. Follow her on Twitter at @RokhlK
Music credits:
- "Believer" by Silent Partner
- "Kosher Style" by Michael Winograd
- "South Brooklyn Bulgars" by Michael Winograd
- "Theme from David & Goliath" by Michael Winograd
- "International Hora" by Michael Winograd
- "The Wedding Sher" by Michael Winograd