Tag: B’Nai Tzedek

  • B’nai Tzedek Teens Donate Locally and Overseas

    B’nai Tzedek Teens Donate Locally and Overseas

    Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek students gathered on March 21, 2222 to award grants to six local Jewish organizations, funding 9 programs with a total of $10,000. In May, the teens made gifts from their individual tzedakah funds. When it comes to individual tzedakah money, B’nai Tzedek students have…

  • B’nai Tzedek Teens Present $10,000 in Grant Awards

    B’nai Tzedek Teens Present $10,000 in Grant Awards

    On Monday, March 21, students, parents, grandparents, and members of the greater Jewish community gathered to attend B’nai Tzedek’s Grant Reception. Sarah VanderWalde, Director of Programs at the Jewish Foundation of Memphis, facilitates this annual event, when students in the teen philanthropy program present awards directly to agency representatives. As part…

  • B’nai Tzedek Students Participate in Collective Grant Making

    B’nai Tzedek Students Participate in Collective Grant Making

    Juliana Kaitibi, Camp, Youth, & Family Services Director at the Memphis Jewish Community Center, speaks about her grant application for an inclusive summer camp program in hopes that the B’nai Tzedek students will provide funding.  “Will this program happen without our funding?” “How many people would benefit from our grant…

  • B’nai Tzedek Teens Kick-Off Dignity Grows Chapter in Memphis

    B’nai Tzedek Teens Kick-Off Dignity Grows Chapter in Memphis

    On MLK Day, students in the B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy program packed 150 Dignity Grows tote bags with hygiene products to be distributed to Ridgeway High School students, Room In the Inn and the Tiger Pantry at the University of Memphis. Dignity Grows empowers neighbors in need by providing menstrual…

  • Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis Announce Grant Opportunities

    Memphis Jewish Federation and Jewish Foundation of Memphis Announce Grant Opportunities

    Torah MiTzion’s Rabbi Yisrael Wende and Torah MiTzion students bring Israeli culture to Hillels of Memphis graduate students and alumni at a Hanukkah event at the Morris S. Fogelman Jewish Student Center at the University of Memphis. Torah MiTzion is funded in part by a Federation Lemsky Endowment Fund grant.…

  • Furthering Israel & Global Jewish Engagement, Memphis Hosts JAFI and JDC

    Furthering Israel & Global Jewish Engagement, Memphis Hosts JAFI and JDC

    Dr. Ilana Kwartin, a JAFI representative, is pictured lecturing at a joint board meeting of Jewish Community Partners, Jewish Foundation of Memphis and Memphis Jewish Federation. As part of Memphis Jewish Federation’s strong commitment to Israel and global Jewry, Federation recently hosted its liaisons from overseas partners Jewish Agency for…

  • Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Mother of Fallen Israeli Soldier Spends Emotional, Impactful Week in Memphis

    Zehava Shneor is a 20-year veteran of the Israel Defense Forces; a resident of Shoham, Memphis’s partner city in Israel; an Israel tour guide; and a past participant in a MOMentum journey for Jewish mothers in Israel. She is also— like many Israeli citizens— a bereaved parent. In October 2003,…

  • Jewish Community Partners Now Accepting Grant Applications for 2020-2021

    Jewish Community Partners Now Accepting Grant Applications for 2020-2021

    Photo above– Jason Caplan, to the left with the guitar, leads a group of seniors at the MJCC through an exercise with his unique program, the Universal Language Room. Funded in part by a Memphis Jewish Federation Fedovation Impact Grant, Universal Language Room guides participants to exchange ideas and communicate…

  • B’nai Tzedek of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Introduces Volunteering in 2019-2020 Program

    B’nai Tzedek of the Jewish Foundation of Memphis Introduces Volunteering in 2019-2020 Program

    Above: Jewish Foundation of Memphis B’nai Tzedek teen volunteers Talya Mendelson, Brooke Sanderson, and Morgan Schrier supported the Girls on the Run 5k race on November 10 at the MJCC. By Sarah VanderWalde As the Jewish Foundation of Memphis gets ready to celebrate its 25th anniversary in 2020, its teen…

  • B’Nai Tzedek: Foundations in Philanthropy

    B’Nai Tzedek: Foundations in Philanthropy

    -by Joshua Katz Around ten kids my age were sitting at the table, and the only other person I knew was my brother. As my first B’Nai Tzedek meeting started, we got a little background on what exactly it was that we were doing. They told us we had $10,000…