[Note: This article originally appeared in eJewishphilanthropy.] Plaza Jewish Community Chapel, the first and only nonprofit funeral chapel in New York that is owned and operated by the Jewish Community, will be stepping up its efforts to serve as a valuable community resource on issues of mourning and burial now that it is retiring its…
[Note: To view the entire chart, please click here. This article is an updated excerpt from a presentation Jay Friedman delivered at JCF’s CLE/CPE Seminar on June 6.] As a result of the enactment of the Medicare surtax, which is now applicable to both earned and investment income, effective individual income tax rates are now different for…
Jewish Communal Fund extends its deepest sympathy and support to the people of Central Oklahoma affected by the massive tornado that killed more than two dozen people, injured hundreds of others, and leveled entire towns. We know that many of you will want to contribute to organizations providing support to the people and communities impacted…
A Wall Street veteran who retired in 2011 at age 47, Michael Lustig chatted with Jewish Communal Fund about his “encore career” volunteering with Jewish nonprofits, including UJA-Federation of New York, The Columbia/Barnard Hillel, NYLAG, and the Spanish & Portuguese Synagogue. He also shared stunning photos from his recent trip to Ethiopia. Read more to…
Jewish Communal Fund President Karen Adler participated in a thoughtful conversation about innovation with her nephew, Jonathan Raiffe, Chair of Slingshot, at Slingshot Day, held earlier this month at the Kimmel Center at NYU. Listen to the entire talk below: The two spoke of how they came to be interested in innovation in Jewish life,…