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In today’s complex world, woven together by complex challenges, the desire to create positive change doesn’t always translate into the intended impact....

In 2017, singer Ed Sheeran became another example of a celebrity whose campaign to raise funds for children in Africa sparked a backlash. A Comic Relief...

Jewish and Israeli humanitarian organizations are on the ground in Morocco, where they are working in collaboration with local civil society organizations,...

How do we foster empathy, understanding, and collaboration in our global community? Courtney Winter-Peters, CEO of OLAM partner Stand Up: Jewish Commitment...

As Passover approaches, get inspired for the seder with these unique and meaningful haggadot from OLAM partners: Put social justice on your Seder table...

365 days of crisis. one year after the February 24, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, OLAM and SID-Israel joined forces to collate information from many...

As rescuers continue the search for survivors in Turkey and Syria, in the wake of devastating and powerful earthquake and aftershocks, Jewish and Israeli...

The phrase ‘it takes a village’ really came to life for me on my recent trip to Rwanda, where I saw the fruits of several programs that are dependent...

In my community, Rosh Hashanah services are a foot-stomping, hand-clapping affair. The melodies are upbeat. The mood is outright joyful.  Some might find...

I was in the midst of dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s of contracts with hotels and vendors for my organization’s annual conference in March...