My End of Year Giving, Part III--Congregation B'nai Jacob, Charleston WV
Although PAZ is a completely secular organization, I am nevertheless enthusiastically donating to this synagogue. I once had 50 relatives in this state; the last two are leaving shortly. It's tough to see a way forward in a state that is so mired in thinking that dates from the era when large numbers of men went into holes in the earth to drag out coal, endangering their health and lives, and suffering the abuse of immoral energy companies. However, B'nai Jacob is a light in
My End of the Year Giving
YOU MAY have noticed from my last post that for my personal giving that I am not restricting my donations to PAZ-related causes. That's because there's a whole lot of sufferin' in this world (besides succotash) that isn't caused by zoonotic disease. Moreover, happy things--like your local orchestra and library --need help, too. Today's recipient of my Tikkun Olam Fund is Families for Depression Awareness. Depression is the leading cause of suicide. It causes a pain that le
My End of the Year Giving
Time to fork it over. I'm giving to a few different causes here at the end of the year, but for all of the rest of you, I’m going to make this easy. You should give to PAZ (Pan American Zoonotic Research and Prevention). While everyone else is telling you to give locally, I’m going to ask you to give to people you will never see and suffer from diseases that you will (ideally) never know. The world is full of charities that are emblazoned with pink, covered in ice water, have
