The vision of the Lifchitz Family Philanthropy is, "To create a new philanthropic model - the “family giving circle” - that will begin with the Lifchitz Family Philanthropy, and then will branch out to others. This democratic collective giving fund is a hybrid of a traditional family foundation, a tzedekah collective and a giving circle and will be a vehicle through which extended family members pool their charitable resources to create a tzedekah powerhouse."

The Lifchitz Family Philanthropy brought in over $10K for the first round. More exciting than the financial investment was the buy-in of the members of the clan, and the younger ones at that, who are interested in being involved in the teen philanthropy aspects of the organization.

Chari Pere is the president and founder of Hey Yiddle Diddle Productions. It’s out with the old and in with the renewed as old, outdated Jewish jokes, stories, and sources of creativity get a fresh outlook with fun, whimsical cartoons and illustrations in a way that appeals to today’s generation.

One of Chari's comic strips was featured on the front page in the second section of the Jerusalem Post, Israel’s largest English newspaper. Hey Yiddle Diddle Productions also received a glowing review from the eJewish Philanthropy blog.

Daniel was inspired to start Invested Citizens after reading Muhammad Yunus' vision for a social business sector. His formula for doing good through independent and self-sustaining business models led Daniel to devote himself full-time to finding, selecting, and funding the best social businesses in the world.

The TAMID Israel Investment Group is a comprehensive, three phased program that connects American business-minded students with the Israeli economic landscape. The initiative aligns the next generation of philanthropists, leaders and investors in Israel through education, hands-on investment experience, and meaningful professional opportunities.

In a time where Israel is experiencing an explosion of innovation, investment, and entrepreneurship while emerging as a world economic powerhouse, no initiative is being taken to encourage business minded college students to engage with this flourishing landscape. This has led to an enormous gap in our generation; the relationship between American Jewish college students and the state of Israel is limited, sporadic, and unsustainable.

TAMID will serve as the vehicle for aligning the personal and professional aspirations of these business-minded students with the collective interests of Israel and the Jewish people. This program is currently being piloted at the University of Michigan and will expand to college campuses nationwide in the near future.

Shomer Achi is a yearlong program, fostering sustainable and community based connections between Diaspora and Israeli college students through parallel community service initiatives, dialogue, and leadership training. Six students from Israel and six from America work through the year to learn about social justice, volunteer in the local community, and engage in dialogue about identity and Jewish responsibility. Selection is based on leadership in secular and Jewish communities, dedication to social justice, and academic standing. Each Shomer Achi participantis required to implement a final initiative in their community. The initiatives draw on the educational sessions, volunteering, and both ten-day service trips wherein the Shomrim from America and Israel travel to one another's communities to volunteer, learn about and discuss the social challenges. Shomer Achi emphasizes responsibility for and accountability to the local and global communities while ensuring that local campuses and the larger Jewish community gain from the social justice activities of Shomer Achi

Joel Rothschild is an internet software engineer, musician, and social innovator based in Seattle. As a technologist, Joel specializes in building rich interactive "Web 2.0" user interfaces and applications based on complex social and geographic data models. Musically, Joel (aka Yoel Natan) is an American "roots"/folk singer-songwriter, with a background in chamber and orchestral composition and a growing collection of original music for traditional Hebrew liturgy and song. Joel's recent Jewish community projects include extensive work with the emerging field of professional maggidut and founding the Seattle-based Ravenna Kibbutz.

Over the last two decades, conventional products in just about every area of life have undergone a major transformation with the introduction of new, lighter materials with new aesthetic value. Design has emerged as a key factor in product development, focusing attention on the user, learning his needs and responding to them. Yet in Jewish life, things have remained static. Products aimed at facilitating everyday Jewish life are outdated, creating problems rather than solving them. Products such as the hotplate or tefillin bags are just two examples. Where to store the bulky hotplate and even worse, how to clean it? How does today's 'on the go' tefillin user make sure that his tefillin are not damaged by heat build-up in the car, rain or a fall? Not to mention the question of style which seems so outdated next to his iMac!

This is where Odeka comes in. With a team of Jerusalem based industrial designers, Odeka is dedicated to designing products that serve their users, enhance their Jewish experience and bring style to Jewish traditional life.

Israel Arts Management is a recently established arts management and marketing consultancy headed by Hong Kong-born Tanya Strusberg. Israel Arts Management works with some of Israel's top performing artists to assist them in raising their international profile through touring, festival appearances and cultural and artistic exchange programs. In so doing, we are helping to bring the wealth of Israeli culture to a new international audience.

Israel is a young and vibrant country that is bursting with creativity. Israeli artists draw their inspiration from a unique geographical, political and spiritual landscape, and some of the most ground-breaking, cutting-edge work in the world today is being produced by them. They offer international audiences a direct window into the life and culture of one of the most fascinating, if little-understood nations on earth.

Israel Arts Management takes pride in working with outstanding talents in contemporary Israeli music, dance and theatre. They are guaranteed to add a rich and distinctive element to your international line up of performances.

Israel Arts Management is the creative link between Israel and the Diaspora. We can connect Jewish communities around the world with some of Israel's most exciting artists and help to strengthen the relationship between the two.