Volunteerism

Philanthropy Discovered Ben Sales, JTA. "We serve in the army and pay high taxes.  We think we give a lot."  But many Israelis are changing their minds and starting to donate to private charities.

Any Volunteers? Jonathan Sacks, Telegraph. Since the Babylonian Exile, Jews have maintained an ethos of voluntary collective responsibility to sustain their communities. Now, as the welfare state crumbles, that ethos is as valuable as ever. 

Keepers of the Kibbutz Jeffrey Barken, JNS. While the number of international recruits to kibbutzim has declined since the 1970s, the kibbutz movement has spearheaded a revival of volunteerism over the last decade.