Craigslist founder Craig Newmark says he learned principles of "treat people like you want to be treated" and "know when enough is enough" from his 1950s Sunday School teachers, Holocaust survivors Rafael and Rachel Levin. Regarding the second principle, Newmark recently added: "After you have enough, per your own personal values, maybe it's time to share." LEARN MORE
Passover is a traditional time to share. How do we decide what "enough" means for us as the Festival of Freedom approaches?
The only members of their family to survive the Holocaust, Polish-born sisters Dora Benjamin and Hana Citron z"l were loyal members of our Lower East Side discussion group. Both mostly listened as others talked. Yet when Dora did speak she became very animated, more than once affirming the core commitments of her survival — as well as her loving generosity and gratitude:
"I wanted to live. I wanted others to live. One potato, six pieces." —Holocaust survivor Dora Benjamin z"l
Dora died a week before Passover in 2015 . Her legacy of "One potato, six pieces" remains among my primary inspirations for "just-giving": just give, and give justly.
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Generous Justice offers a self-guided process of just-giving — including essential exploration of family money stories, support for emotional literacy around financial issues, and even "healthy money songs." LEARN MORE
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Join the Next Cohort of HOW TO MOVE OUR MONEY: Practicing Reparations as Spiritual Release
"It’s rare to find a space where social justice and money management converge....The workshop is supportive, insightful and inspirational, and it’s empowering to have the tools to move 'just giving' forward. I couldn’t recommend it more highly."
Starting Spring 2023 after Passover — Days/Times TBA Based on Participants' Input!
This unique six-week online course is designed for those who accept the basic ethical imperative of reparations — and who seek best practices for connecting that ethical imperative with their own economic privileges. "How to Move Our Money" is also directly applicable to current crises of homelessness, gun violence, reproductive freedom, immigrant / refugee solidarity and beyond.
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