While Jewish nonprofits are largely scaling back their budgets and slashing programming, PresenTense, which was launched four years ago, is a rarity in the sense that it’s still plugging forth, full speed ahead. The group, which prides itself on “growing pioneers who are solving Jewish problems with sustainable solutions,” has seen its annual operating […]

When Alan Lurie joined commercial real estate firm Grubb & Ellis as managing director, he was given an unusual task to add to his job description: that of sermonizer. Every Monday at the start of the team meeting, Lurie (who happens to be a non-denominational ordained rabbi) delivers a five-minute […]

‘You’re overspending — slow down.”
 
That’s the advice I received when I first logged onto Thrive (www.justthrive.com), which bills itself as a free online personal finance adviser. Eighty percent of other users got the same advice.
 
Like Mint.com, Quicken and other free personal finance management tools, Thrive organizes all of your credit cards, savings and […]

In our second “36 Under 36″ section we throw a spotlight on three dozen forward-thinking young people who are helping to remake the Jewish community. They’re raising our eco-IQs, blazing new religious paths, reaching beyond national borders to do good, and creating new enclaves of non-native Jews here. Welcome to the future.
Guma Aguiar, 33: Philanthropist […]