Today, I’d like to CONTINUE our video series on Overcoming Antisemitism By Investing In Your Jewishness.
The next strategy I’d like to offer is to Invest in your community: Strengthening one’s local Jewish community is a wonderful way to help fight antisemitism. You can participate in your local branch of CSS (i.e. Community Security Service), which is a 501(c)3, national organization that works to safeguard the Jewish community by offering free security services.
Other ways of investing in your community include showing up to events, shiurim, and bringing in speakers. The antisemites seek to instill fear. Anything that increases the vibrancy of Jewish life is a direct way to fight against the antisemitic efforts.
Another idea is when it comes to your Philanthropic giving: Where folks decide to allocate their charitable dollars is a powerful way of aligning money with their values. The first step is to commit to giving 10% of your annual net income to charity. I would urge folks to direct the lion’s share of their philanthropic dollars to causes that benefit Jews, Judaism, and Israel. There is no shortage of great causes out there, but there is a finite number of donors giving to Jewish organizations. So, it’s worth directing your charitable dollars to these causes.
In my next video, I’ll conclude with a few other ideas to invest in your Jewishness in order to combat antisemitism.