Tzedakah Expert, and Authored Articles by Arnie Draiman
(many other current articles, interviews, etc. are further down the page beneath the chronological list – follow the menu options below)
- September 2025 – Things to Do in Israel During Chol Hamoed – Or Any Time. Link (The Jewish Link)
- September 2025 – Forging Freedom: Joseph Bau’s Unstoppable Spirit From the Shoah to Israel. Link (The Jewish Link)
- August 2025 – Reut Sderot highlights its 30+ years of building resilience and community in Israel’s periphery. Link (The Jewish Link)
- August 2025 – Akiva, one of Israel’s most prominent singer-songwriters, brings his voice of healing, hope, and unity back to NYC. Link (The Jewish Link)
- August 2025 – AMIT highlights “Rewriting the Rules,” exploring innovative approaches in education and youth empowerment. Link (AMIT)
- August 2025 – AMIT’s “The Human Factor” underscores the importance of people and values in shaping education. Link (AMIT)
- July 2025 – The Forward exposes internal turmoil at FIDF, citing allegations of financial abuse, cronyism, and a toxic workplace culture. Link (The Forward)
- July 2025 – A critical Jerusalem Post opinion piece accuses FIDF of padding executive pay and hoarding cash while those in need wait. Link (Jerusalem Post)
- June 2025 – Programs across Israel nurture healing and resilience in children affected by ongoing conflict and trauma. Link (The Jewish Link)
- April 2025 – Kol Echad Properties introduces an inclusive, high-standard model for property management in Israel. Link (The Jewish Link)
- April 2025 – The nonprofit “Mantzichim” transforms grief into living memory by dedicating restored sefer Torahs in honor of fallen heroes. Link (The Jewish Link)
- March 2025 – The family of the late Zechariah Haber publishes his Talmudic encyclopedia, celebrating his scholarship. Link (The Jewish Link)
- February 2025 – Yolanda and Maxine Marks are spotlighted as trusted names in luxury real estate. Link (The Jewish Link)
- February 2025 – The Jordana Group is featured as a reliable partner in Israeli real estate. Link (The Jewish Link)
- February 2025 – A Q&A or article on energy and infrastructure solutions, likely in Israel. Link (Jerusalem Post)
- February 2025 – An article on Yerushalayim Torah Academy describes how it serves as a beacon for English-speaking olim. Link (The Jewish Link)
- February 2025 – Mention of a mission to Teaneck to honor Rabbi Capt. Avi Goldberg, HY”D. Link (The Jewish Link)
- February 2025 – A moving art exhibit titled After Nachman honors a young shepherd’s legacy through community-created artworks. Link (The Jewish Link)
Articles & Op-eds
- My article about Rabbi Avi Goldberg, z”l, and the shul he was part of creating; in the Jewish Link November 2024
- My article, The Unplanned Artist: The Journey of Albert Levi about this great guy, great soldier turned artist! In the Jewish Link August 2024
- Ophra Shoshtari, curator, puts up an incredible art exhibit in Ariel, about victories during wartime. Read my review, published in Israel Seen, Israel Daily News, and linked on X (twitter!). June 2024
- Corporate Philanthropy works both ways – not only is it good for the recipients to get funding, it is also good for the businesses to get your patronage because of their tzedakah work! Read the article about corporate philanthropy, written by Jamie Berger and Emmie Skydell with help from me!. June 2024
- STEM for those kids who never get a chance otherwise. The Jaffa Institute has mobile vans for Science, Engineering, Computers, and more! Read all about it here in the Jewish Link (NY-NJ)! May 2024
- Ophra Shoshtari does it again! A great Mitzvah hero, she created an art project for kids during the Israel Hamas war in Gaza, and I had the privilege to write about it! In the Jerusalem Post Magazine, January 2024
- Should Jews be donating to universities and colleges in the USA? Co-written with Jonathan Feldstein, in the Jerusalem Post, November 2023
- And Part Two about donating to universities, in Yahoo News and NorthJersey.com about Rutgers and others – nice quote! Click to read the pdf version of the article
- My thoughts about how the world/Israel has changed since the October 7 Palestinian Hamas terrorist savagery: The New, Not-So-Normal Israel In the Jewish Link (NY-NJ), November 2023
- My article about being ever so careful about where you donate: in the Jerusalem Post, October 27, 2023
- My write-up about the families from Sderot at the Ramada Hotel—crazy stories: in the Jewish Link, October 2023
- I am quoted in the article about the FIDF (Friends of the IDF) regarding their $174,000,000 net cash reserves, in Haaretz, October 27, 2023
- From someone I don’t know, but he got it right about collecting items for Israel, in eJewishPhilanthropy, October 30, 2023
- How to help, where to give, what to do, what not to do: my short article in the Jewish Link, October 12, 2023
- My interview about the 2023 War in Israel and giving Tzedakah via Hands on Tzedakah, on CBS News Channel 12 in West Palm Beach, October 11, 2023
- My reflections on the 2023 War in Israel, published in the Jewish Link, October 10, 2023
- American Football in Israel and we are the champions! Report of the AFI Flag Football European Tourney published in the Jewish Link, September 2023
- An amazing one-woman show about 2nd generation Holocaust survivors. Review of the play before it gets to off Broadway! published in the Jewish Link, August 2023
- BBQ review: Ramada Jerusalem Hotel’s poolside all-you-can-eat BBQ, published in the Jewish Link, August 2023
- Voluntourism feature about what I do: Voluntourism: When giving becomes part of the fun (CAVEAT: the non-profits mentioned later on are not on my approved list). Published via JNS and elsewhere, March 2023
- When Giving Tzedakah Can be a Criminal Offense, published in the Jewish Link, February 2023
- Tzedaka: The ethics and morals when donating to charity (and a letter to the editor), Jerusalem Post, December 2022
- My Favorite Organizations? 12 picks: Article in the Jerusalem Post (featured in the Jewish Journal; PDF), October 2022
- Interviews with amazing Mitzvah heroes — series at Unorthoboxed Magazine, 2021–2023
- Don’t Know Who to Vote For? Op-Ed in the Jerusalem Post, October 2022
- How to make a trip to Israel better, easier, awesomer and more delicious — my Tzedakah Adventures get a shout out in Washington Jewish Week (also Baltimore Jewish Times, Arizona Jewish Times, and in French at Look Travels), July 2022
- Invited by Gvahim to give a webinar: “The Non-Profit Landscape in Israel – and is there work available?” — June 2022
- A quick, fun article for the Jerusalem Post about SPAM (no, not the canned meat) — June 2022
- Shoutout from Israel Active — May 2022
- Kav Mashve: assisting Israeli Arab graduates reach managerial positions — Jerusalem Post, March 2022
- When Giving Tzedakah is a Criminal Offense — Unorthoboxed, February 2022
- COVID-19: Nonprofits struggle financially, their top executives earn big — Op-Ed, Jerusalem Post, February 2022. (salary report)
- NOT the Rambam — the 8 worst ways to give tzedakah (with Jonathan Feldstein). Jerusalem Post Magazine, November 2021 (also in ejewishphilanthropy and the Jewish Link)
- When Giving Tzedakah is a Criminal Offense — Jewish Press, April 2021
- Promoting Online Positivity — MoodKnight: teens helping teens online, January 2021
- Jerusalem Post Magazine feature: Online and emoting: Preventing youthful tragedy (online), January 2021
- Let’s Talk Torah with Rabbi Tzvi Jacobson — interview, September 3, 2020
- Jerusalem Post, Here’s how you can help from home if you want to — April 23, 2020
- JNS, Israelis face extra hardships in preparing for Passover this year (see “Quiet deeds, day by day”), April 6, 2020
- Myisrael, Giving 100%, All of the Time — Jerusalem Post Magazine, February 2020
- Impacting under the radar causes in Israel — interview with Danni Franks, January 2020
- Jerusalem Post, 12 Ways Families Can Give Back This Summer, July 2019 (note: I do not endorse the non-profits listed)
- Haaretz (English), New Madoff Scandal Feared…, December 2016
- Jewish Week, Supporting the Israel Border Patrol, December 2015
- USA Today, Donations in Israel for Rosh Hashana, September 2014
- Inside, Voyage of Enlightenment, Winter 2012
- Jerusalem Post, Hanukkah Gelt, Hanukkah Guilt, December 2012
- I-Point Media, Israel Advocacy on Social Media, October 2012
- Jewish Week, For The Perplexed, A Guide To Giving, October 2010
- Cleveland Jewish News, Teddy Bears Make Aliyah!, November 2010
- Tzedakah Conference with Danny Siegel, eJewishPhilanthropy, 2009
Unorthoboxed Magazine
Unorthoboxed was an online publication for Orthodox Women – I wrote features about Mitzvah Heroes and the great work they do. The website is no longer active, but my articles can be seen in this archive here: Unorthoboxed Magazine ArchivedInterviews & Quotes
- Quoted in a Jerusalem Post article, With no end to war in sight, how are Israelis coping with October 7, nine months on? July 2024
- Interview with the Van Leer Institute about Giving Wisely, December 2023
- In-depth interview with Jonathan Feldstein — giving tzedakah, sources and resources, November 2021
- Quoted in The Forward’s article about Ethics in the Jewish Community, June 2021
- with Josh Hasten, The Land of Israel.com podcast — discussing MoodKnight (January 2021)
- with Arieh O’Sullivan on Israel Channel 11 Kan Reka Radio — Using AI to Detect Mental Distress (December 2020)
- with Yoni Neimann, Networking in the Non-Profit Sector, November 2019
- with Josh Hasten, January 2015 — YouTube and Breaking Israel News
- Road Trip Nation — about my journey
- with Lorelai Kude, Radio Free Nachlaot, May 2011
- Arnie’s Tzedakah Adventures, Putting Off the Ritz, December 2010
- Tzedakah Adventures at Midreshet Moriah
- Annual Consultant Tzedakah Adventures for the Sebban Family, Sydney, Australia
- Israel News Talk Radio, Interviewed by Tamar Yonah about my years on the Chevra Kaddisha Burial Society (segment 17:00–27:54), May 2018
Features & “Fun Stuff”
- RICHIE’S PIZZA! Lengthy article about Richie Fox and his famous pizzeria — Jerusalem Post Magazine, July 2021
- The venerable AACI and their great kosher travel program (north pole anyone?) Jewish Link, December 2024
- Oren Cohen Real Estate in Jerusalem: Jewish Link, December 2024
- MAGNUS = Safety: Worldwide Immediate Response; Jewish Link, November 2024
- Comedy During Wartime: Jewish Link, November 2024
- A New Community in the South: Building a Shul in Carmei Gat: Jewish Link, November 2024
- Is there gainful employment after yeshiva? Jewish Link, November 2024
- Maccabi sports enters a team in the Israeli basketball leagues! Jewish Link, September 2024
- Quoted about the Global Network for Jewish Women Entrepreneurs and Leaders (Board of Advisors). Jerusalem Post, August 2024
- New yeshivat hesder for charedim – Tiferet Bachurim, Jewish Link, August 2024
- Feature on attorney Eddy Meiri, Jewish Link, August 2024
- Quoted about Yom HaZikaron & Yom Ha’Atzma’ut during wartime — Jerusalem Post, May 2024
- Feature on Israel Home — Jewish Link, April 2024
- Wine tastings in Israel — Four favorite tasting rooms, Jewish Link, March 2024
- Yeshiva University Basketball Team (the Maccabees) in Israel during wartime — Jewish Link, January 2024
- Israeli “Tuna Helper” for IDF soldiers — Jewish Link, February 2024
- Kind words from Gvahim about my mentoring — LinkedIn post, January 2024
- YA Fine Arts — Israeli artist exhibits in EU Parliament, Jewish Link, December 2023
- Keter Advisors feature, December 2023
- Review of the Theatron Hotel, Jewish Link, July 2023
- American Football in Israel — Jerusalem Post, December 2021
- Arnona neighborhood centennial — provided background info for Jerusalem Post, July 2021
- Remembering Mechoel Pomeranz of Pomeranz BookSeller — Jerusalem Post, July 2022
- US Embassy moving again? Quoted in: US Embassy in Jerusalem plans ambitious expansion, Jan 2021; follow-up, Feb 2021; and in Arabic
- Op-Ed: How to Choose Your Candidate — Jerusalem Post, Dec 29, 2020
- Knitting soldier photo — featured on Jerusalem Moments; used in a music video (at 00:35); covered as “perhaps the greatest IDF photo” (link currently broken)
- Who did I vote for in 2020? Jerusalem Press Club vox pop, Oct 2020
- Haaretz — reaction to cancelling Davidman’s Pesach program at the Dead Sea, March 2020
- Jerusalem Post, World Leaders Conference and local issues, January 2020
- JNS, Conservative movement alumni draw red line on anti-Israel rhetoric, June 2018
- The Forward, On moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem, May 2018
- Hadassah Magazine, Cheesecake Factory in Israel, May 2018
- World Israel News, What Israelis are hoping for in 2018, January 2018
- The Media Line, Team Israel & the World Baseball Classic, March 2017
- USA Today, Arnie and the Mayor of Jerusalem, Feb 2015
- Event idea: donating to vetted causes (video)
- My child’s Purim costume in the Times of Israel Purim spread, March 2014
- Third Time, Ice Cream, January 2013
- Local Producer for Portraits in Faith, with Daniel Epstein
- USA Today, Arnie and President Obama, March 2013
- New York Times, Real Estate in Jerusalem, December 2006
- The Jewish Week, Living in Har Homa, December 2007
- Jerusalem Municipality, Neighborhood Review by Arnie
- Globe and Mail, From Hi-Tech to Tzedakah, April 2001
- Not Page One — Sam Orbaum (z”l) column, October 1999
- Jill Rogoff
- My Own Thoughts: When Giving Tzedakah is a Criminal Offense
Book Dedications
- 1,000 Mitzvahs: How Small Acts of Kindness Can Heal, Inspire, and Change, by Linda Cohen
- Tzedakah: A Time for Change, by Danny Siegel
- Bar and Bat Mitzvah in Israel: The Ultimate Family Sourcebook, by Judith Isaacson & Deborah Rosenbloom
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