Together we raised enough funds for a Lab at the University of Pennsylvania in Richard’s name (pictured below). Nancy Toran Duitch and Scott Isdaner were super organized implementers. A client, the band Men at Work was gracious and helped us host a reception at their concert in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
Juniper and I were operating our entertainment firm, Stein & Stein, Incorporated. Richard’s dad, Mort, warmly offered to match “whatever you kids do!” As we left the cemetery it just seemed obvious for a few of his old friends to do something to honor Sork. This first happened in 1983 when my childhood friend Richard Sork lost a battle with Lymphoma.
So, as opportunities presented, Juniper and I were so grateful that philanthropic opportunities arose which enabled us to make contributions of time with modest financial support.
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I figured that one would have to be really successful to be able to give away money.īut then, as a young professional I learned that volunteer work, as well as the donation of monetary and physical resources, enables people to be philanthropic. While some kids want to be a fireman or doctor or professional athlete, for some reason, early in my life, I wanted to be a Philanthropist. The concept of being philanthropic was hard to grasp as a child when one has to get allowance and lunch money from your parents. Simultaneously, the act increases the well-being of humankind as a key element of repairing the world, in all communities, not just Jewish communities. It implies that each person has a hand in working towards the betterment of nature and of the world as a fundamental responsibility for the lives of future generations. Humanity’s responsibility to change, improve, and fix its earthly surroundings is powerful. Tikkun Olam is understood to be the act of “repairing the world” through human actions.It is a form of social justice in which donors benefit from giving as much or more than the recipients, even when the philanthropy is anonymous. Tzedakah is the Hebrew word for philanthropy and charity.
When I was quite young, through religious training, I learned about the principles of Tikkun Olam and Tzedakah.
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