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A Diagnosis for the Jewish Future: Andrés Spokoiny’s Address to #JFN2025
Andrés Spokoiny, President & CEO of Jewish Funders Network, addresses the JFN 2025 International Conference.


In the fight against antisemitism, passion isn’t enough
By Andrés Spokoiny - September 26, 2025 In the last few years, American Jews have experienced “the return of history.” Antisemitism,...


Israel Needs Our Prayers — and Our Engagement
Dear Friends and partners, One of the most beautiful pieces of Jewish liturgy is one of the most modern: the Prayer for the State of...


Is Doing Good Always Good? The Ethics of Contemporary Jewish Philanthropy
Today, the world seems caught between two poles in its approach to power. On the one hand, many in our society believe in Nietzsche’s...


Democracy's Imperfections Are Its Strength (Purim 5785)
Dear Friends and partners, “It can’t happen here,” thought the Jews of Susa on the eve of their planned extermination, “not here; this is...


Antisemitism and the West’s Culture of Victimhood
by Andres Spokoiny Published in Fathom Journal Andrés Spokoiny is the President and CEO of the Jewish Funders Network. There was a time,...


Remembering to cherish: From Station Eleven to Jerusalem
Remembering to cherish: From Station Eleven to Jerusalem


Rising to the moment
Rising to the moment


Rooted in darkness, reaching for the sun
TU B'SHEVAT THOUGHTS Jews who grew up in the Southern Hemisphere, as I did, have something in common: We are used to Jewish holidays...


Plural Unity: The Antidote to Fragility
Sukkot 5784 The holiday of Sukkot is supposed to be the merriest day in the Jewish calendar. It is also the holiday of togetherness and...


Confronting Our True Selves in the Mirror
Rosh Hashana 5784 Anosognosia is one of the most perplexing mental conditions. The term was first used in 1914 by French neurologist...
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