Episodes

  • Voices from Israel: Marking a Year Since October 7

    Voices from Israel: Marking a Year Since October 7
    Oct 7 2024
    Besides heading The Israel Lemonade Fund — a Good People Fund grantee — Shari Mendes serves on an Israel Defense Forces reserve unit dedicated to caring for the bodies of female IDF soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice. In this episode — presented as we mark one year since October 7 — Shari describes her … Continue reading Voices from Israel: Marking a Year Since October 7 →
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    27 mins
  • For Breast Cancer Patients, Offering Financial Help … and Lessening Stress

    For Breast Cancer Patients, Offering Financial Help … and Lessening Stress
    Sep 24 2024
    Shari Mendes is a breast cancer survivor — who during her journey of treatment and recovery, met patients facing severe financial struggle exacerbated by loss of work and other factors. Responding, she founded Israel Lemonade Fund — a Good People Fund grantee — to help breast cancer patients in financial crisis, offering one-time grants covering … Continue reading For Breast Cancer Patients, Offering Financial Help … and Lessening Stress →
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    19 mins
  • (un)conference Preview! Repairing a Challenged World, with Ruth Messinger

    (un)conference Preview! Repairing a Challenged World, with Ruth Messinger
    Sep 3 2024
    Good People Fund (un)conference keynote speaker Ruth Messinger is a prominent social change advocate, and former President and current Global Ambassador of the American Jewish World Service. In this special pre-(un)conference episode, Ruth speaks about the Jewish and moral imperative to repair the world … the challenges facing visionary leaders … and what she’s planning … Continue reading (un)conference Preview! Repairing a Challenged World, with Ruth Messinger →
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    15 mins
  • In Israel, Countering Racism and Hate

    In Israel, Countering Racism and Hate
    Aug 27 2024
    Tag Meir (“Light Tag”) — a Good People Fund grantee — was founded in 2011 by Gadi Gvaryahu to counter racism in Israel, and has grown to lead a coalition of more than 50 organizations across political, religious and cultural spheres to mobilize voices for coexistence, support victims of hate crimes, and more. Since October … Continue reading In Israel, Countering Racism and Hate →
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    14 mins
  • (un)conference Preview! Songs of Love, with John Beltzer

    (un)conference Preview! Songs of Love, with John Beltzer
    Aug 20 2024
    Come November, at The Good People Fund’s (un)conference in New York, singer-songwriter John Beltzer will bring us into his unique zone of good … leading attendees as we give our voices to a song personalized for a child facing a serious medical challenge. Since 1996, John’s Songs of Love Foundation has touched the lives of … Continue reading (un)conference Preview! Songs of Love, with John Beltzer →
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    14 mins
  • Fighting Online Antisemitism

    Fighting Online Antisemitism
    Jul 31 2024
    With antisemitism rising exponentially and perniciously on cyber platforms, Fighting Online Antisemitism — a Good People Fund grantee based in Israel — uses its corps of 3,000 trained volunteers around the world and AI to monitor online spaces, report antisemitic content, and move to eliminate it. In this very timely episode of Good People Talk, … Continue reading Fighting Online Antisemitism →
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    25 mins
  • For Jewish Students, Navigating Surging Antisemitism on Campus

    For Jewish Students, Navigating Surging Antisemitism on Campus
    Jun 24 2024
    Since Oct 7, colleges are flashpoints of antisemitism and anti-Zionism. TribeTalk, a Good People Fund grantee, is equipping Jewish college students with knowledge, resources and confidence to navigate through this challenging reality … and giving college-bound students information on what to expect when they arrive on campus. Jude Sydney and Robin Friedman are co-founders of … Continue reading For Jewish Students, Navigating Surging Antisemitism on Campus →
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    23 mins
  • Embracing Real Hope, In Trying and Challenging Times

    Embracing Real Hope, In Trying and Challenging Times
    May 21 2024
    In our severely challenged world — as we look to define and grasp hope — Rabbi Debra Orenstein sat with Good People Fund Director of Engagement Julie Fisher to talk about her own journey to hope … the value of hope to our mental and physical well beings … practical tips for all of us … Continue reading Embracing Real Hope, In Trying and Challenging Times →
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    34 mins