This month we’re talking about the Resource Generation with Kate Poole and Jessica Rosenberg for our first segment. And for our second segment we’re talking about different sources around giving tzedakah as we think about our own giving philosophies.
Resource Generation
Resource Generation describes itself as “a multiracial membership community of young people with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power.” The organization asks people in the top 10% of the economic distribution to pledge to give away all, or almost all, of their inherited wealth to social justice movements. We’re joined by two members of Resource Generation, Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg and Kate Poole, to talk about the organization, its mission, and its connection to their Jewish lives.
Resource Generation
- Resource Generation
- Solidarity Philanthropy
- Giving Guidelines
- Understanding your class background
- Get connected here!
- If you’re interested in wealth redistribution and solidarity economy work but not a wealthy person, check out New Economy Coalition, and the US Solidarity Economy Directory. SURJ is a great home for white people starting their anti-racist work.
Jewish Economics
- The New-ish, Jew-ish Economy in Jewish Currents
- To Transform our Economic System, we need to Challenge Inheritance by Nadav David at T’Ruah
- Kate’s sermon on Supporting Black Sovereignty
- Jewish Farm School’s Seed Packet, including Jewish agricultural principles and shmita practices
For all of us who care deeply about Jewish safety, and believe in wealth redistribution, we don’t have to choose! We can work to oppose antisemitism, work in solidarity with other communities fighting hatred and oppression, and organize for wealth redistribution. Check out JFREJ’s Understanding Antisemitism and SURJ Faith’s Countering Anti-Jewish Oppression Resource List for antisemitism analysis that integrates critiques of capitalism and white supremacy.
Jessica’s work
Kate’s work
- Chordata Capital
- Learning about the landscape of investing in racial justice
- Comics on reparations and my investment portfolio
You can reach Jessica and Kate at newishjewisheconomy@gmail.com
The Poor in our City
A lot of people are thinking hard about their charitable giving right now, whether they’re trying to support racial justice work or to help people affected by the pandemic. There’s a well-known Talmudic statement that when you are faced with a choice of where to give, the poor of your own city take precedence over the poor of another city. To think about this kind of hierarchy of giving as it plays out today, we’re going to do a text study together—the source sheet is linked in show notes if you’d like to follow along.
The Poor in our City source sheet
Endorsements
Mimi endorses America to Me on the Starz network. Jews and the Rising Cost of Whiteness.
Zahava endorses How the Other Half Banks by Mehrsa Baradaran, and The Builders by Joshua Chaffin in Tablet. Tamar endorses the You are Jeff Bezos game, and an interview with Amy Schiller in the Jewish Currents called Communal Money
