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I. To All Ziv's Contributors and Friends, Shalom!
This has been an exceptionally exciting year for
Ziv. This Annual Report
describes more than 120 Mitzvah heroes and projects we have supported in the
past 12 months besides many other activities and developments. We continue to
grow in many ways, and are pleased to announce that we were honored to receive a
$15,000 grant from The Covenant Foundation. We are currently using this funding
to explore further ways to spread
Ziv's message to greater
numbers of people.
On a daily basis we experience a sense of wonder at how much human generosity
can accomplish. The Talmud (Bava Batra 74a) states it beautifully - we feel
"Heaven and earth touch."
90% of this Report was written by Naomi. It is smooth reading. If you would like
additional insight and a more graphic sense of our work, please go to our
website: www.ziv.org.
Enjoy the exquisite flow of Mitzvahs! Lechaim!
Summary of
Ziv's Financial
Activities
| 4/13/81 3/31/99 | 4/1/98 3/31/99 | Total to Date | |
| Allocations | $3,120,000.00 | $506,858.59 | $3,628,049.59 |
Many people on our mailing list have spread the word about our work to their
friends, resulting in considerable additional support. If you would like more
copies of the Tzedakah report to share with others, please contact Naomi.
Please note our annual reminder: we are not taking requests for funding of
additional programs. New projects are found at our own initiative. Please
understand - we are a bare bones administrative operation and could not possibly
take in, study, and investigate fully all the requests that we would receive if
we invited everyone to submit suggestions. We appreciate your understanding.
If you would like to support our work, please make checks payable to "Ziv
Tzedakah Fund," and mail them to:
Naomi Eisenberger, Managing Director
Ziv Tzedakah Fund
384 Wyoming Ave.
Millburn, NJ 07041
Phone: 973-763-9396
Fax: 973-275-0346
E-mail: zivtzedaka@aol.com
How to read this report:
1. New programs that we have discovered this year have an asterisk (*).
2. Frequently, the total contribution any project receives is not a single
grant. As more money comes in, we give it away. For example, Bayit Cham received
$16,000 with 8 checks over a 9-month period.
3. Some of the projects could easily be categorized in more than one section.
4. Terminology: (A) Vocabulary relating to individuals with disabilities and
gender terminology remain in flux, with little universal agreement. We all
struggle to find appropriate terms, some more satisfying than others. For
example, we use "hero" for both masculine and feminine forms, as in the usage of
"actor" for both genders. (Those who prefer using the word "heroine" should read
"heroine" in the appropriate places.) Words do make a difference. We are trying
our best. (B) Some of the Hebrew words in the Report have many meanings.
Following, is the usage of our most frequent terms: Tzedakah-Performing Acts of
Justice, Doing the Right Thing; Mitzvah-Generally "a commandment," here "A good
deed," Tzaddik /Tzadeket, a Good/Righteous Person; Tikkun Olam-Fixing the World,
and Kavod-Dignity.
5. A few of the sections have been copied from last year's report, several with
the latest updates. (It is very difficult to think of new ways to sing the
praises of our Mitzvah people and projects.)
6. A technical note: a period, comma, or semicolon at the end of an e-mail
address or website is not part of the address or website URL.
2002 Annual Report
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