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Gifts That Give Back
'Tis good to give — plus, how local families
teach their kids that lesson.
Lifetime Income
for Retirement.
And an even greater outcome for
Israel, science and education.
Lynne Konstantin I Contributing Writer
W
ho doesn't love receiving a
thoughtfully chosen, pret-
tily packed present? We
certainly do.
But the gifting overload of
Chanukah and the holiday season also
creates ample opportunities to teach
tikkun olam — "world repair" — to
your kids and to take action together.
Here, we offer a few favorite gifts
that give more than only to the recipi-
ent — though they will love them, too
— plus let some local families weigh
in with their own tikkun olam tradi-
tions. *
I believe the Jewish people should always contribute
to Jewish causes. If we don't, who else will? There are so
many urgent, worthwhile causes. What to do? Support
medical research? Give to my beloved Israel? No one has
unlimited funds—certainly not me. So where to start;
where to give?
FEED, a social business founded
by Lauren Bush Lauren to help
end world hunger through the
sale of products, has provided
more than 84 million meals
Then I saw an ad about AFHU Hebrew University Gift
Annuities supporting The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
I read up on HU. It was everything I care about in
one package.
HU's contributions to Israel and the world are as
wide-ranging as they are impactful.
globally so far. West Elm has
collaborated with FEED to
create a sweetly chic American
When you create a secure AFHU Hebrew University Gift
Annuity—with its high
collection of dinnerware,
lifetime return, tax deductions and
annuity payments that are substantially tax-free—your
cutting boards, tea towels and
this arrow-patterned FEED
APRON ($29). For each apron
annuity drives Israeli-led innovation toward a better future.
This way I can afford to give more to all the causes
closest to my heart.
sold, FEED will donate 14 meals to families in need in the USA. West Elm,
Birmingham (248-593-8200; westelm.com ).
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HARNEY & SONS
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LOVE LIFE
Known among tea-totalers as among the
best loose and herbal teas - including many
that are organic and kosher-certified - New
York-based Harney & Sons Fine Teas offers
several that warm the body and the spirit:
Fifty percent of sales from LOVE LIFE tea
Learn why Ruth
chose her plan.
See a video profile:
afhu.org/cga3
Ruth Resnikoff
Sample AFHU Hebrew University
Gift Annuity Single-Life Rates
Age
Rate
67
6.2%
($12 for a 20-sachet tin), a gentle blend of
7 0
6.5%
Bancha green tea with strawberry, coconut,
vanilla and puffed rice, is donated to GMHC
(Gay Men's Health Crisis) to help end the
AIDS epidemic. Harney.com .
75
80
8.0%
7.1%
85
9 . 5%
9 0
11.3%
Rates are calculated based on a single life.
Cash contributions produce annuity
payments that are substantially tax-free.
CALL OR EMAIL NOW.
The returns are
generous. The cause
is priceless.
For information on AFHU
Hebrew University
Gift Annuities, please call
AFHU Midwest Region
Executive Director, Judith
Shenkman at (312) 329-0332
or email: jshenkman@afhu.org
Give your own family the gift of truly
understanding what it means to give: ADOPT-
A-FAMILY through Lighthouse of Oakland
County, which offers families in need food,
shelter, prescription assistance and programs
that promote self-sufficiency. The Adopt-
A-Family holiday program allows donors
to choose a local family or senior - 527
to choose from this year - and bring them
food, coats, blankets and other necessities
during the holiday season. For details or to
participate, visit lighthouseoakland.org or call (248) 972-1497.
AF. HU
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF
THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
500 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1530
Chicago, IL 60611 • 877-642-AFHU (2348)
afhu.org/CGA3
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Research engine for the world. Engine of growth for a nation.
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