I am excited to be at CAJE 32, the Conference on Alternatives in Jewish Education, held Aug 5-9 in St. Louis. Giving Arts will have a presence in the EXPO (Booth 48) and I will also be a workshop presenter on Wednesday afternoon, teaching A Collaborative Creative Arts Approach to Teaching Social Action and Tikkun Olam.

I’ve conceptualized a Tzedaka Challenge to raise money for Darfur relief efforts.

Throughout the conference I hope that attendees will visit my booth and, if nothing else, give $1 into my great big tzedaka box that I’ve built. I will empty it every night and hand over the cash to a CAJE employee for safekeeping.

I believe that 1500 people will be at the conference and I am setting my goal at $1000.00 on behalf of CAJE 32 for a donation to Save Darfur, the coalition of 180 organizations working on relief efforts. Lets do it!