Valerie Toizer Bloom

Valerie Toizer Bloom is the author of Celebrating the Jewish Holidays: Life-Affirming Secular and Spiritual Observances. She lives in suburban Philadelphia with her two sons.

Parenting

How We’re Creating a Family Tradition of Charitable Giving

Valerie Toizer Bloom

According to Jewish tradition, tzedakah is part of our obligation to help repair the world. Making charitable contributions helps others, and in doing so, it also helps me and my sons.