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Maya Norton

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About Maya Norton

213 posts · joined 2007-12-10

Welcome to my blog. I am an American and Israeli passionate about philanthropy, particularly Jewish philanthropy. My primary areas of interest are giving and living generously, technological integration in the Middle East and Muslim countries, green technologies, and social innovation.

I am a blogger, freelance writer, and nonprofiteer. I love reading, writing, and hearing people's stories, especially those whose lives are different than my own.

You can also find me at my home blog, The New Jew: Blogging Jewish Philanthropy.

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October 16th, 2009

Middle East & North Africa

Elana Sztokman assesses how a new civil marriage bill would improve Israeli women's civil rights. She asserts: “Anyone who has encountered the real suffering brought on by this system cannot help but be in favor…”

Middle East & North Africa

Is Israel becoming a hub of international gay tourism, I Googled Israel ponders. He observes: “There is a clear trend definitely geared towards bringing in more gay vacationers and, to be more precise, their holiday dollars.”

Middle East & North Africa

Sviva Israel as a best practice model in social media. Debra Askanase of Community Organizer 2.0 explains how in her case study: “How a Facebook Event Transformed an Organization.”

Middle East & North Africa , Americas

“The difference between being charitable and being a philanthropist is having a strategy,” writes Richard Marker in eJewish Philanthropy, explaining why “You Don't Need to Be Rich to be a Philanthropist.”

Middle East & North Africa

Daniel Lubetzky's Peaceworks blog posts photos of what countries around the world eat in one week. Each photo shows a family in their kitchen surrounded by a week's worth of food.

Middle East & North Africa , Western Europe

BaLashon (On the Tongue) explores the Hebrew term kalgas קלגס, meaning soldier. He discovers Latin roots: “Caliga- Roman sandals, secured with nails (which made quite a bit of noise)- were apparently frightening enough to give their name to the Roman soldiers.”