For nearly 70 years, Saskatoon’s chapter of B’nai Brith has been celebrating local volunteers and community leaders while raising money for various projects supporting education, health, culture and youth. This year, Saskatoon B’nai Brith president David Katzman says the organization’s work feels more urgent than ever — a necessary reminder that “it’s only when we share that everyone is most prosperous.
” As Katzman explains, this part of B’nai Brith’s work is founded on the Jewish principle of tzedakah; it’s often translated from Hebrew into English as ‘philanthropy’ or ‘charity,’ but could be better explained as ‘working toward justice.’ “Providing support to worthy causes is not charity,” said Katzman. “It is simply making the world as it should b