The bright side of the professional world -- people using their resources to help others, viewing money as a Divine gift to serve Him with, looking for opportunities to contribute to community and society without personal gain:

Selections from Reb Yaakov and Varda Branfman's new book on chesed in the contemporary Jewish world, The Hidden World: Challenge, Adventure, and the Pleasure of Giving, published by the Kest-Lebowitz Jewish Heritage and Roots Library. The selections here are reprinted with the permission of the author and publisher (Rav Yehuda Lebowitz)

From the book's dedication -- on the late Rav Shloimie Twerski z"l, the Admor of Hornosteipel, the Denver Rov

The Hidden World -- A paradigm shift to the world of giving: an overview of the world of free loans, gemachim, and charitable organizations (4 parts)

Yad Sarah: A Free Loan Empire -- a look at the volunteer organization that revolutionized the health services of modern Israel

Chesed Links: