At the risk of changing direction on this, I would nominate a very secular person who has devoted himself through the completed decade of expanding the possibilities of individual Jews in whatever circumstance he finds them. Michael Steinhart has profound respect for the Orthodox tradition as the only successful, stable form of Judaism in America. He certainly used a portion of his very large pushka to support organizations that enhance that stability, including the Hillel of my Alma Mater. His perspective of Judaism, though, extends to enhancing some of the less successful members. Mr. Steinhart is best known as the developer of the birthright program to bring young Jews at any level of starting point to one further along. Much like Ben Franklin who retired at a young age to devote himself to public service, Mr. Steinhart set aside his quest for an ever large fortune to make Judaism better than he found it.
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