The theme of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs is inspiration, and David F. Adler, new general campaign chair, said he hopes the Cleveland Jewish community will be inspired to come together to do more in meeting its needs.

Securing a slot in the Mandel Advanced Leadership Course at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland attests to the power and the promise of the applicant, suggests Enid Rosenberg, co-chair with David Heller of this year’s MCAL.

I love a good cemetery.

Relentless flooding has devastated southern Louisiana, now a federal disaster area.

The Street Team (Raquel and Seth!) met up with Boris Goldsteyn, a man about town!

The Street Team (Raquel and Seth!) stopped by the Cleveland Moishe House (MoHo CLE) to meet the current residents, Julie Bock and Lena Kelly, to find out why they love meeting and hosting events for young Jewish Clevelanders!

It was mid-morning on a Wednesday. I was serving as visiting faculty at our regional Reform Jewish overnight camp and was sitting with 50 high school age campers when Hitler started speaking. I had to resist the urge to leave the room when I heard that voice and its inflammatory speech. I listened uncomfortably to those hate-filled words, but what came next was inspiring. This program was part of a regularly scheduled daily shiur (educational lesson).

For the past 11 ½ months, four Israeli teenagers have been serving as emissaries in Greater Cleveland to educate the Jewish community about Israeli life and culture, with a focus on connecting with other teens.

Ed Singer has a strong emotional attachment to Lansing Cemetery, in Cleveland’s Slavic Village, as he has about 16 relatives buried there – including his parents and both sets of grandparents.