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09/06/2016

Volunteers Needed for Super Sunday, 9/25

Tags: PR, Federation, Campaign, Volunteer

Volunteers Needed for Super Sunday, 9/25

Be a volunteer at Super Sunday, Jewish Cleveland’s single largest one-day giveathon of the year! The Jewish Federation of Cleveland seeks volunteers to make calls that raise funds for the 2017 Campaign for Jewish Needs. The event takes place on Sunday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Building (25701 Science Park Drive, Beachwood).

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09/02/2016

Back to School: There's a Prayer for That

Tags: Family, Education, Interfaith, Partners

Back to School: There's a Prayer for That

I feel a little anxiety. A little sadness. I’m excited, but also a little helpless. For the first time, my kids don’t want me to drive them to school. I expect this from my middle schooler, but my 9 year old? When did he stop needing me?

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09/02/2016

Israeli, Local Chefs Collaborate

Tags: Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas, Advocacy

Israeli, Local Chefs Collaborate

Etty Valinaamat usually opens her home to cook for others. In addition to being a high school baking teacher, she runs a bakery in her hometown of Beit Shean, Israel, where guests are invited to “eat and pray.”

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08/31/2016

Sammie's Internship with Onward Israel

Tags: Onward, Federation, Blog, Young Adult, Israel, Overseas

Sammie's Internship with Onward Israel

Hi, my name is Sammie Jacobs. I was born and raised in Beachwood, and will be a Senior at Case Western Reserve University this fall. I participated on Onward Israel this past summer, and was one of 42 Clevelanders who went on Onward this year.

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08/31/2016

Campaign Launch Event Inspires

Tags: Federation, PR, Campaign

Campaign Launch Event Inspires

There was a time when Noah Farrell's future didn't look very bright.

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08/31/2016

Double Your Impact Match

Tags: Federation, PR, Campaign

Double Your Impact Match

Every new gift or increase of $1,000 or more will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000 during this year's campaign.

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08/31/2016

Powerful Stories Open 2017 Campaign

Tags: Federation, Video, Campaign

Powerful Stories Open 2017 Campaign

Thank you to our Campaign for Jewish Needs Launch Event speakers! Sara Hurand, Cherie Dubyak, Howie Beigelman, Duby Rodman, and Noah Farrell shared their personal, powerful stories with over 400 community members in attendance. Watch their speeches here.

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08/29/2016

For Ages 50+: IMPACT! Volunteer in Beit Shean, Israel

Tags: Impact, Volunteer, Israel, Overseas

For Ages 50+: IMPACT! Volunteer in Beit Shean, Israel

Channel your time, energy, and talents! IMPACT! is offering a hands-on volunteer mission for Jewish Clevelanders age 50+. Join us! Immerse yourself in Israeli life while volunteering in Beit Shean/Valley of Springs, Cleveland’s sister city in Israel.

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08/28/2016

Hebrew Cultural Garden Rededicated

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

Hebrew Cultural Garden Rededicated

A stone staircase, in disrepair for years, once again provides a second access to the Hebrew Cultural Garden. The tall fountain at the center of the gardens between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and East Boulevard in Cleveland, dry for years, is working. The plaques at the ends of the spokes of the gardens have been buffed and largely updated.

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08/26/2016

Cultural Garden Guardians Honored

Tags: Federation, PR, Advocacy

Cultural Garden Guardians Honored

Donna Yanowitz had never been to the Hebrew Cultural Garden at Rockefeller Park in Cleveland before she was asked to chair the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s newly formed HCG committee in 2006.

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