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08/16/2023

CJN Goes One-On-One with: Leah Taylor

Tags: Federation, Family

CJN Goes One-On-One with: Leah Taylor

For the last six years, Leah Taylor has overseen the PJ Library program in Cleveland as part of her role as senior associate of outreach and engagement at the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

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08/26/2022

Teenshinim Spend Summer at Schechter in the Sun Camp

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Family

Teenshinim Spend Summer at Schechter in the Sun Camp

The Cleveland Jewish community welcomed six Teenshinim from the Israeli community of Beit Shean/Valley of Springs in early July – the first delegation from Israel to Cleveland in more than two years. The Teenshinim is a program for high school juniors interested in applying for a year of service in North America or Israel.

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08/01/2022

Jewish Federation of Cleveland to Launch 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs with First-Ever Super Sunday Kickoff on August 28

Tags: Federation, Events, Campaign, Family, Volunteer

Jewish Federation of Cleveland to Launch 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs with First-Ever Super Sunday Kickoff on August 28

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is launching the 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Sunday, August 28 with a Super Sunday like never before with the first-ever Super Sunday Kickoff! Funds raised will benefit the Campaign for Jewish Needs, which is the Cleveland Jewish community’s annual fundraising campaign that serves the local and global Jewish community.

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12/06/2021

Safety in Our Jewish Day Schools

Tags: Federation, Partner, Security, Family, Day Schools

Safety in Our Jewish Day Schools

When a shooting had been reported at the Embassy Suites hotel in Beachwood on April 20, many buildings within the city immediately went into lockdown. For parents with children in schools nearby a shooting, this can be an especially stressful time.

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10/01/2021

Federation Selected For Grinspoon LIFE & LEGACY Initiative

Tags: Federation, Family, PJ Library, Day Schools, Partner, Philanthropy

Federation Selected For Grinspoon LIFE & LEGACY Initiative

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland was selected to participate in the 2021 LIFE & LEGACY initiative, a national Jewish legacy giving program run by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.

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09/13/2021

WATCH: Get the Facts: Navigating the Delta Variant With Your Family

Tags: Federation, Live, Family, Kids

WATCH: Get the Facts: Navigating the Delta Variant With Your Family

Our community was joined by Dr. Arthur Lavin, pediatrician, and Dr. Suzanne Schneps, clinical psychologist, to hear the latest information on COVID-19 and mental health strategies for families with young children.

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04/08/2021

Yom Ha’atzmaut to celebrate Israel via hybrid format

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Family, Arts

Yom Ha’atzmaut to celebrate Israel via hybrid format

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will ring in the state of Israel’s 73rd anniversary with a festival boasting in-person and virtual options April 15.

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04/08/2021

Federation Aims to Tackle Hunger for Good Deeds Day

Tags: Federation, Family, Volunteer

Federation Aims to Tackle Hunger for Good Deeds Day

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland in Beachwood is encouraging the community to join its observation of Good Deeds Day by taking part in one of four volunteer opportunities created to tackle hunger in Cleveland on April 18.

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04/06/2021

Young Families Creatively Connect During COVID-19

Tags: Federation, Here for Good News, Family, PJ Library

Young families have not been immune from isolation amid the surge of the pandemic. In fact, one could argue, they have been among the most vulnerable. Judy Reynolds Borgen moved to Cleveland a few years ago, after meeting a Clevelander during a Masa Israel experience. Just as she was heading back to her state of California to complete a graduate school program, she met her future husband. After a three-year long-distance relationship, they married and settled in Cleveland. It was in 2020 that she and her husband were eagerly anticipating the birth of their first child when the world turned upside down. Judy gave birth to a baby girl on March 15.

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03/26/2021

Jewish Cleveland's Annual Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration Set for April 15

Tags: Federation, PR, Family, Young Adults, Israel, Overseas, Arts

Jewish Cleveland's Annual Yom Ha'atzmaut Celebration Set for April 15

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will host its annual Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration – a festival celebrating Israel’s 73rd Independence Day – on Thursday, April 15 from 5:30 – 6:45 pm. It is free and open to the community.

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