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04/01/2021

Upcoming Events for You

Tags: Federation, Arts, Young Families, Young Adults, Israel

Upcoming Events for You

Check out our upcoming events, including two ways to celebrate Israel's Independence Day, unique commemorations for Yom Hashoah and Yom Hazikaron for Jewish Clevelanders in their 20s and 30s, and our 117th annual meeting.

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03/31/2021

Bringing Two Israeli Traditions to Cleveland

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Israel, Overseas

Bringing Two Israeli Traditions to Cleveland

As a child, I would look forward to Memorial Day – Yom Hazikaron, but not like waiting for a birthday or a holiday. It’s another feeling like a heavy weight sitting on your heart. It's like a sense of anticipation when you know something bad's going to happen.

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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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02/24/2021

WATCH: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema, Part 2

Tags: Federation, Live, Israel, Arts

WATCH: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema, Part 2

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Cleveland Israel Arts Connection was joined by Eran Polishuk, CEO and founder of Chapter Two Films, to discuss “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema.”

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02/15/2021

How to See the World From Your Couch

Tags: Federation, Young Adults, Israel, Overseas

How to See the World From Your Couch

I wanted to start off by saying that I am grateful to the Jewish Federation for hosting the YLD One-Click Trips. These three events allowed me and other Clevelanders to talk to and connect with people from around the world.

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02/10/2021

Federation, Onward Israel to Resume In-person Tel Aviv Program

Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults

Federation, Onward Israel to Resume In-person Tel Aviv Program

COVID-19 brought the world to a screeching halt in 2020, but on top of closed businesses, digitized schools and canceled trips, the virus also impacted college students’ education.

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02/04/2021

WATCH: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema

Tags: Federation, Live, Arts, Israel

WATCH: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema

The Cleveland Israel Arts Connection was joined by Eran Polishuk, CEO and founder of Chapter Two Films, for a virtual three-part program to discuss “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Contemporary Israeli Cinema.”

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01/25/2021

WATCH: YLD One-Click Trip - The Russian Aliyah to Israel

Tags: Federation, Live, Israel, Russia, Young Adults

WATCH: YLD One-Click Trip - The Russian Aliyah to Israel

Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Young Leadership Division and Cleveland shlicha, Li-or Gersht, hosted us on a virtual mission to hear from Vadim Blumin who made aliyah from Russia to Israel.

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01/20/2021

WATCH: YLD One-Click Trip - Women Changemakers in the Arab Community in Israel

Tags: Federation, Israel, Live, Young Adults

WATCH: YLD One-Click Trip - Women Changemakers in the Arab Community in Israel

Jewish Federation of Cleveland's Young Leadership Division and Cleveland shlicha, Li-or Gersht joined us for a virtual trip to our sister city Beit Shean, Israel.

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12/28/2020

Personalized Connections through Cleveland Shin Shinim

Tags: Federation, Here for Good News, Israel, Overseas, Teens

Personalized Connections through Cleveland Shin Shinim

Each year, the core of @akiva's teen engagement work is our Shin Shinim program, where recent high school graduates from Israel join our community for the year to work with our high school students. The Shin Shinim become integral parts of our community, building relationships with their host families, the schools, and synagogues that they work in, and most of all, with the teens with whom they engage in one-on-one learning.

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