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05/26/2020

Apply Now: YLD Microgrant Program

Tags: Federation, Young Adults

Apply Now: YLD Microgrant Program

In these unprecedented times, the YLD Microgrant Program* is an outstanding opportunity to create community in a safe and innovative way.

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05/20/2020

248 Virtual Global Summit Offers Information on Community Initiatives

Tags: Federation, Blogs, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults

248 Virtual Global Summit Offers Information on Community Initiatives

The first 248 Virtual Global Summit on May 17 highlighted community initiatives from North America, Europe and Israel.

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02/05/2020

Young Leadership Division Microgrant Program December 2019 Recipients

Tags: Federation, Young Leadership Division, YLD, Young Adults, Awards, Leadership

Young Leadership Division Microgrant Program December 2019 Recipients

Mazel tov to the December 2019 Young Leadership Division Microgrant Program Recipients

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01/23/2020

3 Ways to Travel to Israel Right Now

Tags: I-connect, Beit Shean, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Teens, Women

3 Ways to Travel to Israel Right Now

If you are a young Jewish Clevelander interested in Israel travel experiences, we have 3 great ways to get you to Israel this summer. Applications are being accepted now. Join us!

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01/09/2020

YLD Names New Board Chair, Vice Board Chair, Adds 12 New Members to its Board

Tags: Federation, Young Adults

YLD Names New Board Chair, Vice Board Chair, Adds 12 New Members to its Board

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) announced the appointment of Cameron Orlean as board chair and Abbie Pappas as board vice chair, effective January 2020. Cameron served as the YLD’s board vice chair last year. He succeeds Dayna Orlean in this role. YLD connects Jewish young adults, ages 22 – 45, to each other and the community through social, volunteer, leadership, and philanthropic activities.

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12/13/2019

Adam R. Jacobs, Wolf Award Recipient

Tags: Young Adults, Federation, Video, Campaign, Featured, Awards

Adam R. Jacobs, Wolf Award Recipient

Adam was recognized at our Campaign Closing Celebration for his dedication to the Campaign for Jewish Needs.

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12/13/2019

$33,102,355 Raised in the 2020 Campaign for Jewish Needs

Tags: Federation, Video, Women, Campaign, Young Adults

$33,102,355 Raised in the 2020 Campaign for Jewish Needs

More than $33.1 million has been raised by more than 13,000 donors representing 9,869 gifts to help care for one another, prepare for the future, share our perspectives, and repair our world. This is what "The Impact of Together" is all about!

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12/02/2019

The Impact of Onward Israel

Tags: Federation, Video, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults

The Impact of Onward Israel

Onward Israel is a two-month summer internship program in Tel Aviv for young adults to explore their professional passions while deepening their connection to Israel and their Jewish heritage. Here’s what a few alumni had to say about the experience of a lifetime.

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12/02/2019

Meet the New Cleveland ShinShinim

Tags: Federation, Video, Israel, Overseas, Young Adults, Teens

Meet the New Cleveland ShinShinim

Welcome Avigail, Alon, Ori, Guy, and Yuval! These five Israeli teens are spending the next year in Cleveland as part of the ShinShin program, a partnership between the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Overseas Connection Committee and @akiva, a Federation beneficiary agency.

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11/25/2019

Katerina Rouzina Named 2019-2020 Roslyn Z. Wolf-JDC International Fellow

Tags: Young Adults, Israel, Overseas, Federation

Katerina Rouzina Named 2019-2020 Roslyn Z. Wolf-JDC International Fellow

Katerina “Katya” Rouzina has been named the 2019-2020 Roslyn Z. Wolf Cleveland-JDC International Fellow. In this capacity, Katya will spend one year in Kharkov, Ukraine, working with the local Jewish community to plan and facilitate youth camps, Shabbat programming, leadership training platforms and community-wide programs. Established in 2003 by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, JDC (the global Jewish humanitarian organization), and the JDC Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps, the Roslyn Z. Wolf Cleveland-JDC International Fellowship is part of a cohort of nine young JDC Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps Fellows deployed around the world to address global issues through JDC and its partners.

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