Federation News & Stories
What's happening in and around Jewish Cleveland and around the World.
08/06/2026
Tags: Federation, Volunteer
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will launch the 2027 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Sunday, August 30 with a Super Sunday Kickoff event for the entire community! The Campaign for Jewish Needs is the Cleveland Jewish community’s annual fundraising campaign that provides the critical dollars necessary to help keep our diverse local community safe, strong, and welcoming, as well as serve the needs of the global Jewish community.
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08/05/2026
Tags: Federation, Israel, Overseas
Rabbi Avrohom Adler led a tour of the Cleveland Chesed Center on July 30 for a 16-member Israeli delegation of young professionals, with Ariel Garfinkel providing Hebrew translation throughout the visit.
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08/04/2026
Tags: Federation, Campaign27
Bellefaire JCB provides licensed, culturally sensitive therapists to Jewish day schools across Cleveland, ensuring students, families, and educators have access to compassionate mental health support.
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08/04/2026
Tags: Federation, Arts, Women, Young Families, Young Adults, Volunteer
This August, there are plenty of ways to connect, learn, volunteer, and celebrate with Jewish Cleveland! From community service opportunities and cultural programs to family events, retreats, and Super Sunday Kickoff, there's something for everyone.
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07/31/2026
Tags: Federation, Israel, Arts
Coming to Cleveland is a double dousing of special for James Snyder. Not only are there personal roots established in the community – his wife, Tina, is a born-and-bred Clevelander with family still very present – but the area’s vibrancy in the Jewish arts and cultural world is of special interest to the director of The Jewish Museum in New York City.
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07/31/2026
Tags: Federation, Video, Overseas, Israel, Campaign27
The Cleveland Jewish community has been instrumental in bringing Ethiopian Jews to Israel, and our support does not end there. Cleveland's sister communities of Beit Shean and the Valley of Springs are home to Beit Alfa absorption center.
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07/28/2026
Tags: Federation, Campaign27
Caring for older adults has always been a priority for the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
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07/22/2026
Tags: Federation, Video, Israel & Overseas
With Federation’s help, the Bnei Menashe community from northeast India will be making aliyah by 2030 in a mission called Operation Wings of Dawn.
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07/21/2026
Tags: Federation, Campaign27
The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s Chaplaincy program offers comfort to members of the Jewish community in hospitals, nursing homes, and prisons through visits and correspondence from rabbis and volunteers. Based at four Cleveland hospitals, its mission is to unite, strengthen, and show every community member that they are cared for.
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07/17/2026
Tags: Federation
When Jonathon Nisenboum grew up attending the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School, his identity and connection to the Cleveland Jewish community existed within the walls of a classroom.
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