The sixth annual local Good Deeds Day grew exponentially in 2025 with 275 volunteers at 15 locations with 14 partner agencies across Greater Cleveland.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.