The Cleveland and Israeli Jewish communities were well-represented at the 77th annual One World Day Aug. 27 in the Cleveland Cultural Gardens as the Greater Cleveland community came together in a showcase of its diversity.

As the Jewish Federations of North America sent a delegation to Ukraine on a first-of-its-kind mission since the war broke out, the Federation leaders assessed the needs and witnessed how life goes on with the help of community philanthropy and on-the-ground partners.

After graduating from the College of Wooster in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Ellie Shafron did not know where her career path would take her, but knew she wanted to spend the next year in Israel.

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 Jewish Federation of Cleveland is launching the 2024 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Sunday, September 10 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.

We hope to see you at one of our many August events! This month, our Ben-Gurion Society donors are going to the Guardians game, volunteers can help clean up a local Jewish cemetery, and our community is invited to view the latest art exhibit in our Roe Green Gallery.

Volunteer for a Jewish Federation of Cleveland program and you never know what you’re going to get. Three years ago, I signed up for the Federation’s “Conversation Partners” program, or Medabrim in Hebrew. Developed by Mark Holz, volunteer chair of the Beit Shean subcommittee, the program aimed to support select Beit Shean residents in improving their English by practicing speaking the language.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today the 2023 class of Mandel Myers Fellows who are working as staff at select Jewish overnight summer camps.

As the Jewish world mourns the destruction of the Temple and a long list of other horrific events that have happened on this date to the Jewish people, it’s hard not to draw parallels between the lessons learned from Tisha B’Av and our current political climate.

We’re so grateful to JVN’s incredible leadership team! This committee, chaired by Marty Shankle, meets bimonthly to spearhead new and existing volunteer opportunities in the Cleveland Jewish and general communities. Get to know committee member Seth Balkanyi.