At this time of year, life in Jewish Cleveland feels deeply infused with power and meaning. As we approach the High Holy Days, everything is changing around us in a series of transitions – the season turning from summer to fall, another year ending and beginning, and, for many, the start of a new school year.

This time in the Hebrew calendar is known for heshbon hanefesh – accounting of the soul, a time of self-reflection.

JFC Security, LLC, the security provider of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, inspired other communities and law enforcement while presenting its model of creating public and private partners at the National Homeland Security Conference.

Dozens of Clevelanders remembered the Holocaust through speakers, candle lightings and memorial prayers during the annual Kol Israel fall memorial at Zion Memorial Park in Bedford Heights Sept. 12.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland welcomed a delegation of young professionals from Cleveland’s sister city Beit Shean during the week of Sept. 6 through Sept. 13.

The YLD Microgrant Program started approximately five years ago as a way to encourage young leaders to identify a problem, challenge, or need in Jewish Cleveland; then, help find a solution

In February 2022, just minutes before men aged 16-60 were banned from evacuating Ukraine, the Jasnogor family crossed into Poland from Lviv. With the help of Jewish Federations and our partners on the ground, the Jasnogors were the last family to make aliyah all together.

Our first-ever Super Sunday Kickoff was a true celebration of everything that makes Jewish Cleveland so special and the impact we make together.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland will kick off the community’s “Israel at 75” celebration series with a performance by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra (IPO) on November 12, 2022 at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall - Severance Music Center. The IPO has performed in Cleveland only twice before – most recently in 2015.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2023 Campaign for Jewish Needs raised a record-breaking $3,710,064 from 1,019 gifts during its Aug. 28 Super Sunday Kickoff.