Etty Valinaamat usually opens her home to cook for others. In addition to being a high school baking teacher, she runs a bakery in her hometown of Beit Shean, Israel, where guests are invited to “eat and pray.”

What Inspires David Adler, Campaign Chair?“You and your generosity. Whether it is feeding the hungry, taking care of the sick, helping Jewish identities form, or educating our youth…We are here to take care of one another.”

What Inspires Emily?“Being part of something bigger than myself…Wherever I go in this world, as long as I’m part of a Jewish community, I know I’ll be home.”

Hi, my name is Sammie Jacobs. I was born and raised in Beachwood, and will be a Senior at Case Western Reserve University this fall. I participated on Onward Israel this past summer, and was one of 42 Clevelanders who went on Onward this year.

There was a time when Noah Farrell's future didn't look very bright.

Every new gift or increase of $1,000 or more will be matched dollar for dollar up to $10,000 during this year's campaign.

Thank you to our Campaign for Jewish Needs Launch Event speakers! Sara Hurand, Cherie Dubyak, Howie Beigelman, Duby Rodman, and Noah Farrell shared their personal, powerful stories with over 400 community members in attendance. Watch their speeches here.

A stone staircase, in disrepair for years, once again provides a second access to the Hebrew Cultural Garden. The tall fountain at the center of the gardens between Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and East Boulevard in Cleveland, dry for years, is working. The plaques at the ends of the spokes of the gardens have been buffed and largely updated.

Donna Yanowitz had never been to the Hebrew Cultural Garden at Rockefeller Park in Cleveland before she was asked to chair the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s newly formed HCG committee in 2006.