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12/16/2015

Ally's Jewish Overnight Camp Experience

Tags: Federation, Teens, Kids, Blog

Ally's Jewish Overnight Camp Experience

Hi, my name is Ally and I have been going to Camp Wise for 5 years. The first time I came to camp I went for 2 weeks and the only thing I remember thinking the entire time was “wow, I wish I could go for a whole month,” but soon, that month turned into my whole summer. I have made lifelong friends with my cabin mates, fellow villagers, counselors, and really the entire camp.

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12/16/2015

Zelman Drives Campaign with Passion

Tags: Federation, Blog, Campaign

Zelman Drives Campaign with Passion

Dan Zelman considers himself fortunate to have what he believes is one of the best volunteer roles in the Cleveland Jewish community.

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12/11/2015

Campaign Eyes "Outstanding Result"

Tags: Federation, Blog, Campaign

Campaign Eyes "Outstanding Result"

Dan Zelman, general chair of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s 2016 Campaign for Jewish Needs, is looking forward to closing the campaign on a high note.

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12/06/2015

8 Days of "Why I Give"

Tags: Federation, Blog, Campaign

Jewish Clevelanders are spreading the light this Chanukah season.

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12/04/2015

Creating Miracles in our Community

Tags: Holidays, Federation, Blog

The front page of the New York Times on Friday (yes, I still read it) had a story on how Americans are now looking over their shoulders as they go to work or send their kids off to school. To my eye it read a lot like what I experienced in Israel recently and what I hear from my friends there. And now we are all contemplating the “real story” behind the attack in San Bernardino or whether Paris can happen here.

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12/03/2015

Israeli Community Development in CLE

Tags: Federation, PR, Israel, Overseas

Israeli Community Development in CLE

CLEVELAND – The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announces a groundbreaking collaboration between its sister city of Beit Shean, Israel and five local Cleveland communities. This cross-cultural exchange will influence how community development corporations (CDCs) measure success through the use of a new tool called the GEAR.

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12/03/2015

True Life: I live in MoHo CLE

Tags: Federation, Young Adults

True Life: I live in MoHo CLE

It’s March and I’m sun bathing on the beach in Tel Aviv before heading to Shabbat with my Israeli family and WhatsApp goes off (obviously I’m in Israel, there’s no other way to communicate). I get a message from the Moishe House Regional Coordinator, Eve, saying Cleveland is looking for another resident…

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12/02/2015

Music & Meaning with Local Survivors

Tags: Campaign, Federation, Women, Family, Partner

Music & Meaning with Local Survivors

A POWerful day! Thank you to the 100 Women’s Philanthropy volunteers who joined together for an afternoon of music and meaning with local Holocaust survivors.

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12/02/2015

Hannukkah Lights Glow Brighter for Families

Tags: Volunteer, Federation, Blog, Family, Partners

Hannukkah Lights Glow Brighter for Families

The eight-day celebration of Hanukkah, which begins this Sunday evening (Dec. 6) will be brighter for more than 80 families in financial need through a special program directed by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

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