When it launched some 20 years ago, no one could have predicted how desperately needed this program of @akiva High School – a beneficiary agency of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland – would be today.

After another record-breaking Campaign for Jewish Needs, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland increased its allocable funds by over $1 million compared to last year.

As Jewish college students prepare to return to campus for the upcoming school year, their administrators must also be prepared to provide a safe and inclusive environment for all, free from hate-fueled intimidation, harassment, and bullying.

We hope to see you at our August events. We have fun outdoor events for young families, a special two-part safety training experience, a day of celebrating Jewish culture at One World Day, and more.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is launching the 2025 Campaign for Jewish Needs on Sunday, September 8 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.

Participants on the Cleveland Young Professional Volunteer Mission to Israel spent eight days volunteering across the country, met with Israeli contemporaries to learn more about their lives, and experienced life in Israel post-October 7. Read about some of the participants' experience below:

The family of the late Stanley B. Horowitz, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s third president, gathered with Jewish community leaders on July 23 as the entranceway to Camp Wise in Claridon Township was dedicated in the name of their family patriarch.

After the devastation that occurred on October 7, Cleveland immediately stepped up to help the communities impacted by the attacks. Cleveland has since established a partnership with Kibbutz Kissufim, a community in the Gaza envelope that suffered a great deal of damage on October 7. In April, several volunteers from Cleveland traveled to Israel and spent two days helping rebuild Kibbutz Kissufim. Cleveland and Israeli volunteers from our sister community of Beit Shean/Valley of Springs were able to exchange stories, laugh together, and build hope while gardening and cleaning the Kissufim community.

To allow more people to engage in Jewish life and learn more about the current state of Israel, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland took business and civic leaders in Cleveland of various religious faiths to Israel from April 13 through April 16.

Adhering to its longstanding commitment to the needs of the Jewish community, the Jewish Federation of Cleveland is spearheading a task force to address gaps in older adult care in light of changes both locally and nationally.