I remember my first day of work after college vividly. My manager sat me down for an introductory chat and stated flatly, “if it’s going well, don’t screw it up.”

The Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award, a prestigious, internationally-recognized honor to a Lion of Judah,* is given to a woman who demonstrates the highest ideals of women’s leadership and involvement.

I visited Israel for the first time last year through a trip sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.

By giving a gift in your own name, you connect to the Jewish community in a personal, powerful way, become a role model to thousands of other women, and inspire the next generation to stand up and be counted.

Growing up in Columbus, my family was not nearly as involved in our Jewish community as I am today.

Cleveland young adults just returned from a trip to Israel they will never forget!

Ohio State’s Lisa Bolman brings her ‘Buckeye’ spirit to a Tel Aviv children’s rehabilitation center as she explores her own Jewish identity. Thanks to our international partner, JDC, for sharing!

It’s easy to connect to WPI! Throughout the year, WPI’s Outreach and Engagement efforts offer local missions to better understand the Jewish Federation of Cleveland’s beneficiary agencies and community dollars at work.

In the week before Pesach, when many of us were cleaning and cooking in preparation for this Festival of Freedom, 21 Lehava leadership program participants and four staff members from St. Petersburg, Russia visited our community.

Mazel Tov to Channah Appel, this year’s Irene Zehman Volunteer Award recipient!