Our Young Leadership Division celebrated the Moroccan holiday of Mimouna, which highlights the end of Passover.

We hope to see you at our June events! This month, community members can volunteer at the Hebrew Cultural Garden, attend a community security training, view our latest art exhibit in the Roe Green Gallery, and more.

Applications are now being accepted for LEADS 2025!

As he grew up in the Cleveland area and attended the Joseph and Florence Mandel Jewish Day School (formerly known as Agnon), the concept of tzedakah was instilled in Jonathon (Jono) Nisenboum’s day-to-day life by his family and broader Jewish community. Jono recalls how his parents emphasized the gift of giving and the importance of giving back to the community. At the time, he did not realize how blessed he was to be surrounded by such a strong and welcoming Jewish community.

Barry Guttman and Rafi Mahilnitski, two Jewish Cleveland young leaders recently returned from a once-in-a-lifetime journey, visiting the Jewish community in Azerbijan with Jewish Federations of North America's National Young Leadership Cabinet (NYLC).

The sixth annual local Good Deeds Day grew exponentially in 2025 with 275 volunteers at 15 locations with 14 partner agencies across Greater Cleveland.

We hope to see you at our April events! This month, community members can remember the Holocaust and heroism with a meaningful commemoration, celebrate the lively Moroccan custom of Mimouna, reflect on the legacy of Israel's fallen soldiers and victims of terror at Yom Hazikaron, and more.

We hope to see you at our March events! This month, community members can enjoy a parents night out, hear a panel discussion about what Jewish students face on college campuses and how the government is responding, discover the art of bearing witness through documentary filmmaking, and more.

The Jewish Federation of Cleveland announced today that it has received a grant of $90 million from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation that will serve as matching funds for a comprehensive $180 million Jewish Day School Transformation initiative being launched in Cleveland.

We hope to see you at our January events! Don't miss your chance to take part in a mom's night out with PJ Library®/Young Families, connect with young Jewish adults who are new to Cleveland, and learn about the current state of Israel's multi-front war.