Federation-related

Jewish Federation Announces Nearly $10 Million for the Jewish Community

Posted on Thursday Jul 8, 2010 3:26 PM
Over $10 Million for the Jewish Community

Nearly $10 million worth of grants, scholarships and allocations to our community and to Jewish Federation programs, services and operations were recently approved and announced by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle: $5.261 million from the Community Campaign, $3.5 million from endowment funds, $854,888 in donor designated funds, $102,223 for specific local projects, $42,370 for specific overseas projects, $101,727 in Jewish overnight camp scholarships, and $19,824 in teen Israel scholarships.

Call for Jewish Community Heroes Campaign Nominations

Posted on Monday Jul 19, 2010 1:08 PM

The 2nd Jewish Community Heroes Campaign sponsored by the Jewish Federations of North America is coming up soon. This national online campaign raised the profile of hundreds of community members across the country doing amazing things for the Jewish and greater community. Seattle's own Margot Kravette almost made the top twenty! To help jump start the campaign, we invite you to submit to us your local Jewish community hero. Please submit to KevinN@JewishInSeattle.org.

An Increase in Funds Heads Overseas To Aid Jews In Need, including Holocaust Survivors

Posted on Thursday Jul 8, 2010 6:14 PM

Holocaust survivors are struggling in many parts of the world, including Israel. (See The Seattle Times’ July 8 article “Holocaust survivors’ poverty…”) 

The weak economy world-wide has heightened their and other poor Jews’ struggles as governments decrease benefits and services and, in some places, political unrest has escalated. The economy has also affected charitable giving on which thousands rely for food baskets, prescription medication, home visits and community centers, paid for by Jewish communities in North America and Europe.

Chai Society Reception

August 31, 2010 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle invites you to an exclusive reception for current and prospective Chai Society* members, hosted by Jeff and Judy Greenstein at their South Lake Union space.

Come enjoy an evening in their contemporary art exhibition space and engage in a stimulating conversation with Sam Amiel from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC).

Annual Meeting 2010

June 24, 2010 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us for our Annual Meeting: "The Art of Building Community: A Framework for Giving" where we will present this year's recipients of the Jack J. & Charlotte Spitzer Young Leadership Award to Alexa Huggins and Jack Almo, Board Chair's Award for Outstanding Service to Andrew Cohen and the Pamela Waechter Jewish Communal Professional Award to Rivy Poupko Kletenik. Read more about them in our volunteer spotlight.

7th Inning Stretch Phone-a-thon

Posted on Saturday Apr 17, 2010 2:42 PM

Join us on the evening of April 28 at the "7th Inning Stretch Phone-a-Thon" for our 2010 Community Campaign. We need to raise another $1.8 million just to continue the services we fund. If we do not reach our goal, our agencies, programs and recipients will suffer. Our Jewish community will suffer. We cannot let this happen – too many people in the world are counting on us.

RSVP now.

As volunteers make calls, we will be raffling off some great prizes including Mariner's tickets!

Jewish Federation Goes to the Movies

Posted on Monday Mar 15, 2010 4:58 PM

Join the Jewish Federation at three movies we are sponsoring during AJC's Seattle Jewish Film Festival this March 17, 20 and 21.

Federation Movie Night, March 21
Join Jewish Federation donors and supporters for Sushi, Sake, Sweets & Sumo. This closing night of the film festival will feature the Israeli Academy Award nominated comedy, A Matter of Size, and a tasty pre-reception with kosher alternatives.
March 21, 7:30pm at Cinerama

Turn the Page: Sessions

Posted on Thursday Mar 4, 2010 12:27 PM

Ruz Gulko - Sexuality and Marriage in Judaism
Judaism is unique among the world’s “great religions” in regard to sexuality. We understand the physical body as endowed with its own sanctity, and indeed, sex as a God-given gift. Marriage is seen as the optimal condition for humankind: “It is NOT GOOD for humans to be alone.” (Genesis 2). Would you believe there are even love-making instructions for men in the Talmud?

Overseas Needs

Help support the elderly and other members of our extended Jewish family in need overseas by contributing to the Community Campaign.

About miranda

In a crumbing building in downtown Tbilisi, Georgia, lives an old Jewish woman who was once married to the most gifted piano player in Eastern Europe. But that was a long time ago, when raising their family and running their jazz club were priorities and survival was a given.

Volunteer Spotlight: Nadia Hecker-O'Brien

Posted on Friday Feb 12, 2010 11:29 AM

Amidst tutoring, soccer and the otherwise busy life of an active teen, Nadia Hecker-O'Brien also manages to find time to be the regional president of Seattle's BBYO organization—and a volunteer at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. Currently a senior at Garfield High School, Nadia lives with her family in the Leschi/Madrona area.

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