Celebrating the Federation’s 2025 Special Initiative Fund Grant Recipients

Through Small Agency Sustainability Grants and Ignition Grants, we provide operational support and fund new, innovative projects that strengthen our community. Learn more about this year’s grant recipients!
Over 200 Women Connect at Lively Federation Event Featuring Israel Midwives Association

This year’s reimagined Connections, Federation’s annual women’s fundraiser, featured Israeli midwifery leaders Yuval Jaffe-Moshkovich and Tania Shteinbuk Gorelik, whose powerful stories highlighted the Federation’s vital support for Israeli mothers and families amid crisis.
Letter from the CEO: Witnessing Israel’s Pain, Hope, and Determination

There were two words that kept coming up over and over again during my trip: trauma and resilience.
Seattle’s Original Program for Mixed Heritage Couples Expands Nationally

Reset & Refresh, a Seattle-born initiative supporting mixed-heritage couples in exploring Jewish life through Shabbat, is expanding nationally with the support of the Jewish Federations of North America. A recent educator retreat marked a major step in scaling this transformative program across North America.
Letter from the CEO: Remembering Shiri, Ariel, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz

In moments such as these, our communities rely on one another to come together, embrace each other, and provide strength. I hope we will continue to do so.
70 Advocates Lobby for Jewish Community Priorities in OIympia

Over 70 community advocates from across Puget Sound met with legislators in Olympia to push for security funding, Holocaust education, stronger protections against antisemitism, and more.
Six Months of Growing Seattle’s Jewish Early Childhood Education Through ElevatEd

Last August, we were proud to bring ElevatEd to Seattle, a transformative initiative designed to strengthen Jewish early childhood education for generations to come.
Take Action on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Please take a moment this week to tell your legislators how critical funding Holocaust education is.
Letter from the CEO: Announcing the Launch of the Loeb Leadership Institute

This program is designed to prepare and empower the next generation of Jewish leaders in the Seattle area.
Response to OCR Report on the University of Washington

We look forward to continued collaboration with UW leadership toward a safe and inclusive campus.