Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton & its Agencies care
for those in need, strengthen Jewish life, and create connections
among Jews — acting locally, in Israel, and around the world.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton would like to sincerely thank our LIFE & LEGACY donors for their support. Your legacy gift will allow the Jewish Federation to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life and create connections among Jews for years to come. Please click here to view our LIFE & LEGACY 2018 donor list.

Annual Campaign

The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton’s Annual Campaign has been raising funds for over one hundred years, supporting our local agencies, and providing for Jews in need in Israel and around the world.

Programs

Annual Meeting

Our Annual Meeting serves as an important yearly benchmark for our board and committee members.

Holocaust Art & Writing Contest

Open to grades 5–8 (Division I) and 9–12 (Division II), public, parochial or home schooled in the Miami Valley (OH)

Holocaust Remembrance (Yom Hashoah)

Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, occurs once a year between the months of April and May.

Innovation Grants

Intro to Judaism

Interested in Jewish history and ritual? Involved in an interfaith relationship? Want to learn more about your Jewish neighbors, friends, or family members? Seeking conversion?

JCRC – Jewish Community Relations Council

What is JCRC? JCRC Dayton - The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) serves as the voice of the JFGD on issues of social justice, public policy, and Israel. Through outreach and advocacy, JCRC represents Dayton's Jewish community on issues that impact our local, state, national, and international communities in support of an inclusive and equitable mosaic world.

Jewish Dayton Dreams Big

This project will help shape and direct our Jewish community over the next 20 years.

LIFE & LEGACY Program

Through training, support and monetary incentives, LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community.

Men’s Philanthropy

Three new giving societies that will formally recognize the brotherhood of philanthropic giving that has existed in our Dayton Jewish community.

Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History

Miami Valley Jewish Genealogy & History, a project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton.

Partnership 2Gether

Dayton's direct connection to the Western Galilee - The Jewish Agency’s Partnership2Gether peoplehood platform

PJ Library and PJ Our Way

PJ Library and PJ Our Way come to you each month, with a high-quality, expertly-selected, age-appropriate book or CD in your mailbox and family-friendly ideas and events in your inbox.

Presidents Dinner

The goal of the Presidents Dinner is to bring in world-renowned speakers for a one-of-a-kind experience that will inspire our community with a global message of Tikkun Olam on an intimate level.

ShalomDayton

ShalomDayton is an initiative of the 2016 graduating class of the Leadership Institute of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton.

Stand with Israel

Missions are just one way we connect the Dayton Jewish community with our Jewish brothers and sisters around the world.

The SEEDS Project

Subsidizing and Enhancing Experiences for Dayton Students The Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton invites you to apply for up to $500 to send your child [K – 12] to a Jewish program.

Women’s Philanthropy

A Sisterhood of philanthropic giving within our Dayton Jewish community.

Young Adult Division (YAD)

The Young Adult Division (YAD) of the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton connects and builds community for young Jewish individual’s ages 21-35 which includes single Jewish students and professionals as well as young Jewish couples and families.

Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton – CEO

Cathy Gardner

Phone: 937-610-1555
Email: CGardner@jfgd.net

Jewish American Voices Need to be Heard

It is critical that our American Jewish voices be heard. Be a part of history. According to the...

Collective Grief; Collective Hope

While the WHIM stands for “What Inspires Me,” the source of the inspiration comes from a multitude...

Register for an exclusive briefing on the Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: TODAY, JANUARY 16TH AT 3:30 P.M. ET

Earlier this week, I attended the International Lion of Judah Conference in Atlanta. Rachel...

How You Can Help the Los Angeles Community

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A Chanukah Message

As I was looking for some Chanukah inspiration, I came across this quote: “The menorah’s light is...

A Thanksgiving Message

As we prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving with our family and friends, I want to take a moment to...

November Highlights

It has been a very busy month for me, filled with lots of meaningful and exciting activities....

The Importance of Showing Up

I recently read an article about the importance of showing up for people. In our darkest times,...

Approaching Rosh Hashanah with Hope

With the one-year anniversary of October 7 fast approaching, I decided to take a moment to reflect...

Inspirational Travel Opportunities

Over the next five months, we have several travel opportunities that I hope you will consider. 1....

Jewish Observer

Survivors who wrestled with their conversions to Christianity form basis of UD assistant professor’s first book

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer University of Dayton Religious Studies Assistant Prof. Abraham Rubin’s first book release brought him to New York for a Feb. 3 lecture at the Center for Jewish History sponsored by the Leo Baeck Institute for the Study of German-Jewish History and Culture. In The post Survivors who wrestled with their conversions to Christianity form basis of UD assistant professor’s first book appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Biblical scholar Robert Alter leads Judaic symposium

Prof. Robert Alter, noted for his translation of the Hebrew Bible among his more than 20 books of criticism, translation, and commentary, will present two lectures about the Hebrew Bible for the 45th Ryterband Symposium in Judaic Studies, at Wright State University, Wednesday, March 26. At 4 p.m., he’ll discuss The post Biblical scholar Robert Alter leads Judaic symposium appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Purim’s timeless lesson to combat antisemitism

By Rabbi Nochum Mangel, Chabad of Greater Dayton As the joyous festival of Purim approaches, we see that its themes resonate far beyond the historical narrative of Queen Esther, Mordechai, and the salvation of the Jewish people. This ancient story offers a profound blueprint for confronting antisemitism, a scourge that The post Purim’s timeless lesson to combat antisemitism appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]