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

Supporting Israel

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Local Leaders Express Views on Antisemitism

Since October 7th, figuring out how we, as Jews, feel about the global Jewish community and the...

Eighty Years Later

As we prepare to remember and honor those who perished and survived during the Holocaust, we must...

The Importance of Acceptance

I was recently at a conference in Chattanooga for CEOs of small Jewish Federations. It provided an...

Hope and Advocacy

Earlier this month, JCC Executive Director Marc Jacob and I traveled to Massachusetts to attend a...

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...

Jewish Observer

Observer honored for best religion reporting — and as best monthly — in Ohio

Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus Society of Professional Journalists chapters statewide, announced July 7 that Dayton Jewish Observer Editor and Publisher Marshall Weiss received its 2025 first-place award for Best Religion Reporting in its small newspaper category (circulation below 40,000), and named The Observer The post Observer honored for best religion reporting — and as best monthly — in Ohio appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Antisemitic swatting hoax of hostages, armed threats in Richmond, Ind. leads to standoff situation

Police dept. has received three similar calls from swatter since first incident. By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer The Richmond Indiana Police Department blocked off the area surrounding the 700 block of East Main Street for nearly four hours, Tuesday, June 24 when it received a call just after The post Antisemitic swatting hoax of hostages, armed threats in Richmond, Ind. leads to standoff situation appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Three awards for The Dayton Jewish Observer from American Jewish Press Association

The Dayton Jewish Observer received three Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Jewish Journalism at the American Jewish Press Association’s annual conference in Pittsburgh, June 23. Observer Editor and Publisher Marshall Weiss received the first-place award for excellence in news reporting by monthly newspapers and magazines for his coverage of The post Three awards for The Dayton Jewish Observer from American Jewish Press Association appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]