Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)

JCRC Mission Statement

The mission of the Dayton Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is to ensure the growth, resilience, and safety of the Jewish people in our community and nation, Israel, and throughout the world. The JCRC works in collaboration with the greater Dayton community to foster cultural humility and advocate for a just, democratic, and pluralistic mosaic society.

JCRC Commitment

EDUCATE—ADVOCATE—ACT

Principles of Cultural Humility & Jewish Values

Working toward an all-encompassing and inclusive view of the world. Repair the world–תקון עולם—(Mishnah Torah)

Life-long learning and critical self-reflection
Love your neighbor as yourself– ואהבת לרעך כמוץ—(Leviticus 19:18)
Recognize and change power imbalances within our own organizations and our larger community
Justice, justice you shall pursue– צדק צדק תרדוף—(Deuteronomy 16:20)
Institutional accountability within our own organization and our larger community
Do not stand idly by–לא תעמד על-דם רעך—(Leviticus 19:16)

Virtual Program Library

Jewish Community Relations Council – Director

Marcy L. Paul, PhD

Phone: 937-401-1541
Email: mpaul@jfgd.net

JFS and JCRC Racial Justice Alliance Support the Femme Aid Collaborative

Period Poverty is Real and Pervasive! Help our community by donating in June. JFS Partners with...

Jewish Community Relations Council Statement on the Death of George Floyd

In Leviticus, the Torah tells us, “Do not stand idly by when your neighbor’s blood is shed.” The...

2020 Yom Hashoah Virtual Observances

While we cannot gather together to honor the lives of those who perished in the Holocaust, please...

COVID-19 Related Update from Ohio Jewish Communities

Since the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic we have been in constant contact with state and federal officials regarding our communities’ needs, issues, priorities, and questions.

Pause with Pittsburgh: Join the Public Memorial Service

One year later, we will take a moment to honor the memory of those we lost and other people who were affected. In solidarity, we ask that you join us in taking a moment to Pause with Pittsburgh. Visit: http://www.pausewithpittsburgh.com/.

Regarding the Upcoming KKK Rally

On May 25th, our community will be tested

Four Questions About Judaism and Antisemitism

The Jewish Community Relations Council is happy to be partnering with YWCA Dayton as part of their 21 Day Racial Equity and Social Justice Challenge.

Cathy’s WHIM – The Power of a Collective Voice

On April 25th, an anti-Semitic cartoon ran in the international edition of the Times, depicting the Prime Minister of Israel as a dog, leading a blind American president wearing a yarmulke. When I was made aware of this disturbing cartoon, I was deeply bothered.

Saturday’s Events In Poway, CA

In the late afternoon of April 27, one person was killed and at least three others wounded when a gunman opened fire at worshipers in a Chabad synagogue in Poway, CA, near San Diego.

Partners in Making the World a Better Place

“In response to the unfolding event at Sinai—a Sinai of mind and heart, to be sure—we Israelites said ‘Yes!’ in a firm and committed way.”

Jewish Observer

Israeli jazz vocalist to headline Jewish Cultural Festival

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer “I’m coming to the U.S. to perform and it makes me very, very happy because it’s been a while and, also, after last year — the cancellations and all — here I have festivals that did book me,” singer/songwriter Daphna Levy says via The post Israeli jazz vocalist to headline Jewish Cultural Festival appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Lamb Chop: ‘I 100% identify as a Jew!’

By David A.M. Wilensky, jweekly.com A Hollywood icon made an appearance on opening night of the 44th San Francisco Jewish Film Festival. And by all accounts, she was freshly washed, curled and darned. Lamb Chop, the beloved sock puppet, was in rare form as she interacted with media and festival The post Lamb Chop: ‘I 100% identify as a Jew!’ appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Ophir-nominated dramedy about Eritrean asylum seeker

By Jessica Steinberg, Times of Israel As the U.N. warned Israel on Sept. 5, 2023 against expelling Eritreans en masse following major clashes, the Jerusalem Cinematheque was hosting a screening of the Ophir-nominated film Running on Sand, a comedy-drama about an Eritrean asylum seeker struggling to survive in Tel Aviv. The post Ophir-nominated dramedy about Eritrean asylum seeker appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]