Annual Meeting

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

Join us as we address new initiatives for our agencies, celebrate the service of our lay leaders, and welcome incoming board members.

Images from the JFGD Annual Meeting 2022

2022 – 2023 Board Slate

Board Slate

A listing of board nominations for the Jewish Federation and its agencies is available below. To request a hard copy of these documents, please call Alisa at 937-610-1796.

The following individuals have been nominated for two year terms as officers on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Mary Rita Weissman President
Dan Sweeny President Elect
Marni Flagel Secretary
Neil Friedman Treasurer
Ben Mazer VP Personnel
Teddy Goldenberg VP Resource Development
Heath Gilbert Immediate Past President

The following individuals have been nominated for two year terms as members on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Jon Freeman
Stephen Levinson
Beverly Louis
Jese Shell

The following individuals has been nominated for a one year term as a member on the Jewish Federation Board of Directors:
Josh Atkin
Rabbi Judy Chessin (Rabbinical Representative)
Sam Dorf
Renate Frydman
Marc Katz
Todd Leventhal
Meredith Levinson
Rabbi Nochum Mangel

Annual Lay Leadership Awards

Past Presidents Award
Mike Goldstein
Robert A. Shapiro Award
Bruce Feldman
Jack Moss Creativity Award
Ruthe Meadow
JFS Volunteer Award
Jody Sobol
JCC Volunteer Award
Candy Kwiatek
JCRC Volunteer Award
Barbara Gerla z”l
Joe Bettman Memorial Tzadik Award
Elaine Bettman

Jewish Observer

Hillel Academy will reintroduce middle school grades, admit non-Jewish students next academic year

‘We will always prioritize Jewish children at Hillel.’ By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer With parents urging Hillel Academy to reintroduce middle school grades for its current students amid an overall decline in enrollment, the Jewish day school will admit qualified non-Jewish students to all grades and will expand The post Hillel Academy will reintroduce middle school grades, admit non-Jewish students next academic year appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

One Mitzvah a Day

Presidents Dinner keynote Mandana Dayani champions gratitude for pro-Israel voices. By Ayala Or-El, Jewish Journal (Los Angeles) Since January, members of Congress and elected officials have received thousands of thank-you messages from the Jewish community, even amid a surge in complaints about issues that frustrate constituents. It’s part of Jewish The post One Mitzvah a Day appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

80 years since liberation focus of Yom Hashoah program

Liberation — 80 Years Later is the theme of this year’s Greater Dayton Yom Hashoah Remembrance, with programs for children, teens, and adults on Sunday afternoon, April 27 at Beth Abraham Synagogue, 305 Sugar Camp Cir., Oakwood. Second-generation survivor Helen Halcomb and other children of survivors will facilitate a dialogue The post 80 years since liberation focus of Yom Hashoah program appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]