100 Days of Tikkun Olam Archives

100 Days of Tikkun Olam

Sep 4, 2018 | Annual Campaign, JCC, Jewish Dayton Magazine, JF, JFGD, JFS

Tikkun Olam is a Hebrew phrase and key Jewish belief which references the shared responsibility to heal, repair and transform the world.

As we get ready for our community Tikkun Olam Mission Trip to Eastern Europe, it’s amazing to see how far our Annual Campaign reaches. Check out what Federation partner the JDC (Joint Distribution Committee) has been working towards in Cuba!...

The Gift of PJ Library

Jun 3, 2016 | Annual Campaign, PJ Library

Thanks to the generous support of Marcia and Ed Kress, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton, in partnership with the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, is able to give the gift of PJ Library to our Dayton Jewish community. PJ Library (PJ stands for pajamas), in...

Local Lion Awarded Nationally

May 27, 2016 | Annual Campaign, JF

Congratulations to Suzie Katz, Dayton’s 2016 Kipnis-Wilson Award Winner! This national award, to be presented at the 2016 Lion of Judah Conference in September in Washington D.C., is named for Lion of Judah founders Norma Kipnis-Wilson and Toby...

Hillel at Miami University of Ohio Makes Cultural Impact

Jul 31, 2015 | Annual Campaign, JFGD

41.6 miles south west of Dayton, 59 minutes away, Judaism is thriving at Miami University of Ohio. With an undergraduate student body of over 15,000, and with roughly 40% of students coming from outside the state of Ohio, and 1,000 of them being Jewish, the University...