Ways to Give
Give to the Annual Campaign
Your support allows us to further our mission to care for those in need, strengthen Jewish life, and create connections among Jews- acting locally, in Israel and around the world. A gift to the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton helps us to support the JCC, Jewish Family Services, local Innovation Grants, Jewish education in Dayton, local Western Galilee Partnership programs, and so much more. Please help us continue to do good work and repair the world.
Legacies, Tributes, & Memorials
Donating to the Jewish Federation of Greater Dayton is a wonderful way to honor a special simcha or life cycle event, honor the memory of a friend or loved one or recognize someone in the community. You can make a donation to the Jewish Federation or any of its agencies. You can even direct the donation to a special program. The complete list of funds to which you can donate are in the drop down below. Thank you for your generosity and kindness.
If you wish to make your donation over the phone, or would like to pay a specific donation to past campaigns, please contact Sheila Meyers at (937) 610-5538.
Jewish Observer
By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer For an hour on March 19, four Israelis shared their stories with members of Dayton’s Jewish community and allies about how each survived the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre. Halfway through the program, moderated by Jewish Federation President-Elect Dan Sweeny, Eitan Frankl of Kibbutz The post For Israeli survivors of Oct. 7, speaking tour becomes form of therapy appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]
Documentary celebrates lost world more marvelous than Mrs. Maisel ever knew By Dan Pine, J. The resorts are gone now, either demolished or rotting in the humid air of upstate New York. But for nearly a century, the Catskill Mountains served as a lush playground for America’s upwardly mobile Jews. The post The Catskills opens JCC Film Fest May 30 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]
By Rabbi Haviva Horvitz, Temple Beth Sholom, Middletown Approximately one month prior to the deadline for this article, my husband, Ely David Spiegel, passed away of pancreatic cancer. In an effort to bring me comfort, a number of well-meaning friends tried to reassure me that “God only gives us what The post God is always by my side appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]