A community campaign hosted by The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles

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A Regional Jewish Food Bank: From Emergency Relief to Long-Term Security

Food insecurity rarely arrives as a single, clearly defined crisis. A family may face a sudden rent increase, reduced work hours, medical bills, or the quiet…

Strengthening Jewish Identity Through Outdoor Adventure

Jewish identity grows through lived experience. It is shaped in homes, synagogues, schools, camps, community centers, and friendships, but it can also deepen…

Bringing Jewish text study into the digital age

Jewish learning has always depended on conversation. A page of Talmud, a verse from Torah, a Hasidic story, or a modern essay gains depth when people read it…

Building a Jewish Volunteer Corps for Young Professionals

A Jewish volunteer corps for young professionals can turn goodwill into a reliable community resource. It can connect people in their twenties and thirties…

Reclaiming the mikvah for healing and transition

The mikvah is often associated with monthly ritual immersion, conversion, or preparation for marriage. Those uses remain meaningful, yet they represent only…

The case for a Jewish civic engagement institute

Jewish communities have long invested in education, philanthropy, worship, culture, and social services. Yet many people encounter public life through…

A Blueprint for Intergenerational Jewish Mentorship Programs

Jewish communities are strongest when wisdom, energy, memory, and imagination move freely between generations. A teenager may bring curiosity and digital…

Funding Jewish Creativity Through a Community Arts Endowment

Jewish communities are sustained by more than institutions, buildings, and annual campaigns. They also depend on the artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers,…

How synagogues can lead on environmental justice

Climate change is an environmental issue, a public health concern, and a question of communal responsibility. Rising temperatures, wildfire smoke, flooding,…

Making High Holidays Accessible Through Inclusive Worship

The High Holidays invite Jewish communities into reflection, renewal, and shared responsibility. Yet the experience of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur can remain…