Federation Listens to Community Needs, Sets Aggressive Campaign Goal
"We are approaching our goal setting in an entirely new manner this year that is more consistent with the unprecedented levels of need in our community" noted Robin Boehler, 2004 Community Campaign Chair. "We asked our beneficiary agencies to project what they would need from us from the 2004 campaign... BEFORE we began fundraising. When we compiled their responses, we found that our campaign goal needed to be $7 million." FULL STORY

Memorial Service for Israeli Victims of Terror
Please join us, Thursday, October 2, 12:00-1:00 pm at the corner of 4th and Lenora downtown for a service of prayerful solidarity; A community commemoration for precious Israeli Citizens who perished this year in terrorist attacks. FULL STORY

Lion of Judah Lunch with Naomi Wolf, October 8
The Lions of Judah gather once a year for an educational and fundraising event. This year, the event will be held on Wednesday, October 8 at a private home. The guest speaker will be feminist and social critic Naomi Wolf, author of "The Beauty Myth."
For more information or to register, please email women@jewishinseattle.org or call (206) 774-2219.

Israel is NOT an Apartheid State!
Benjamin Pogrund, Director of the Yakar Center for Social Concern in Jerusalem, and an expert on the subject of apartheid will speak on Monday, October 20th, at 8:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Am. Co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and Temple Beth Am, this lecture is free and open to the entire community.
When Benjamin Pogrund, one of the country’s most distinguished journalists, began his career as a young reporter in the 1950’s, the Daily Mail was beginning to emerge as South Africa’s leading newspaper. As the “African affairs reporter,” and eventually deputy editor, it was Pogrund who brought the words of black leaders like Robert Sobukwe and Nelson Mandela to the pages of the Rand Daily Mail. In later years, Pogrund was chief foreign sub-editor of The Independent, London and editor of the World Paper Boston. He immigrated to Israel in 1997 to assume the directorship of the Yakar Center for Social Concern in Jerusalem and applies his South African experience in fostering contact across lines of division.
For more information, please email pamw@jewishinseattle.org or call (206) 774-2259. READ MORE

Add Sweetness to Holiday Tables for Those in need in Israel and Seattle
Your donation, in multiples of $18 (chai), will purchase honey for Israeli families, living in our Partnership 2000 communities of Kiryat Malachi & Hof Ashkelon, and Seattle-area families in need. Additional funds raised will help support worthwhile projects in Kiryat Malachi & Hof Ashkelon.
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5764 is Almost Here. Make a Difference in the Life of a Child this Year
Volunteer one hour a week to tutor a student in grades K-8 in Seattle Public Schools through the STUDY BUDDY PROGRAM. Tutors are needed to work one-on-one with at-risk children in schools throughout the Seattle area. Daytime and evening hours are available. A wonderful mitzvah in the New Year...Call Jennifer Mendelson at (206) 774-2276 or jenniferm@jewishinseattle.org