Passover will be here April 5-13! Find out about Seders and other Passover events happening around town and beyond in the Federation’s online guide.
This year marks 75 years since the State of Israel’s founding in our historical Jewish homeland. Check out the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s online guide for local events celebrating Israel’s 75th anniversary.
Finding Calm (Curiosity, Acceptance, Love, and Mindfulness) offers a unique opportunity for parents and caregivers to learn mindful-based skills. Finding Calm Through a Jewish Lens will be a pilot from the Community of Mindful Parenting. Led by a trained facilitator, it will meet in small groups for six weeks beginning April 2023. Find out more, sign up.
You can be home and still be connected to Jewish life! Check out your Federation’s guide to virtual congregational services, gatherings, learning opportunities, and more throughout our region and beyond. Find out what’s going on in the community.
Find out the latest about the Ukraine crisis and the relief for Ukrainians made possible by Federations in Seattle and elsewhere, thanks to generous supporters like you.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle ensures Jewish continuity. We meet the needs of a fast-growing and diverse community of people who want to connect with Jewish life in ways that fit their passions and interests. We serve as a community voice, strengthen connections to Israel and World Jewry, and make investments in Jewish life, for today and the next generation.
Local children received need-based Jewish overnight camp scholarships in 2022, enabling them to have the transformational camp experience.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is pleased to announce that longtime Jewish Puget Sound community leader Frankie Loeb received the prestigious Kipnis-Wilson/Friedland Award in front of 1,200 Lions of Judah from across North America and Israel, one of 58 Lions so honored at the International Lion of Judah Conference, December 11-13, 2022, in Phoenix. Seven Lions from our community, including Frankie, attended the conference, where Lions celebrated 50 years of building flourishing Jewish communities worldwide. Find out more on our Women’s Philanthropy page.
By Nancy B. Greer President & CEO Every day, it seems, we hear more about the spread of antisemitism. Hateful graffiti spray-painted onto walls. Threatening posts on social media. Leaflets and banners trafficking in the vilest antisemitic tropes. And just this week, an updated FBI report documenting a nearly 20… Continue Reading
By Nancy B. Greer President & CEO All around Western Washington, there are small Jewish organizations doing great things for Jewish life by bringing people together for shared experiences that lift up hearts and enrich minds. We’re pleased to announce our Fiscal Year 2023 Small Agency Sustainability (SAS) grants to nine… Continue Reading
By Nancy B. Greer President & CEO February 24, 2022. Two Ukrainians. Two stories. On the day the war began, Ludmila, her sister, and their mother fled Kyiv toward the border with Poland. They made it to Warsaw and upon their arrival, received the support they needed to make Aliyah.… Continue Reading
Learn about the difference you make for Jewish communities in Israel and around the world, in our Spring 2023 Quarterly Impact Report.
