Letter from the CEO: Standing at the Shores of the Sea in 2025
That feeling of being trapped that our ancestors experienced during the Exodus feels similar to the experience of North American Jews right now.
That feeling of being trapped that our ancestors experienced during the Exodus feels similar to the experience of North American Jews right now.
We can have an impact in Israel by voting in the upcoming World Zionist Congress elections, and I want to strongly urge our Seattle Jewish community to participate.
Through Small Agency Sustainability Grants and Ignition Grants, we provide operational support and fund new, innovative projects that strengthen our community. Learn more about this year’s grant recipients!
This year’s reimagined Connections, Federation’s annual women’s fundraiser, featured Israeli midwifery leaders Yuval Jaffe-Moshkovich and Tania Shteinbuk Gorelik, whose powerful stories highlighted the Federation’s vital support for Israeli mothers and families amid crisis.
There were two words that kept coming up over and over again during my trip: trauma and resilience.
Reset & Refresh, a Seattle-born initiative supporting mixed-heritage couples in exploring Jewish life through Shabbat, is expanding nationally with the support of the Jewish Federations of North America. A recent educator retreat marked a major step in scaling this transformative program across North America.
In moments such as these, our communities rely on one another to come together, embrace each other, and provide strength. I hope we will continue to do so.
Over 70 community advocates from across Puget Sound met with legislators in Olympia to push for security funding, Holocaust education, stronger protections against antisemitism, and more.
Last August, we were proud to bring ElevatEd to Seattle, a transformative initiative designed to strengthen Jewish early childhood education for generations to come.
Please take a moment this week to tell your legislators how critical funding Holocaust education is.
