
Letter from the CEO: Standing Up to Hate, Together with Our Allies
On Wednesday, hundreds joined our Community Candlelighting and Vigil for the victims of the tragic Bondi Beach attack.

On Wednesday, hundreds joined our Community Candlelighting and Vigil for the victims of the tragic Bondi Beach attack.

With open enrollment underway for the 2026–2027 school year and application deadlines for many schools falling in mid-January, now is a great time for families to explore whether a Jewish day school might be the right fit for their child.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is creating a space for Jewish professionals in the tech industry to connect and collaborate! Join us for a Tech Happy Hour designed to bring together engineers, developers, product and project managers, designers, data professionals, and more from across Seattle’s tech landscape.

As I woke up this morning preparing for the start of Chanukah, I was instead greeted with headlines of a mass shooting at a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, and Jewish Federations across the country, are horrified by this antisemitic terrorist attack.

I wish you a bright and joyful Chanukah – may this season be a time of a little more light in our world.

Created by the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), this four-session cohort experience offers a structured, supportive space to listen, learn, and communicate across divides in our diverse Jewish community. If you are interested in sharing your perspectives with others and learning how to build connections across the differences we hope you will consider joining us at a Shared Table.

Join fellow Jewish legal professionals for a relaxed evening of networking, conversation, and community!

Each year, Lobby Day brings Jewish community members from across Washington State to meet with lawmakers and advocate for issues that impact Jewish life. This is a unique chance for our diverse community to come together to live our values and push for meaningful change.

Connections, our annual women’s fundraiser, features Georgia Hunter, the bestselling author of ‘We Were the Lucky Ones,” now an award-winning Hulu limited series.

Over 800 community members gathered last week to hear from Rachel and Jon as they shared the story of their son, Hersh, and how living a life with purpose helps them carry on his legacy.