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In October 2009, the UJC was renamed the Jewish Federations of North America. [11] After the 2009 launch of the new logo for The Jewish Federations of North America, increasing numbers of local Federations are switching to some variant of that logo. An example is the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. [12]
NCSY (formerly known as the National Conference of Synagogue Youth) is a Jewish youth group under the auspices of the Orthodox Union. [1] [2] Its operations include Jewish-inspired after-school programs; summer programs in Israel, Europe, and the United States; [3] weekend programming, shabbatons, retreats, and regionals; Israel advocacy training; and disaster relief missions known as chesed ...
It also operates the Released Time Program, which provides Jewish educational classes to children in public schools through released time programs.. [6] Additional initiatives include distributing toys to hospitalized children, managing a food pantry in Brooklyn, New York, the Anti-Shmad program, the JSF summer fellowship program (formerly ...
More than 900 donors and guests were expected to attend the largest single fundraising event in Miami-Dade’s Jewish community, including Israel’s former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.
As an example, in 2008, the Overnight Camp Incentive Program provided grant money to 18 campers to attend Pinemere Camp. The program is a joint project of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, the Foundation for Jewish Camp, and the Neubauer Family Foundation. [7] [8] [9] The program provided grants of $750 to $1,250. [7]
NFTY: The North American Federation for Temple Youth (formerly known as the National Federation for Temple Youth, often referred to simply as NFTY, commonly pronounced "nifty") is the organized youth movement of Reform Judaism in North America (commonly making it referred to as The Reform Jewish Youth Movement).
13-1659707 [3]: Legal status: 501(c)(3) religious organization [3] Purpose: To strengthen kehillot; to ensure there are thriving centers of Jewish practice across North America, Israel, and beyond that celebrate both tradition and contemporary life; to demonstrate what an authentic and dynamic Judaism looks like, inspire people to be a part of it, and advance its critical role in the world.
Since 2003, the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces association has sponsored a summer camp program, Moreshet, for Israeli children who have lost a parent or sibling in a war or terrorist attack. The children spend the summer at Jewish sleep-away camps in the United States. In 2007, Camp Ramah in the Berkshires hosted 50 campers and staff members.