An unprecedented crisis calls for an unparalleled response.
With the strength of our donors and volunteers, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh has responded to the pandemic with speed and urgency.
How We Stay Stronger Together
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vulnerable households supported with emergency relief
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consultations with agencies and synagogues to identify immediate needs
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phone calls to socially isolated seniors
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in emergency relief distributed to Federation's partner agencies to cope with escalating needs
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in emergency grants and loans to families in immediate needOur Growing Needs Due to Coronavirus
The Jewish Federation is relying on our generous philanthropic leaders for a record-breaking Community Campaign to ensure the recovery and continued resilience of our community.
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Community members requesting interest-free loans
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Home-bound households needing delivery of food assistance
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Community members requesting food assistanceEverything we do as individuals, as leaders, and as a community will define who we are when this crisis is over.
Connect With Your Community
Readiness: The Tishrei Holyday Seminars
Join Rabbi Schiff in these three seminars to learn about Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot, and what they each have to offer in this unprecedented year.
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A Small Country & Some Big Questions – Israel From the 20th to the 21st Centuries
What are some of the key questions that Israel contends with as it continues to grow and develop in a shifting regional and international reality.
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Young Adult Newcomers Night Mixer
Calling all newcomers! Whether you recently moved to Pittsburgh from…
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YAD Wine and Wisdom in the Virtual Sukkah
Join Pittsburgh’s Jewish young adult community as we celebrate Sukkot…
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Pittsburgh Rabbis on Jewish Belief
Rabbi Schiff hosts 14 Pittsburgh rabbis, each teaching a session on fundamental aspects of Jewish belief.
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Jewish Federation has Distributed $1,389,864 million in Coronavirus Relief Funds
These funds are a combination of campaign and foundation allocations that were reallocated and supplemental donor gifts.
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JOB POSTING: Community Relations Council, Associate
FULL TIME:
Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Communications, Jewish studies or Non-Profit specialty required.
Reach for the Positive
I write this message on a tragic day for America as we remember those murdered nineteen years ago.
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Holocaust Center Marks 40 Years Since Founding
How prescient our founders were, when they appointed the first Holocaust Center director in September 1980, forty years ago this month.
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High Holiday Hookup
Do you know what you’re doing for the High Holidays? Does anybody?!
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The Advantage of Giving Appreciated Securities
For many people, there is a significant advantage to making contributions of appreciated securities to charitable organizations.
Read MoreJewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Promotes Laura Cherner to Director, Community Relations Council
Laura Cherner, assistant director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh’s Community Relations Council (CRC), will become its director on Oct. 5, 2020.
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Community Strength in a Time of Crisis
If you have not yet registered, you can register for the Annual Meeting online.
Read MoreLeket Israel Coronavirus Update
The day Israel’s president showed up to help Leket Israel feed the pandemic poor.
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Kishorit Coronavirus Update
Enjoy this update from Kishorit, one of our longstanding grantee organizations, which is managing the coronavirus pandemic quite well.
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Your donations, your volunteer commitments and your plans for the future of Jewish Pittsburgh facilitated through the Jewish Federation benefit real people every day in your neighborhood and around the world.