Our Partners
Through collective giving, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh joins other Jewish Federations to support shared goals relating to needs in Israel and overseas by funding three international organizations:
Sponsoring programs of rescue, relief and renewal around the globe
The JDC:
- Provides life-sustaining assistance to more than 100,000 impoverished Jews in the former Soviet Union, Central and Eastern Europe, and elsewhere
- Helps to rebuild communities worldwide, renewing a sense of Jewish heritage in communities where Judaism had all but disappeared
- In Israel: helps to advance quality of life, equality of opportunities, and reduction of gaps in Israeli society
The Jewish world’s first responder, addressing emergencies in Israel and rescues Jews in countries where they are at risk.
For 90 years, the Jewish Agency has worked to overcome the biggest challenges facing the Jewish people. They founded and built the State of Israel, and they continue creating links globally—bringing Jews to Israel and Israel to Jews.
As the needs for world Jewish education evolve, JAFI is focusing on the following major strategic objectives:
- Diaspora-to-Israel connection
- Israeli-to-Diaspora connection
- Aliyah and integration
- Supporting Vulnerable Populations in Israel
A global education network driven by Jewish values.
The ORT network now reaches 300,000 people a year in more than 30 countries. They provide a combination of high-level science and technology education with strengthened Jewish identity; bridging the gap between ability and opportunity – and ensuring the continuity of Jewish life worldwide.
Founded in Tsarist Russia in 1880, to provide employable skills for Russia's impoverished Jews, ORT now focuses on:
- Training in essential trades and professions
- Education in high-level science and technology
- Strengthening Jewish identity all over the world
Your Personal Connection with Israel
Why It Matters
It's Good for Israel
Your donations and volunteer missions make life better.
It's Good for You
Encouraging inclusiveness and a shared sense of peoplehood.
Israel Events
Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Mega Mission to Israel
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Israel Scholarships
Teen Israel Travel
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Economic Development
Economic Development
Helping everyone gain self-sufficiency.
Food & Human Needs
Food & Human Security
Caring for the most vulnerable populations around the world.
Ethiopian Community
Ethiopian Community
Supporting unique needs of unique populations.
At Risk Youth
At Risk Youth
Ensuring that everyone gets a good start in life.
Jewish Identity
Jewish Identity
Promoting everyone's connection to Jewish peoplehood.
Special Needs
Special Needs
Helping to make a place for everyone.
Shared Society
Shared Society
Modeling integration and empowerment.
Israel News
Chanukah Miracles Come Early for Ethiopian Jews
Yesterday, 316 Jews lifted off from their native country of Ethiopia to arrive in their new home in Israel.
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Ethiopian Jews Make Aliyah With Your Help
An emotional moment as 316 Ethiopian Jews make Aliyah to Israel.
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Jewish Federation Urges Early Planning for Israel Teen Travel
Remote education will probably prevail for the foreseeable future, so teens and young adults are yearning for meaningful alternative learning.
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Leket 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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Visit to The Volunteer House for United Hatzalah
Dedicated to the 11 victims from the October 27 shooting in Pittsburgh, this ambucycle with unique GPS technology and volunteer medics arrives to the scene of an accident or disaster in less than 3 minutes across the country and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas.
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Federation Funds Ecology for a Protected Community
As Israel prepares to weather a second coronavirus wave, the Jewish Federation funded a social enterprise that collects and reconditions electronic waste in Misgav.
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June 2022 – Pittsburgh’s Mega Mission to Israel
While we are still practicing social distancing and dreaming of a time when we are able to travel, to sign up to receive more information as details continue to be hammered out.
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My week – Sivan
Hello everyone! Every week I’m teaching my students about a different part of the Israel Trail. This week we were talking about Ramon’s crater, and one of the most touristy places there, the colored sand. Where basically colored layers of rocks were created when the mountain was broken down. Therefore, we were making colored sand…
Read MoreLife in Pittsburgh’s Partnership2Gether Region, Karmiel & Misgav
This fall, my eight-year-old twins enrolled in the Har Schenya School, an elementary school situated on Mount Schenya in Misgav, Israel.
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Leadership
Cindy Goodman Lieb
Judi Kanal
Debbie Resnick
Joshua Resnick
Israel & Overseas
Steering Committee
Limor Barak
Misgav
Anat Sharvit
Karmiel/Misgav
Lilach Vaxsman Rana
Karmiel
Nir Baram
Misgav
Yuval Kisus
(and incoming Co-Chair, Partnership2Gether)
Sharon Klein Raz
Karmiel/Misgav
Gal Weisberg
Dana Himmel
Idith Gal
Karmiel / Misgav
Galit Erner
Misgav
Israel & Overseas
Federation Staff
