The Jewish Foundation’s one-year rate of return for the 2017 calendar year was 14.8 percent. In 2017, the Jewish Foundation granted $2.8 million in charitable distributions, of that, 73 percent was to local Jewish organizations and synagogues.
New funds in 2017
PACE FUNDS:
• Green &…
The Jewish Foundation’s One Happy Camper New Haven program provides incentive grants for first-time campers as well as financial aid to over 195 different Jewish overnight camps. Campers must reside in the Greater New Haven catchment area.
Up to $1,000 incentive grant (NOT needs-based) fo…
Did you know that…
•As adults, Jewish campers are 21 percent more likely to feel that being Jewish is very important.
•As adults, Jewish campers are 26 percent more likely to be members of a synagogue.
•As adults, Jewish campers are 55 percent more likely to feel very emotionally …
What makes Camp Gan Israel unique? At Gan Israel, fun is sacred. It’s what keeps our campers coming back, summer after summer. New programs include Bring the Hoopla, CGI Avalanche, and American Ninja Warrior Day. A typical camp day includes swimming, archery, martial arts, yoga, sports, ar…
from ReformJudaism.org
Here are the top six reasons parents, bubbes and zaydes everywhere are sending their kids to Jewish camp:
1. Experiences first, explanations later. Kids are able to ultimately and immediately contribute to their Jewish community at camp. At camp, they experience it (…
