Jeff Zipkin and Shelly Gerson have supported the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati for more than twenty-five years. Their reason is simple. Jewish life needs constant care, and that care is what makes Jewish joy possible.

You will find them wherever the community gathers. They come out for Z3, our annual Impact Breakfast, and, most recently, the Major Gifts Event: Legacy + Leadership. They have also created something of their own. Their Friday Night Shabbat brings people together and makes Jewish tradition feel a little more within reach, right there at the table.

For Jeff and Shelly, giving and joy go hand in hand. The events they love and the traditions they share are possible because people invest in them, year after year. So they keep giving. They know their support strengthens Jewish life here in Cincinnati, in Israel, and around the world.

These days they give with their children and grandchildren in mind. They are helping build something meant to last well beyond them, a Jewish Cincinnati worth handing down.

Their steady giving places them in the Federation's Silver Circle, a group of longtime supporters who keep showing up for this community.

Stories like theirs remind us that Jewish joy in Cincinnati is something we build together, one gift and one Shabbat table at a time. If you are looking for your own way in, the next community event is a fine place to start.