Jewish Cincinnati News

Key Considerations for Year-End Tax Planning in 2021

For most donors, deploying end-of-year charitable giving strategies that are based on the presumption that the tax rates are not likely to change materially in the coming year continues to make good sense.
 

·   Use appreciated assets to make a charitable gift in 2021.  As in previous y…

Festival Helps New Shaliach Feel at Home in Cincinnati: By Yarden Neeman

Cincinnati Shaliach (Emissary from Israel) Yarden Neeman (left) poses at the ish Festival with Chaverim d’Israel (Friends from Israel) Nitzan Beck and Lior Binyamin (right).
 

By Yarden Neeman, Cincinnati's Shaliach (Emissary from Israel)

October 10th marked two months of living in C…

New Chaverim M’Israel Bring Passion for Israel, Sports, and Diplomacy

Nitzan Beck (left) and Lior Binyamin are the newest Chaverim M’Israel (Friends from Israel), and bring a passion and excitement to their new assignment.
 

“We're so glad that we got here, and are super-excited for the upcoming year. We want to take a big part in this community,” s…

Why I Give: Stacey and Izar Spivak Are Building the Community They Want

For Stacey and Izar Spivak, giving back to the community became a priority when they started a family of their own.
 

“When I was involved in my youth group, my teachers asked what kind of Jew I wanted to be when I grew up,” remembered Stacey Spivak. “Did I want to be more spiritu…

Like a Ship, Our Federation is Built for the Open Sea

This saying feels perfect for this moment:

“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.” 

Our ship, the Cincinnati Jewish community, has weathered the COVID storms thanks to you, to our staff, our volunteers, and to the profoundly effective collaboration be…