Jewish Cincinnati News

Our Community Responds — Launching New COVID-19 Hotline

During these difficult times, we hope you and your family are healthy and managing well. We are writing to update you on what the Jewish Federation is doing right now to help our community manage through this crisis. 

I am proud of our Jewish Federation professionals, who have had to cance…

How the Jewish Federation is Here For You

We are thinking of you during these unprecedented and frightening times. As you know, since 1896, the Jewish Federation has been here to meet critical needs and keep our community safe and secure.

In these early days, here’s how we are helping so far: 

  • We are accelerating our next …

Helping Our Community Maintain Continuity During Coronavirus Times

It pains us to see the coronavirus pandemic eroding our control over our individual and community lives—from whether we can embrace a friend to whether we can gather at our congregation or the JCC. Risk updates drone on, each worse than the last. And as this information piles on stress, th…

20 Couples Experience ‘Modern-Day Judaism’ During Honeymoon Israel Trip

Honeymoon Israel helps connect young adults to Judaism and deepen their connection with their partners, but it also helps build a community here in Cincinnati by introducing couples to new friends.
 

“The feeling is indescribable when a couple who has felt less connected to religion o…

JCRC & Civic Leaders Condemn Brazen Antisemitic Graffiti across Madison Rd

City worker cleaning brazen antisemitic graffiti off of Madisonville Road bridge on March 6.
 

On Wednesday evening, the JCRC was made aware that antisemitic graffiti was spray-painted on the railway trestle on Madison Road between Madisonville and Oakley. An age-old, insidious antisemi…