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Jan 30, 2020

A Fresh Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati: The Scoop in January

by Danielle V. Minson

A Fresh Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati. Last week, more than 300 members of our community gathered to hear the results of the 2019 Cincinnati Jewish Community Study—our first in more than a decade. You could have heard a pin drop. Except when people asked great questions. I am so encouraged…

Jan 23, 2020

Why Are Donor-Advised Funds So Popular?

A Giving Strategies post by Mindy Garvey

 

A Personal Approach to Giving

Donor-advised funds are the fastest-growing charitable giving vehicle in the United States because they are one of the easiest and most tax-advantageous ways to give to charity.

“Having a donor-advised fund at th…

Jan 22, 2020

What’s the Smartest Way to Give in your Seventies? Ask Sonia Milrod

by David Harris

A former teacher and current world-traveler, Sonia Milrod believes in her heritage, which to her means giving back and leaving a legacy by using strategies that maximize her giving.
 

“I love to travel, and I have this urgency to do as much as I can while I can,” said Sonia Milrod. …

Jan 17, 2020

Barb Miller Retires from Jewish Federation, Leaves Legacy of Achievement

by Danielle V. Minson

One of Barb Miller’s most notable projects included the first-ever Congregation and Community Mission to Israel in 2016, which resulted in more than 500 community members visiting Israel together.
 

Barb Miller, Director of Community Building, retired in December from the Jewish Fed…

Jan 3, 2020

PJ Library Selected for a Pilot Endowment Program

by David Harris

Mia and Alan Krischavksy enjoy a Cincinnati PJ Library event with their kids, Eli and Aviva.
 

“PJ Library is an entry point into our Cincinnati Jewish community. If it went away, it would eventually affect everything from participation in Jewish youth groups to participation in all a…