Jewish Cincinnati News

A Fresh Portrait of Jewish Cincinnati: The Scoop in January

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…

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…

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

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. …

Barb Miller Retires from Jewish Federation, Leaves Legacy of Achievement

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…

PJ Library Selected for a Pilot Endowment Program

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…