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Jaynie Levinson YAD Development Officer at Jewish Federation of Cincinnati

Identify, cultivate, and develop young Jewish leaders and connect them to the Jewish Federation. Create a culture of philanthropy among Millennials and younger generations, and oversee events aimed at creating an even more robust Jewish community for young adults in Cincinnati.

Rabbis to Cincy's transgender residents: 'We love you exactly how you are'

Originally published by The Cincinnati Enquirer We, the Greater Cincinnati Board of Rabbis, serving the vast majority of Cincinnati Jewish congregations, have a message to the trans community, and in particular to trans youth in Cincinnati: We love you. We love you exactly how you…

From home to Shalom: A Cincinnati woman's visit to Israel marks a first

Here's something you might not know, especially if you're not Jewish: Close to 90 percent of Jews worldwide live in either the United States or Israel. About seven million Jews live in the United States and an equal number in Israel, said Shep Englander, CEO of the Jewish Federation of…

JFNA Deeply Disappointed by Actions on Kotel and Conversion

Originally published by Jewish Federations of North America​ JFNA is deeply disappointed over the Israeli government's recent decisions to freeze the 2016 compromise over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and to give the Chief Rabbinate a monopoly over Jewish conversion.

Winning Poignant Battle To Become Jewish Storyteller — In Shadow Of Cancer

The Cincinnati Jewish community is so proud of our very own Phyllis Binik-Thomas. She was ordained this week as a maggid educator – or Jewish storyteller – after three years of rigorous study, at the same time battling cancer. Phyllis is an incredible educator in the Cincinnati Jewish co…