By now you have likely seen our new tagline around town. Prominently displayed on lawn signs at synagogues, Jewish day schools and our partner agencies, we are: Here For You. Here For Good. The work of our Jewish Federation is done on behalf and in behalf of all of us. A strong and financially robust Federation helps create a vibrant local Jewish community by helping us to live Jewishly – and we each define what that means. 

Once Federation was just a fundraising organization allocating needed dollars to local Jewish organizations. Today, we have expanded our work to include much more than raising and allocating charitable dollars; we now provide services that no one organization can provide solely on its own. For example, the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas unrestricted annual campaign and the Korenvaes Family Foundation fund the Community Security Initiative (CSI). Since its inception CSI has ensured the safety and resilience of our community, creating a culture of responsiveness and preparedness. Additionally, in an effort to welcome the thousands of Jews who move to Dallas each year and help them find their place in our community we created Connecting | Dallas. Led by Peta Silanksy, the program engages, assists and connects new Jews to everything Jewish in Dallas. In both of these Federation serves in a role of convening the larger community. 

Convening on behalf of the greater Dallas Jewish community with its goal of building strong relationships, identifying areas of collaboration, tackling mutual challenges or sharing best practices is something unique to a Jewish Federation. Read more.