Tourists will be barred from traveling to Israel for 2 weeks as the country monitors Omicron variant
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As everything is very fluid and constantly changing, please check the organizer's website regarding any upcoming programs for the latest status.
Welcome to the Jewish Federation of Dutchess County
The power of the Jewish community to improve lives
The Jewish Federation of Dutchess County addresses the most critical needs of the Jewish community. We ensure a vibrant, caring, connected, and enduring local Jewish community. Globally we work with international partners to foster dynamic connections with Jews around the world, strengthening Jewish peoplehood, and taking care of those at risk.
Mission: To perpetuate, protect, and enhance Jewish communal life and well-being locally, in Israel, and worldwide while supporting our greater local community.
Vision: Culturally connect and support the diverse Jewish community of Dutchess County.
Values: Tzedakah (charity), Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), and Gemilut Chassadim (acts of loving kindness)
Our six areas of focus:
- Community Building
- Security/Anti-Semitism
- Interfaith Programming
- Support services
- Israel Programming
- Community Partnerships
Upcoming Events
- Thursday, November 18, 12:00 pm - Planned Giving Roundtable - Join us for an engaging discussion regarding investing successfully and how to give while benefitting personally.
- Thursday, November 18, 7:00 pm - Movie Night In - A story featuring an unlikely friendship between a homeless teen and a Holocaust survivor; sparking larger questions of fear, forgiveness, healing and world peace; starring multiple Emmy Award-winning actor, Ed Asner.
- Wednesday, November 24, 11:30 am - Learn & Lunch Bunch - Elder Financial Exploitation with Monique Brennan
- Tuesday, November 30, 12:45 pm - Author Talk - The Last Ghetto: An Everyday History of Theresienstadt
For more information and to register for events, CLICK HERE.
PJ Library Mid-Hudson Valley
The PJ Library books and the reading experience are the heart of the PJ Library program. But we also host dozens of creative, fun activities and meet-ups for parents, children and families right in your own backyard.
Email us to join in!
The Howard Lynne
Scholarship Fund
...because a Jewish future depends on it.
The Howard Lynne Scholarship Fund was created to strengthen the Dutchess Jewish
future by providing aid to families for Jewish education.
CLICK HERE to donate.