Professional Development Grants for Jewish Educators

Professional Development Grants for Jewish Educators is sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven. These grants help ensure that classroom educators in local Jewish schools have opportunities to attend workshops and conferences to develop teaching skills, and help local Jewish organizations provide educational opportunities to instructors and the community.

Programmatic Grant Application 2025-26 | Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven Programmatic Grant Application 2025-26 The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven raises the funds to meet the critical needs of our community.

The programmatic grant process enables the Federation to invest in new projects, programs, and initiatives from local 501 c (3) nonprofit agencies, synagogues, and Jewish organizations, to strengthen our Jewish community by addressing the following community key priorities: Israel Advocacy & Education Jewish Programming for Youth, Teens, and College Students The goals of this new grant-based funding process are to: Unite our Jewish community, embracing diversity and strengthening relationships through shared values and goals.

Empower Jewish journeys through learning and immersive experiences that create meaningful moments in Jewish life. Maximize impact by building bridges amongst the entire community to foster a robust Jewish community and encouraging collaboration between Jewish organizations to maximize resources. Advocate as a voice of the collective Jewish community.

Enhance the quality of life in Greater New Haven by engaging unaffiliated members of our community to ensure Jewish continuity. Support creative and impactful community programs that nurture and advance Jewish values. Questions?

Contact Molly Lorton at [email protected] .

Recorded live on September 6, 202\5 Grant proposal submission period opens By Monday, September 8, 2025 Check-in with Robyn Teplitzky to discuss project Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Fully completed grant application deadline November/Early December 2025 Sunday, February 15, 2026 Check-in with Federation staff to discuss project The Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Impact Grants.

Established in 2023, the goal of the Impact Grants is to build sustainable collaborative programs to educate, engage, and provide long-term impact and positive change in our Jewish community. The 2025 Community Impact Grants include: Community Meal Delivery: Harnessing Volunteers for Community Connection The Towers has initiated a Kosher Shabbat Meal delivery program.

Those who are identified by Jewish Family Services, local synagogues, and the Jewish Community Center as more isolated, at-risk, or in need of community connection were recipients of this program. The goal of is to provide vulnerable older adults to be more socially connected, more Jewishly connected and educated about resources they made need through referral by providing a consistent volunteer visitor with a Kosher Meal.

This initiative provided an opportunity for social connection and broader referrals to those in need. CTeen U is a joint initiative between the International Chabad Teen Network and Yeshiva University to provide a pluarlaistic teen educational program for teens grades 10-12. The program provides an enriching environment to enable young adults to connect with their Jewish heritage and peers.

This program provides the learning to strengthen Jewish identity while preparing our Jewish teens for college where they may be forced to defend Israel and fight misinformation and anti-Semitism. The program offers a variety of courses that allow students to earn college credits while still in high school.

Three local synagogues; with Congregations Mishkan Israel, Temple Beth Sholom, and Congregation B’nai Jacob with the Jewish Historical Society, are expanding a collaborative Adult Educational Program Adult exploring the history of synagogues, intermarriage, antisemitism, and Zionism to understand the changes in Jewish life.

Gospel Shabbat: Faith in the Future Through three different programs, Gospel Shabbat: Faith in the Future, will bring people of different races and religions together to bridge differences and better understand one another. GOSPEL SHABBAT SERVICE to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King A RABBI, A REVEREND, AN IMAM AND A PSYCHOANALYST DISCUSS THE ROLES OF NARRATIVES IN OUR WORK .

A series of five zoom lectures exploring the traditions of the three Abrahamic religions CONSTANCE BAKER MOTLEY, A NEW HAVEN DAUGHTER A representation focusing on an African-American New Havener who was a major figure in the Civil Rights Movement. Allocations and Programmatic Grants Committee David Hass, Federation Chair