The PJ Library offers children 12 monthly mailings of age specific Jewish books and CDs.  This program is free and is subsidized by the Jewish Federation.

Sign up through the PJ Library website

Shalom Baby welcomes parents and their newborns or newly adopted children into our community. We invite families who are expecting, or have recently celebrated the arrival of a baby (or babies), to contact us for a complimentary Shalom Baby Gift Basket, including special baby items and a helpful resource guide for our Jewish community.

Communiteen is a two-year program that encourages students in exploring their Jewish identity using Jewish sources to discuss family history, life issues and their personal relationship to the Jewish people. There are no tests and no homework. Classes are discussion based, guided by expert teachers able to relate to teens.

Learn more about Communiteen

Each year, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee awards college scholarships to qualified applicants. In addition to general scholarships, there are three designated scholarships available.

Application requirements and deadline

Community youth program designed for teens in 9th – 12th grades. Kol Echad is a great opportunity for teens to get together in a relaxing environment, participate of fun activities and make new friends.

Learn more about Kol Echad

We send teenagers to Israel with the hope they return as young adults with a love for Israel and a renewed sense of Judaism in general. Think you have what it takes to join the Young Ambassadors?

The Boomers+ are a group of active seniors, 50 and over, who enjoy the camaraderie of others with informal social events every few months and no pre-established agenda. It could be a dinner, a brunch or any other type of entertainment offering the group a fun time and a chance to meet new or rekindle with old friends.

Computers 4 Seniors provides effective training to older adults  in computer technology which enables them to enter the computer era and enhance their lives. There are 12 students in each class with an instructor and one or more coaches who work as a team. Every student gets the individual attention needed to understand the course material. The price of each course is $70.00.

See the classes offered

The Federation, in partnership with the Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Jewish Funders’ Network, has funds available for Jewish children planning to attend not-for-profit Jewish overnight camps for the summer of 2009.
 

Whether we have kids or are still looking for our mate; regardless of our line of work or where we come from, we all have one thing in common: a need to reach out to others like us and strengthen the connections within Jewish Sarasota through friendship and fun activities. IMPACT offers area Jews an opportunity to make new friends and enjoy networking within our own growing community.

The Federation is proud to sponsor the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School in our community. We invite you to join the 20,000 adults in over 60 Mini-Schools throughout the Jewish world whose lives have been changed by this internationally acclaimed adult education network.

Read about the Florence Melton Adult-Mini School

The Bob & Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative was created to advocate for peace and security in Israel through education; and raise awareness of and actively confront anti-Semitism and Radical Islam on a global level.

Learn more about Israel

The Lion of Judah is a symbol of today’s Jewish Woman’s strength, a symbol of her caring about the organized Jewish world and a symbol of her financial commitment of at least $5,000.  More than 16,000 women world-wide are Lions of Judah.  The program brings together women of all walks of life in order to play an essential role in creating social justice, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, preserving human dignity and building Jewish identity.

Learn more about Lion of Judah

Are you looking forward for: social events, new friends, education/cultural events, fun, sporting events or romance?

Get more information on Jfed Singles

Generations After is an organization of descendants of Holocaust Survivors who wish to continue educating by preserving the memories of the past, carrying forward the message into the future, and keeping the voices alive.