Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Prescott
Who Are We?
We are a not for profit public charity created solely for educational, charitable, and religious purposes governed by an all-volunteer Board of Trustees
Why We Give
For over 5,000 years, Jewish teaching have emphasized the importance of Tzedakah (Hebrew for charity). Unlike voluntary giving, Tzedakah is considered an ethical and moral obligation to give regardless of one’s financial resources
To Whom We Give
The simple answer: You, the community. We provide funding to agencies and organizations that meet the basic needs of the less fortunate, as well as projects and initiatives that benefit the community, the state and in some cases our nation
LEADERSHIP REFLECTIONS
With the recent passing of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsberg, it would behoove me to reflect upon her passion and dedication to law and justice and her meaningful purpose supporting women’s rights during Women’s History Month. In 2019, I researched and shared just a smidge of her life and accomplishments on our facebook page in addition to other remarkable Jewish women: Nancy Brinker, founder of the Susan G Komen Foundation, Anne Frank, author and historian of her profound experiences as a teenager during the Holocaust, Golda Mier, Prime Minster to Israel and Gertrude Elion, a Nobel Prize winning Chemist who championed a chemotherapy treatment for children. READ MORE >>