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Grants available for Jewish overnight camping The Jewish Overnight Camping Program provides grants for Jewish children from the greater Cincinnati area to encourage them to attend a Jewish overnight camp. Children who have never attended a Jewish overnight camp can apply for a grant. For the summer of 2011 the value of the grants will be up to $1,000 for camp sessions of three weeks or more and up to $500 for camp sessions of two weeks. A grant from the Jewish Overnight Camping Program is a gift. It is not need-based or contingent on other scholarship or financial aid dollars. To qualify under the program, the overnight camp
must be sponsored by a nonprofit Jewish organization. Application forms for the summer of 2011 are available on the Jewish Federation website. The application deadline is May 15, 2011. This program is made possible with funding from Shelly Shor Gerson and Sylvia Shor, the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati and the Foundation for Jewish Camp and is administered by the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati. For further information please consult a congregational rabbi, the Jewish Federation or Professor Getzel Cohen.
Jewish Discovery Center offers Shabbat morning family program For the first time in Mason, a special Shabbat morning family program is being offered, where families come together to be inspired and get uplifted on Shabbat. Taking place on alternating weeks at the Jewish Discovery Center, the seven part series offers something for every member of the family. The next program takes place on May 7, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Come with your family, and enjoy the beautiful experience of Shabbat with songs, stories and a live puppet show. Adults also have the opportunity
to ask questions about the prayers. Become familiar with the prayers, learn the melodies and explore deeper insight and meaning behind the text in a warm atmosphere and comfortable setting. Following the program, a Kiddush snack will be served. “What a great way to introduce the beauty of Shabbat and Judaism to your children,” noted Jeanne Aronoff, mother of two young children. Please call the Mason-area “Center for Jewish Life” or check out their website for more information.
‘Peace of the City’ dinner saluting Dick Weiland Save the date for the “Peace of the City” dinner that will benefit several Cincinnati nonprofit organizations Sunday, June 5, at the Hilton Netherland Plaza in Downtown Cincinnati. Dick Weiland will be saluted for his decades of marshaling support for the social service sector. Two community agencies, Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati and Jewish Family Service, are taking the lead role in restoring the Cincinnati tradition of this event, which will have Cincinnati native U.S. Senator Rob Portman as the special guest speaker. Weiland is the founder and president of Richard Consulting Corporation, a public relations consulting agency that provides lobbying and mediation skills to over 60 companies and numerous nonprofit organizations. He is a tireless community activist whose work has enhanced the quality of life in
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Cincinnati, the States of Ohio and Kentucky, and throughout the nation. Weiland currently serves on more than 30 boards and commissions. At Weiland’s request, several significant local, state and national public officials have been invited to attend. For information about the “Peace of the City” dinner, tickets and sponsorships, visit or call Jewish Family Service.