Background on support for pluralistic funding
In 2022 JUF provided $345,000 for pluralistic programs in Israel and $170,000 for pluralistic and Jewish education programs in Ukraine. This support is directed toward Progressive (Reform), Masorti (Conservative), Modern Orthodox streams and religious programs that are non-affilated.
Overview of Program Grants
The following 22 streams programs in Israel received support from JUF in 2022.
In Israel
Progressive (Reform) Movement – Israel Movement for Progressive Judaism - $106,500
- Pluralistic Education Outreach
- Expanding IMPJ Reach and Public Visibility
- Jewish Renewal Programs for Olim from the Former Soviet Union
Masorti (Conservative) Movement and Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies - $106,500
Masorti Movement Programs:
- NOAM Tzaharonim After School Program
- Masorti Lay Leadership Training Project
- Jewish Pluralism Watch Online Program Activities
Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies Programs:
- Art Residency at Neve Schechter
- Ashira Musical Beit Midrash
- Study Classes for the General Public
- Baderech - TALI Educational Leadership Domestic Study Mission
Modern Orthodox and Nondenominational - $132,000
- Yaacov Herzog Center - Erech Musaf
- Yaacov Herzog Center - Main Intersection
- Ohr Torah Stone – Prenuptial Initiative
- Tzohar - Jewish Marriage Project in Tel Aviv
- Hashgacha Pratit - Chuppot Training New Rabbis
- BINA - Jewish Streams Seminar for Teens
- Ne'emanei Torah Avodah - Public Discourse for Religious Zionists
- ITIM - Israel Advocacy Center Assistance, Public Policy and Legal Centers
- Meitarim - Pluralistic Teacher Training
- Hiddush - Utah Marriage Option
- Be Free Israel - Religious Freedom Municipal Training Course and Alumni Network
- Drachim-HaMidrasha HeChalutz - Seeds of Summer, Post IDF Summer Program
In 2022, JUF allocated $170,000 for pluralistic and Jewish education programs in Kyiv, Ukraine.
World Union for Progressive Judaism (Reform)
- Progressive Jewish Seminars and Summer Camps
Schechter Institutes Midreshet Yerushalayim (Conservative)
- Masorti (Conservative) Programming
- Masorti Jewish Summer Camps
Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI)
- Jewish Puzzle Project
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)
- Active Jewish Teens Youth Movement
- Kyiv Volunteer Center
World ORT
- Jewish Identity Programming for Families
Hillel Kyiv
- Jewish Holiday Seminar
PJ Library
- PJ Library in Ukraine
Moishe House
- Russian-speaking Jewish educator to work in FSU and Russian-speaking Moishe Houses around the world
- Jewish Learning Retreat
Juice
- Volunteer program for young adults, 25-40ish. Originally a JDC program and now an independent JDC grantee.