JFGI Connections

These are the voices that connect us as a Jewish community.

2020 Super Sunday Success

Thank you to the many volunteers, donors, and professionals who helped make the first-ever virtual Super Sunday a success! Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s dedicated volunteers came together virtually and raised $160,000 from more than 250 donors.


In addition to the critical fu…

Winnie Goldblatt Reflects on Her Life and Legacy

Community member Winnie Goldblatt is making history by participating in the LIFE & LEGACY program. Her after-lifetime gift will help sustain the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis’ (JFGI) endowment for generations to come.


Goldblatt already had an enduring influence on the JFGI an…

Serving the Community During the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Rachel Katz, Assistant Director of Jewish Family Services

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our city, Jewish Family Services (JFS) meets the challenge to adjust programs and implement new services to address the urgent and emerging needs of our local community.

Back in March…

Popsie’s Pantry: 2010 to Today

By Julie Sondhelm

Reflecting at the 10-year mark of Popsie’s Food Pantry serving the local community, it is clear how we have grown to meet the need surrounding us here at Jewish Family Services (JFS).

Food insecurity is an ongoing part of the landscape. We operate in a school district w…

13 Local Young Adults Further Leadership Development in National Program

In July, two local cohorts – one from the Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis and another with Indiana University Hillel – joined hundreds in a three-week intensive Jewish leadership development journey through Jewish Federations of North America’s Jewish Changemakers program.
Th…