JFGI Connections

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

Engagement & Education Team Combine for Growth and Innovation

Just as the community went into quarantine in early March, the Federation’s newest staff team was coming together as a joint Engagement & Education Team.
This new department, staffed by existing professionals, is led by Margo Fox, Senor Director of Engagement and housed in the Center for J…

The Challenges of Virtual Learning

There can be no doubt that we as a nation have faced countless challenges since March. While the world has been focused on addressing these challenges, educators have been given the added task of shifting from in-person to virtual learning which poses its own set of unique challenges.
The Je…

The Impact of Federation Virtual Programming

By Margo Fox

When the world shifted to virtual programming, the Jewish Federation’s Engagement and Education team shifted as well. At first, the goal of virtual programming was trying to find a way to offer a program on Zoom. Now, the team has been thinking more strategically about online…

2020 Annual Campaign Update: Apart, But Never Alone

Now, perhaps more than ever in our lifetimes, the idea that we are one community is unmistakable. With the impact of COVID-19 on each of us and our community, we are all in this together, and we are here for each other.

Even though many of us are still socially distanced and physically apar…

Security Preparedness Continue with Agencies, Synagogues and Organizations

“My goal is to foster a continuously improving safety and security culture within the greater Indianapolis Jewish community.”
- Grant Mendenhall,
Community Security Director


The sharp rise in hate crimes and antisemitic attacks and rhetoric throughout the world, coupled with the curren…