Jewish Federation awards new grants Facebook Twitter Email SMS WhatsApp Share By J. Correspondent | December 23, 2016 The S.F.-based Jewish Community Federation has awarded $1.78 million in grants to Bay Area agencies. Capital and one-time grants totaling $1.15 million will be awarded to Berkeley Hillel toward its $8 million building renovation project, the Jewish Home for its campus transformation project and to J. for a joint strategic planning process. Seed-funding grants totaling $430,000 will go to At the Well: Bay Area Jewish Women’s Wellness Hub; Brandeis School of San Francisco for a teacher training program; the JCC of San Francisco for a youth inclusion initiative; the Shabbat initiative OneTable for its Bay Area launch; the Oshman Family JCC of Palo Alto, and the Slingshot Fund for its Bay Area guidebook highlighting innovative Jewish nonprofits in the Bay Area. Innovation grants totaling $200,000 will go to Congregation Beth Sholom of S.F.; Congregation Rodef Sholom of San Rafael; Congregation Sha’ar Zahav of S.F.; JCC Maccabi Sports Camp; Jewish Circle Theatre; Jewish LearningWorks; OFJCC; Peninsula Sinai Congregation of Foster City, and ReBoot. J. Correspondent Also On J. Sports All the Jewish MLB players to watch in 2023 Letters Free speech at S.F. State; ‘Love for all Jews’ has a limit; etc. Books Agatha Christie novels edited to remove offensive references to Jews Bay Area Neo-Nazi leader arrested in San Jose after threatening journalist Subscribe to our Newsletter Enter Email Sign Up