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A: The Jewish Federations of North America ( JFNA ) is the largest single Jewish philanthropy in existence. JFNA represents and serves North American Jewrys primary fund-raising and service-providing agencies, a network of 189 Jewish federations and 400 independent communities. These organizations, raising an annual total of $2 billion, are dedicated to improving and enriching Jewish life around the world. JFNA was created by the merger of three venerable Jewish institutions United Jewish Appeal, United Israel Appeal, and the Council of Jewish Federations, and was renamed from UJC in 2009. A: Federation is the heart and soul of North American Jewrys philanthropic and humanitarian activities. It embodies a 3, 500-year-old tradition of caring that goes back to the giving of the Torah and sustains us in the bold pursuit of Jewish community, Jewish values and Jewish peoplehood. Federation is the people who care enough to want to perfect an imperfect world. Federation is the passion of commitment, where tzedakah and a sense of social justice can make a difference in someones life. A: Federation builds and strengthens Jewish community ; from your hometown to our homeland, from the homebound to the homeless, from elderly Jews in Russia to North American teens discovering their birthright in Israel. Whether the task is reducing Jewish poverty and hunger, rescuing and resettling new immigrants, or spurring Jewish renaissance worldwide, federation is committed to seizing this moment in Jewish history to ensure the continuity of the Jewish people.
