The Israel & Overseas Department builds local community connection to Israel, funds and helps implement overseas designated projects, and participates in the collective support for world Jewry.

Missions to Israel and to other overseas Jewish communities serve to strengthen Jewish identity, build Jewish community, and grow Jewish philanthropy.

Through missions and exchange programs, the Federation’s Israel & Overseas Department enhances individual experiences through ongoing, people-to-people relationships.

Strengthening Jewish communities in Israel and around the world has always been, and remains, a top priority for the Federation.

JEWISH FEDERATION SCHOLARSHIPS AND SUBSIDIES AVAILABLE FOR JEWISH EXPERIENCES
 

It is difficult to measure the value of a Jewish education in numbers or in charts. How do you quantify a child's smile when he shows his mother the clay menorah he made? How do you evaluate the pride a man feels when his granddaughter recites the "Shema"? How do you measure the warmth of Shabbat candles lit by your own teenager? Click here for more

COMMUNITY SHLICHA

A shlicha is an emissary, sent to Charlotte  through a partnership of the Jewish Agency for Israel and the Jewish Federation, strengthening our community’s connection to Israel and the Israeli people. The shlicha provides educational programming for the entire Jewish community and also serves as an advocate for Israel within both the Jewish and broader community. CLICK HERE FOR MORE