Young Families ‘Mishpacha’ Programs
Our Mishpacha groups are a wonderful way to meet and connect with other local Jewish and interfaith families raising young children. No temple membership is required and this program is always free. We have monthly Family Shabbat dinners and get together for other outings. Our gatherings are centered around music, story-telling, Jewish learning and good food. The Federation’s Mishpacha program is currently active in 3 cities within Ventura County: Ventura, Camarillo and Ojai.
PJ Library sends free, award-winning books that celebrate Jewish values and culture. Starting or strengthening your child's connection to Jewish traditions, values, and celebrations can be as easy as reading PJ Library storybooks together. PJ Library will send your child a Jewish storybook every month from birth through age twelve, completely free.
Virtual Programming
Our diverse lineup of virtual programming continues to keep us well-informed, educated and entertained. Historians, professors, authors and artists cover an array of topics, assuring that there is something for everyone to discover and enjoy.
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Each year we celebrate the very best of those among us who call Ventura County their home. We recognize their extraordinary achievements, ceaseless hard work, and enormous generosity. They gift us a legacy of heart and community.
Mitzvah Circle
Recognizing those outstanding members of our community for a lifetime of service to the Jewish community and to Israel.
Pictured: 2023 Honorees Alan Kirschbaum, Cheri DeKofsky (Executive Director), Valerie and Alan Greenberg.
Women’s Philanthropy
Our fabulous annual event honoring Women of Valor in our community. Our luncheon features a curated vendor boutique, live and silent auction, raffle, and the opportunity to connect with our wonderful community of Jewish women.
Fighting Antisemitism
8th Grade Trips to the Museum of Tolerance
The Jewish Federation of Ventura County has sent over 120,000 eighth graders to the Museum of Tolerance in the last 20 years. The values we instill in our children now will carry forward into the workforce and into their homes.
Please contact us to learn more about this program. Call 805-647-7800 or email us at federation@jewishventuracounty.org.
ADL
We collaborate with the Santa Barbara/Tri-Counties ADL. The Santa Barbara Tri-Counties region is dedicated, as is ADL nationally and internationally, to combating all forms of hatred and bigotry by investigating and exposing extremism, protecting as well as advocating for civil rights and religious freedom, educating on how to promote diversity and respect through our many programs and resources and by fostering interfaith relations.
