Today, at 1 PM EST, 23 pioneering Jewish outreach organizations from across the globe will finish what may have been the largest-ever online Jewish giving day: #Givingforoutreach, and with possibly the highest stakes: All or nothing. They are raising between $20,000 to $1,000,000 individually, with a collective total goal of more than $4 Million. All donations were being quadrupled. Currently, more than $4.5M has been raised, but not all campaigns have been funded yet.

Investing in Kiruv as a Community

The participating organizations range from massive international programs like Aish Jerusalem, and include three Baltimore organizations: Achim led by Rabbi Paysach Diskind; AJOP led by Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, and Etz Chaim led by Rabbi Shlomo Porter. All of the men and women behind these and every other Jewish outreach organization teach, host, role model, counsel, support, cater, and parent hundreds to thousands of students, congregants, and guests. “They literally dedicate their lives to their work, which benefits our entire people, for generations,” comments Tobey Finkelstein, co-founder of the event. “Offering them the opportunity to pilot a crowdfunding venture that would not only save them precious time from soliciting support, but would also enable those they work with and the community-at-large to give back to them, is a privilege.”

The Association for Jewish Outreach Professionals (AJOP) sponsored the venture. According to Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun, National Director of AJOP, “This ambitious event is designed to increase support for the participating organizations, allowing them to spend more of their time on outreach, and less time on fundraising.  Last year, we piloted MillionforOutreach and raised $1.3M in 24 hours. We are so excited about the growth of this event for outreach organizations.

‘At the same time, we hope to give hundreds of people who would give a gift to kiruv a chance to show their support, as well as encourage new donors who have an affinity for kiruv and would give $10, $18, or $100 if they had an easy way to do it. Here, they’re quadrupling their gift! At the end of the day, donors at all levels will see how significant their support is and that they are partners in a much bigger picture – their donation to a local organization will help leverage $4 Million for the Klal.”

To donate or view Baltimore campaigns:

Achim: https://www.charidy.com/achim $150,000 goal

AJOP: https://www.charidy.com/ajopmatch $136,000 goal

Etz Chaim: https://www.charidy.com/etzchaim $130,000 goal

View the $4M live campaign at www.charidy.com/givingforoutreach. Campaigns all close at 1PM today. Additional donations can be made to the organizations directly after the campaigns close.