Mission
TO PROMOTE JEWISH LIFE WITHIN THE RUSSIAN-SPEAKING AMERICAN COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING A FULL SPECTRUM OF PROGRAMS TO MEET THEIR NEEDS, INCLUDING SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY MEALS, CLASSES AND LECTURES ON VARIOUS JEWISH TOPICS, AND CREATING AN OPEN ENVIRONMENT THAT WELCOMES INDIVIDUALS AT ALL LEVELS OF OBSERVANCE.TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH COMMUNITY SERVICE INITIATIVES SUCH AS HOMEBOUND VISITATIONS, TOY DRIVES, FOOD PANTRY AND SOUP KITCHEN SERVICE, AND MENTORING PROGRAMS.TO EDUCATE SECOND-GENERATION RUSSIAN-SPEAKING IMMIGRANTS, EMPOWERING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY AND THE WORKFORCE.STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED AND SUPPORTED IN VOLUNTEERING WITHIN THE BROADER COMMUNITY.ADDITIONALLY, TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING FOR THE ORGANIZATIONS ALUMNI, STRENGTHENING THEIR CONNECTION TO JEWISH FAITH AND FOSTERING A LASTING, MEANINGFUL BOND WITH ISRAEL BY CULTIVATING INTEREST IN JEWISH TRADITIONS, PRAYER, AND IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES INCLUDING ORGANIZED TRIPS AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES CONDUCTE