Mission
LAPPIN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS ENHANCING JEWISH IDENTITY ACROSS GENERATIONS, IN THE JEWISH COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. WE ACCOMPLISH OUR MISSION BY FUNDING DYNAMIC PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN, TEENS AND ADULTS THAT SPARK AN INTEREST IN JEWISH LIVING AND LEARNING; JEWISH HISTORY, CULTURE, AND IDENTITY; CONNECTING PEOPLE TO ISRAEL; BUILDING JEWISH PRIDE IN YOUNG PEOPLE; DEVELOPING A CONNECTION TO AND LOVE FOR ISRAEL; SERVING AS AN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER TO THE COMMUNITY FOR PROGRAMS ABOUT JUDAISM, THE HOLOCAUST AND ANTISEMITISM; FOSTERING POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WITH INDIVIDUALS OF ALL FAITHS; IMBUING YOUNG JEWISH PEOPLE WITH THE DESIRE TO STAY JEWISH AND RAISE THEIR OWN CHILDREN JEWISH; AND ALLYSHIP-BUILDING WITH MINORITY COMMUNITIES.