2025-2026 Annual Campaign

Jewish Community Alliance

In a world that often urges us to choose sides, we choose each other.

We choose community. We choose to stay at the table—to hold space for hard conversations, celebrate moments of joy, and support one another through uncertainty. That is what it means to stand As One. Not in agreement on every issue, but in shared purpose. In compassion. In commitment. In covenant.


The Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine is your home for this kind of connection—and your gift to our 2025-26 Annual Campaign ensures that this home remains strong.

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Your gift to the JCA pays dividends worldwide. And still, the need grows. Antisemitism surges. Polarization deepens. In this moment, we don’t need to speak louder—we need to hold stronger.

Please give what you can. Every contribution matters. Every act of generosity builds this sacred foundation. This year, we are guided by a deeply resonant teaching from Pirkei Avot: “In a place where there are no people, strive to be a person.” (Pirkei Avot 2:5) 


Be the one who shows up. Be the one who holds the line. Be the one who gives. That’s what you did last year. That’s what we’re asking you to do again—As One. With resolve, hope, and prayers for peace and return.


We Respond. We Empower. We Engage.

The Talmud teaches:



“All who are united are as if they are one body.”


Just as a puzzle is incomplete without every piece, our community is only whole when each of us takes our place.

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Tree of Life Society

With endless gratitude to Rachael and Justin Alfond for pioneering this giving society in 2020, along with individuals who stepped up to show their unwavering support.

This giving circle recognizes donors of any giving level who double their Annual Campaign gift. Those who step forward embrace Tikvah - hope- for the future, and ensure the ongoing strength of this amazing community!

Pomegranate Society

The Pomegranate Society recognizes women who make a commitment of $1,800-$4,999 to the Annual Campaign in their own name. The pomegranate is a symbol of a woman's commitment to and compassion for the Jewish people. This giving level represents the best of what Federation does - bringing together like-minded donors to do a world of good.


One of the seven fruits named in the Bible, the pomegranate is said to contain 613 seeds, one for each of the mitzvot, or commandments, found in the Torah. Are you interested in joining the Pomegranate Society? Contact us for more information.

Lion of Judah

Lion of Judah is an international group of philanthropic Jewish women who care deeply about the Jewish future and give a generous gift of, at minimum, $5,000.


Lions of Judah are leaders who inspire others to give back, strengthen the Jewish people, and make the world a better place for all. Are you interested in becoming a Lion? Contact us today for more information.

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Allocations

Through your generosity, we provide critical assistance to local organizations and groups that support the vibrancy and continuity of Jewish life in Maine, as well as to overseas organizations that address some of the most critical issues of our time. This past year, the Southern Maine Jewish community's support of the Annual Federated Campaign made it possible for the JCA to allocate $188,293 to these amazing organizations.