The 17th Annual Boston-Sderot Summer Camp will open its doors to 80 children of Sderot this summer. Our partnership with Sderot is everlasting and rare. Camp Boston-Sderot provides safety and respite to the kids living in Sderot and recovering from the monstrous October 7th attacks.
Equally as important, the impact extends to the volunteer counselors who:

* Build a strong connection to our sister community in Sderot * Come home with an unbreakable sense of pride in standing with Israel * Share stories of their experiences upon their return to their college campuses

To see last year’s impact, read the Jewish Journal publication, the Sderot campers’ reflections and sentiments from Camp RSM parents here. As you know, this is a community effort and not possible without your help. We ask you to donate today to make this summer as impactful as ever. Each counselor is fundraising $3,000 to be eligible to volunteer. We THANK YOU for your support!

Last month, RJCF sponsored seven local teens to travel to the Club Z National Conference in San Francisco, CA. 
Club Z is a national organization for Jewish teens with a goal to prepare and educate Jewish teens to confidently and proudly stand with and advocate for Israel, the Jewish people and themselves.

The three day MLK weekend event was attended by Lielle Rifkin, Jessa Fridberg, Alisa Paley, Margo Clenow, Sofia Maklin, Daniel Rozhansky, and Alexandra Sverdlov along with nearly 150 teens from California, North Carolina, and New York, and chaperoned by Yelya Margolin as well as RJCF Vice President Lana Rifkin and Board Member Inessa Rifkin.

RJCF is proud to partner with Club Z in opening a Boston chapter of the organization this coming fall!

More than 100 people got together to celebrate our two, latest RJCF ambulances before they ship off to Israel!
Our current fleet has made over 16,000 Emergency Service Calls since they have been operating in Sderot, Ariel and Tel Aviv. See the latest Emergency Vehicle Service Reports here.
We are making an unbelievable, life saving impact to the People of Israel and we couldn’t be more proud to do that with all of you.

The Russian Jewish Community Foundation is proud to announce a significant milestone in its mission to support emergency response services in Israel. Thanks to the generosity and compassion of our amazing community, we have successfully raised funds to sponsor two new Magen David Adom ambulances dedicated to victims of October 7th. 

The dedication ceremony will take place on Sunday, January 12, 2025, from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, at Hebrew College, located at 1860 Washington St, Auburndale, MA 02466.
This event is open to the public and free of charge, but guests are required to RSVP to secure their free ticket by visiting bit.ly/RJCFevent.

Dr. Lana Rifkin has been a proud member of the RJCF Board of Directors for 9 years, serving on the Gala Committee as well leading the Sderot Project Committee for many years before turning her attention to Zionist activism, particularly with local community teens.  
After the events of October 7th and the rising antisemitism, especially on academic campuses, Lana has focused on education and connection to Israel with her own children and their peers. She is passionate about Israel and maintaining a strong and proud Jewish identity, frequently organizing community actions and events. She and her family travel to Israel often, to volunteer, to learn, and to connect...

Dear Russian Jewish Community,
I’m honored to have been elected President of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation.  I’d like to take an opportunity to thank Alex Koifman for his time and dedication to the RJCF cause.
It is during times like these that I am proud to be a part of the Russian Jewish Community Foundation, helping to advance our mission aimed to preserve and enhance the Jewish identity among Russian speaking Jews via education and community events across Massachusetts, as well as to support Israel.
Today we’re facing more challenges than when the RJCF was born almost 20 years ago. Following the vicious attack on ...

Aaron Chernin has been involved with the Russian Jewish community in Boston for as long as he can remember. Some of his earliest memories involve sitting on his dad’s shoulders waiving an Israeli flag at the Israeli Independence Day parade. His passion for Israel only strengthened over time, and when the Children of Sderot project started, he knew he had to get involved. As a three-time counselor at the Boston-Sderot camp, Aaron connected with the children first-hand, formed relationships, and established connections with them that will undoubtedly last a lifetime. Knowing what a profound impact that this program had on the lives of the children, as well as on his own life, he is focused towards the future. His goal is to foster the next generation of proud, involved Zionists who can maintain and grow an even larger connection with the children of Sderot, as well as the State of Israel as a whole. He is working to ensure that our Israel advocacy is loud, proud and here to stay.

RCJF proudly supports the Schweik Project.

The Shweik Project is a group of volunteers who sew adaptive clothing to outfit wounded soldiers across nine major hospitals.

These selfless volunteers return the ability of the wounded to dress themselves, gain independence and restore dignity during their recovery and beyond.

Read the most recent letters from the Israeli Schweik volunteers here.

Thank you to our community for supporting this incredible project and pulling off a big mitzvah this summer. The butterfly effect of this summer will continue for years to come. With your generosity and support, we successfully hosted 20 kids from Sderot this summer. Please read their reflections from this experience.

Multiple parents expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the Rifkin family and the members of the Boston Jewish community for the amazing opportunity you provided to the children of Sderot to participate in the Camp RSM summer camp. Please read their testimonies.