Regarding the PJ Library: "Each book...has had its own incredible conversation, sharing or experience that has happened beyond just reading the book at home."

--Jesica DeHart

"You do wonderful work and we of the Congregation, (and beyond) are lucky you are here."

--Lois Rubens

"Please thank those at SAJFS who baked and delivered the delicious challah and honey. It was a very special Jewish New Year treat and very much appreciated and enjoyed."

--Steve and Louise Berde

"It's such a caring gesture on your part to be remembered to those of us who live in outlying areas. I enjoyed your sweet token for Purim."

--A senior in Moscow, Idaho

"I just wanted to let you know the book event was a huge hit with my kids. [They] came home and declared it the 'Best event ever.' Thanks so much for putting it together."

--A PJ Our Way parent

Welcome

Welcome to Spokane Area Jewish Family Services!

Spokane Area Jewish Family Services (SAJFS) provides programs and support services to help strengthen families, children, and individuals of all ages in our community, while incorporating Jewish principles, culture and values.

Spring 2020 Fundraising Drive

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“The roots of the commandment to charity are deep. They go to the essential call on all of us to help sustain life, to heal the world (tikkun olam), and to remember that we were once ourselves strangers in a strange land. Tzedakah is justice itself. As the world changes, so too must our response to the profound commandment of charity.” (“Tzedakah in a Global Community,” Jeffrey D. Sachs)

At Spokane Area Jewish Family Services, we bring life to others. Through our food bank, our emergency assistance program, and our crisis management services, we offer hope and support to families and individuals in our Spokane community during some of the most difficult moments in their lives. We ensure the welfare of our senior clients through individual home visits, consultations on care or living transitions, transportation to doctors or errands, and enjoyable social events such as our monthly luncheons.

We enhance the cultural life of our community through the Spokane Jewish Cultural Film Festival and the PJ Library and PJ Our Way programs, which offer free Jewish books and music to children 12 and under.

Your generous gift to SAJFS brings something to others and ensures that basic human needs are met with dignity. We invite you to designate your support to our general fund, to the PJ Library and PJ Our Way programs, or the Deborah Ann Press Luncheon Fund. Any gift can be made in honor or memory of someone you love, and we will send the appropriate acknowledgement. We are able to accept your contributions online. Please take a few minutes to explore information about all of our programs and services by clicking through the tabs on the left side of this page.

Please click here to go to our donations page. When you arrive, click on the yellow “DONATE” button located on the upper right-hand corner of the page.