The Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix was established in 1940. Our mission was then and still is - to bring dignity and value to human life, nurture and enrich Jewish identity, and enhance the quality of Jewish life locally, in Israel, and throughout the world. We are diverse in background and interest and we have been blessed with an ever-increasing Jewish population that distinguishes itself through its richness and variety of Jewish life.

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PJDS is a multi-congregational Jewish Day School in the Scottsdale / Phoenix area. Affiliated synagogues include Temple Solel, Temple Chai, Temple Kol Ami, Temple Emanuel of Tempe, and Temple Beth Israel. The Pardes Jewish Day School is a member of the Progressive Association of Reform Jewish Day Schools (PARDeS).

The Union for Reform Judaism, the central body of the Reform Movement in North America, was founded in Cincinnati in 1873 by Rabbi Isaac Mayer Wise as the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. It has grown from an initial membership of 34 congregations in 28 cities to more than 900 congregations in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It is the largest Jewish movement in North America and represents an estimated 1.5 million Jews.