Founded in 2005 under the leadership of Michael Steinhardt and the late William Davidson, the Areivim Philanthropic Group is a unique consortium of North American philanthropists committed to learning together towards supporting transformational projects. Areivim has worked to significantly impact the next generation of Jews through
formal and experiential Jewish, Hebrew, Zionist, and Israel education.

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Our partners meet several times a year to identify the challenges of our time, learning and brainstorming how they, as dedicated philanthropists, can develop and support projects to enhance Jewish life in North America. Areivim gatherings give Partners an opportunity to engage in generative discussions, with thought leaders from the field, about the issues of the day so that they can make informed funding decisions to address the immediate challenges facing the next generation of Jews.

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Areivim focus areas have included:

• American Higher Education

• Jewish Early Childhood Education

• Jewish Part-Time Education

• Teaching Modern Hebrew Language

• Israel Engagement

• Jewish Teen Engagement

• Engaging Young Adults in the Wake of October 7

• Understanding the post-October 7 Messaging Environment.

 

With support from academic advisors and consultants, Areivim has enjoyed a successful track record of funding and launching transformative projects in many of these areas including Hebrew Public: Charter Schools for Global Citizens and Kayitz Kef, the Areivim Hebrew at Camp Program. Areivim also provides strategic support to a host of other "endorsed projects" including OneTable, the Jewish Food Society, and more.

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Hebrew Public, founded in 2009, currently operates on 10 campuses, providing instruction to grades Pre-K to 8th. Leading a national movement of exceptional, diverse, public charter schools, Hebrew Public teaches Modern Hebrew to children of all backgrounds and prepares them to be successful global citizens.​

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Kayitz Kef, the Hebrew at Camp Program, launched in 2013, gives American Jewish youth the ability to converse in Modern Israeli Hebrew and to own contemporary Israeli culture as part of who they are. Beginning in the summer of 2013 with one pilot program at Camp Ramah Day Camp in Nyack, New York, Kayitz Kef today operates at 40 camps engaging over 7,000 campers.​

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Other projects that Areivim endorses and works with include OneTable, TAMID Group, and the Jewish Food Society. 

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The Jewish Food Society's mission is to honor and revitalize Jewish culinary traditions by preserving beloved Jewish recipes and celebrating new ones. 

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OneTable's mission is to make Shabbat dinner accessible to tens of thousands of young people who otherwise would be absent from Jewish community. OneTable provides hosts and guests with easily accessible tools and resources, making these rituals not only attainable but sustainable.​

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With these initiatives and more, Areivim is working to transform and revitalize Jewish education and to engage Jews throughout North America in Jewish life.