TL;DR: Global Jewry has announced the finalists for the Global Jewry Prizes, honoring Jewish organizations that prioritize collaboration over competition. The finalists represent both established and emerging partnerships that are already making a measurable impact and strengthening the global Jewish ecosystem. Prize recipients will be announced during an online award ceremony on January 28, 2026, and the community is invited to learn from, celebrate, and support these collaborative efforts to help build a more connected Jewish future.

Global Jewry is thrilled to announce the finalists for the Global Jewry Prizes, a celebration of Jewish organizations that are choosing partnership over isolation and cooperation over competition.

At a time when the Jewish world faces complex and urgent challenges, these finalists remind us that our greatest strength lies in working together. Through shared vision, mutual respect, and a willingness to collaborate across organizational lines, they are modeling a powerful and hopeful path forward for Jewish life worldwide.

The finalists for the Shoshana Shoubin Cardin Prize for Exemplary Collaboration, an award that honors established collaborations that have already generated meaningful, measurable results, are:

• Academia Judaica (Partnering with: Congregação Israelita Paulista)
• Hebrew at the Center (Partnering with: Gateways: Access to Jewish Education, Scott Goldberg Consulting, Prizmah, and The Shefa Center)
• Hillel CASE (Partnering with JAFI and KKL)
• Jewish Learning Collaborative, a project of Mem Global (Partnering with: Yesod (JDC) and Renaissance Hub (Paideia)
• Repair the Sea – Tikkun HaYam (Partners: Repair the World, Masorti Olami, Mem Global, Adamah, Hillel International, AEPi, EcoJudaism (UK), SAJA (Sub-Saharan African Jewish Alliance), and Adamah on Campus)

The finalists for the Global Jewry Prize for Emerging Collaboration, created to encourage and elevate emerging collaborations with strong promise and momentum, are:

• Beit Ruth for Young Women & Girls At Risk (Partnering with: Shevet Achim — Empowering Israeli Men)
• Habayta – Connection is the whole story (Partnering with: La Casa – Argentina, The Jewish community of Vienna – Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien and IKG Vienna – Zwi Perez Chajes school)
• Jewtina y Co. (Partnering with: LAZOS Internacional)
• Kivunim (Partnering with: Association Mimouna)
• Kos & Kaos – The Nordic Jewish Network / Compass North (Partnering with: Combat Antisemitism Movement)

Each of these organizations has demonstrated what is possible when resources are shared, ideas are co-created, and success is measured not only by individual achievement, but by collective impact. Their work strengthens the broader Jewish ecosystem and inspires others to follow their lead.

We congratulate all of our applicants, not just our finalists, and invite funders, leaders, and organizations across the Jewish world to learn from them, celebrate their achievements, and become inspired to commit to deeper collaboration in your own work. Share their stories, explore partnership opportunities, and help us amplify a culture of trust and cooperation.

The prize recipients will be announced in a taped-to-live award ceremony on January 28, 2026. Please join us in celebrating this moment and in building a more connected, collaborative Jewish future together.

Shavua tov and may this be the week the remains of all hostages return home,

Sandy Cardin

Founder, Global Jewry

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