The Schottenstein Family
Light the Path to Leadership Award
Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein, along with their children, Joey and Lindsay (Jacob, Jonah, Emma who all attend Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach), Jonathan and Nicole (Winnie, Teddi, Allegra, Elodie), Jeffrey and Ariella (Jerome), exemplify the true meaning of Tzedakah. Their passion for helping others is shown in the number of charitable causes they support within the Jewish and general communities in both time and money.
Jewish education is a priority of the Schottenstein Family. In addition to the lead gift for the Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach new Middle and High School building, the family changed the world of Jewish education with the publication of the 73 volume Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud Bavli followed by the 51 volume Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi. These monumental translations and elucidations of the world’s great Judaic literary works, published by Artscroll, are now utilized by over 3 million people worldwide. Other significant educational programs funded by the Schottenstein Family include the Nishmat Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women in Jerusalem, the Honors Program at Yeshiva University, the Columbus Torah Academy Day School, the Columbus Community Kollel, the Schottenstein Kollel in Jerusalem and numerous Kollel’s around the world.
The Schottenstein Family philanthropic focus includes health and welfare agencies with special emphasis on improving mental health services around the country. They helped create and fund the Jeffrey Schottenstein Program for Resilience at the Ohio State University and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Institute for Behavioral Health at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Both programs provide increased mental health services to people in need while at the same time working towards ending the stigma associated with mental health funding. The JCS Kosher Food Bank, the Mid Ohio Food Collective and the Central Ohio Community Shelter Board have all benefited from the Schottenstein Family largesse.
Understanding the importance of the Ohio State University to Central Ohio and beyond, the Schottenstein Family has been deeply involved in supporting numerous programs and services at the university including the mental health program previously noted, the funding of the 21,000 seat Jerome Schottenstein Center/Value City Arena, the Schottenstein Family Cancer Center and Research Laboratory, the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Services, the Schottenstein Chabad on Campus and the Ohio State University Athletic Program.
Supporting Israel has long been a passion for the Schottenstein Family. Projects include the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for Archaeology in Israel which brings together all the archaeology objects unearthed and discovered in the land of Israel, the Western Wall Jerome and Saul Schottenstein Hasmonean Water tunnels in Jerusalem, the Simon Wisenthal Centers Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, the lead gift for the new Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah on Mt. Scopus and the recently formed “Fallen Heroes Fund” to help support the survivors of the October 7th massacre.
These are just a few examples of the Schottenstein Family’s generosity. They have changed the lives of many people from Miami Beach to Columbus to Israel and many places in-between. The one common factor in all their philanthropic endeavors is the idea that one’s success can best be measured by the positive impact one makes on the world.
Jewish education is a priority of the Schottenstein Family. In addition to the lead gift for the Hebrew Academy of Miami Beach new Middle and High School building, the family changed the world of Jewish education with the publication of the 73 volume Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud Bavli followed by the 51 volume Schottenstein Edition of the Talmud Yerushalmi. These monumental translations and elucidations of the world’s great Judaic literary works, published by Artscroll, are now utilized by over 3 million people worldwide. Other significant educational programs funded by the Schottenstein Family include the Nishmat Jeanie Schottenstein Center for Advanced Torah Study for Women in Jerusalem, the Honors Program at Yeshiva University, the Columbus Torah Academy Day School, the Columbus Community Kollel, the Schottenstein Kollel in Jerusalem and numerous Kollel’s around the world.
The Schottenstein Family philanthropic focus includes health and welfare agencies with special emphasis on improving mental health services around the country. They helped create and fund the Jeffrey Schottenstein Program for Resilience at the Ohio State University and the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Institute for Behavioral Health at the Mt. Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach. Both programs provide increased mental health services to people in need while at the same time working towards ending the stigma associated with mental health funding. The JCS Kosher Food Bank, the Mid Ohio Food Collective and the Central Ohio Community Shelter Board have all benefited from the Schottenstein Family largesse.
Understanding the importance of the Ohio State University to Central Ohio and beyond, the Schottenstein Family has been deeply involved in supporting numerous programs and services at the university including the mental health program previously noted, the funding of the 21,000 seat Jerome Schottenstein Center/Value City Arena, the Schottenstein Family Cancer Center and Research Laboratory, the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Services, the Schottenstein Chabad on Campus and the Ohio State University Athletic Program.
Supporting Israel has long been a passion for the Schottenstein Family. Projects include the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for Archaeology in Israel which brings together all the archaeology objects unearthed and discovered in the land of Israel, the Western Wall Jerome and Saul Schottenstein Hasmonean Water tunnels in Jerusalem, the Simon Wisenthal Centers Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, the lead gift for the new Rehabilitation Center at Hadassah on Mt. Scopus and the recently formed “Fallen Heroes Fund” to help support the survivors of the October 7th massacre.
These are just a few examples of the Schottenstein Family’s generosity. They have changed the lives of many people from Miami Beach to Columbus to Israel and many places in-between. The one common factor in all their philanthropic endeavors is the idea that one’s success can best be measured by the positive impact one makes on the world.