A RECORD-BREAKING SUPER SUNDAY

A big thank you to our dedicated volunteers and community members for making this Super Sunday a historic success on Dec. 8. We surpassed a...

A Season of Giving

In November, with the help of our friends and partners, JFS was able to help build family bonds and give the gift of hope...

MEGA Chanukah event AT VCU

Jewish Life at VCU presented the first-ever public Chanukah celebration in Monroe Park on Dec. 12. With over 100 people in attendance, it was an...

Grand Response gathers the community for an inspiring event at Altria...

Approximately 300 community members attended a spectacular evening filled with laughter, entertainment, tears and a return to hope at the Grand Response held at...

Never Again—Yet Here Again

By Rachel Loria On Sunday, Nov. 9, Emek Sholom Board Members and supporters throughout the state of Virginia gathered at Emek Sholom Cemetery in the...

2024 Elinor Bloom Marshall Humanitarian Award raised an extraordinary $150,000!

By Robin Jackson Heartfelt… Profound… Hamish… Lovely… were all words to describe the beautiful Elinor Bloom Marshall Humanitarian Award event. Honoring the deserving Claudia Biegler, the occasion...

Remembering the Lives Lost

Community members once again Stood Up for Israel on Oct. 7 as more than 650 people attended the community gathering - Reflection, Resilience, Renewal...

JFS’ Lights of Love: Nov. 15 – Dec. 13

Along with “A Hand to Hold” JFS is excited to bring Lights of Love back for a sixth year! Lights of Love is a...

The Richmond Jewish Food Festival is back: Nov. 10-11

Yes, the Richmond Jewish Food Festival is returning, but at a different time and place. This year’s festival will be held on Sunday and...

Hersh Goldberg-Polin:  2001-2024

Statement from Jewish Community Federation of Richmond We are outraged and devastated by the IDF’s discovery yesterday of six brutally murdered hostages in Gaza. We...