Israel & Overseas

By Tal Bahar, Community Shlicha On the ninth day of the month Av, we mourned the destruction of the First Temple and the exile...

Elhanan Kalmanson died a hero on Oct. 7 while helping to save 100 lives and will forever be remembered as a person who put...

Once again, the Richmond Jewish community was excited to welcome six teens and two chaperons from Hadera-Eiron Israel for a week-long Teen Exchange program...

By Tal Bahar, Community Shlicha One evening in July, I attended a Jewish Community Federation of Richmond event dedicated to Jewish life in Ukraine. Following  an...

By Sam Revenson, JCFR Board Member & Chair, Israel & Overseas Committee In late June, the American Joint Jewish Distribution Committee (JDC) took a...

Editor’s note: In 2019, seven recent Sisisky Fellows traveled on a service and education  “Inside Jewish Ukraine” trip. Dr. Ashley Shustak was one of...

The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond is excited to welcome Tal Bahar, our new community Shlicha (emissary) to Richmond.   She will spend a year-and-a-half building...

The Jewish Agency is thrilled to announce that The Jewish Agency’s Partnership2Gether program has won a Jerusalem Unity Prize in the category of Diaspora...

By Michael Blanchard, Senior Director of Marketing/Member Experience,Weinstein JCC In Israel, where ancient stories blend with modern life, there's a tale of strength and connection....

The following by JFNA is a June 14 Update on the Current Situation Past updates can be found here. The North Following an Israeli strike that killed Taleb...