Israel & Overseas

Red Sofa Series - The Rise of New Antisemitism Feb. 13, 1 p.m. EST From the Red Sofa in the apartment of our Hadera-Eiron P2G Fellows,  Jasmine...

By Benny Winkelmann I want to preface this article by saying I love all of these things and putting them in any order in an...

By Benny Winkelmann Sometimes, I don’t know how to begin these articles. The fact that the Richmond community is interested in the goings on in...

By Sara Rosenbaum, Chief Impact Officer, JCFR July 17th finally arrived and after months of planning and fingers crossed that Covid would not interfere, two...

By Alistair Bentley Building meaningful connections between young Jewish Americans and Israel has never been more important than it is today. Rising antisemitism, increased opposition to...

Editor’s Note: Rachel Peters traveled to Ukraine in May 2019 along with six other Susan and Mark Sisisky JDC Global Enrichment Fund Fellows. The...

Key Facts About Israel Flag The colors blue and white were chosen according to the colors of the ‘Tallit’ – the Jewish prayer shawl. The Star...

In late April thru early May, eight Richmonders spent time in Israel participating in three programs on behalf of our community and to celebrate...

By Sara Rosenbaum, Chief Impact Officer, JCFR Since February 2022, community members have generously donated $487,183.54 to support the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond’s Ukraine...

IDF appeals for more volunteers due to uptick in terrorist acts. We are all saddened by the news that Israeli civilians are once again being...