Jewish Community Relations Committee

By Debra Rodman, Interim Director JCRC The core of the Jewish Community Relations Committee's work is the ongoing effort to connect with and build relationships...

By Basya Gartenstein, Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee, JCFR Shalom, as of August 1, it has been my privilege to serve the Richmond Jewish community...

By David Cohen Director Jewish Community Relations, JCFR T’Shuvah is a major theme of the coming High Holidays. Jewish tradition asks us to take stock of our...

Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day 2023 - Photo Gallery All photos by Adrienne Winkelmann Epstein

By Amy Melnick-Scharf, JCRC Chair, Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and  Basya Gardenstein, JCRC Director, JCFR This year’s legislative session provides us with much to learn...

The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism has recently come under fire and just his year two alternative definitions have been released. ...

By David Cohen Director, Jewish Community Relations JCFR Over the past few months, the Jewish community has truly struggled to process a rise in anger and hatred...

By David Cohen Director – Jewish Community Relations Jewish Community Federation of Richmond Much has been made about the recent Super Bowl ad featuring Bruce Springsteen and...

Elhanan Miller is a Jerusalem-based rabbi and Middle East specialist. He is also the founding editor of "People of the Book," an online initiative...

The recent controversy over Whoopi Goldberg’s comments regarding Jews and race – along with the Jewish communal reaction – is as much about the...