Striving to be the best we can be
Editor’s Note: The following remarks were delivered at the Federation Annual Meeting by CEO Daniel Staffenberg.
Shalom and good evening.
A Pandemic, personal health challenges, rising...
Co-Leading Richmond’s Honeymoon Israel Trip this summer
Editor’s Note: Fifteen young Richmond couples took part in a wonderful life-changing JCFR Honeymoon Israel trip earlier this summer. Rabbi Ahuva Zaches of Congregation...
Jews of the Middle East
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 Choices We Make Have a Lasting Impact’
‘The Choices We Make Have a Lasting Impact’
Sunday, March 19, 3-5 PM
FEATURING JEANNIE OPDYKE SMITH
Author, Daughter of Polish Holocaust Rescuer Irene Gut Opdyke
University of...
Outshine Hate: our proactive initiative
By Daniel Staffenberg, CEO, Jewish Federation of Richmond
It’s impossible to ignore that Antisemitism is on the rise.
Millions of Jews in the United States and...
We Are All Broken
Our world seems to be in a perpetual state of change and shift.
I imagine the Jewish people felt similarly during their departure from Egypt...
JCFR Proposed Officers and Board Members for 2023-24
2023 – 2024 Nominated Board of Directors
The JCFR welcomes 2023-2024 Nominees for Board of Directors. Past President Ellen Renee Adams has proposed the following...
Calling all Host Families: The Teen Israel Exchange is BACK!
The wait is finally over! Emerging from a Covid hiatus.
We are thrilled to reintroduce one of our most beloved JCFR Partnership Programs - the...
Junior League of Richmond provides $83,000 grant for Dignity Grows
Editor's Note: The following news release was recently released by the Junior League of Richmond and the Federation. This is the largest grant to...
JCRC focuses on critical issues involving public education
By Miriam Davidow, Chair, JCRC Education Committee
and
Larry Goldman, JCRC Education Committee Member
The Jewish Community Relations Committee of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond is...
