Jewish Community Relations Committee

When hostilities increase in Israel, our hearts go out to our friends and family who have endured these repeated escalations.  We also care deeply...

Beyond the clear lessons from Colleyville on security, vigilance, and preparedness – the most enduring lesson may be on how Antisemitism framed around Israel...

By David Cohen Director Jewish Community Relations, JCFR Over the past several months the Jewish community has been struggling with how to best respond to both...

As we at JCRC prepare for another season of political advocacy there is certainly an awareness of the interesting times we are in. Recent Elections Our...

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...

Connecting with and forming relationships with our legislators - and our local and statewide officials - is a year-round emphasis of our JCRC work. In...

By Basya Gartenstein, Director, Jewish Community Relations Committee The Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Committee worked with the Weinstein JCC to host the German Consul General,...

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...

My Perspective: Ephraim Seidman, Chair, Israel Education and Advocacy, JCRC A lot of ink has been spilled recently about the “status quo” on the Temple...

By David Cohen Director - Jewish Community Relations Jewish Community Federation of Richmond For much of the past year, our focus has been on the national landscape....