The Cycle of Learning continues at KBI; Newcomers are welcome

Known as the People of the Book, Jews have been learning Torah and indeed this learning has both united the Jewish people and enabled...

Support Richmond’s only Jewish Women’s Center

    On Aug. 9th, 2015, Keneseth Beth Israel broke ground on 6606 Patterson Avenue to construct Central Virginia’s first building exclusively for the...

JLeap’s Tishrei Holiday Hop

By Rivka Skaist The sound of happy voices filled the room on the morning of JLeap's inaugural event of the year, the Tishrei Holiday Hop. Over...

The Richmond Jewish Food Festival is back

The 15th Richmond Jewish Food Festival will be held on Sunday and Monday, Jan. 15-16, from 11:30-7:30 at the Weinstein JCC, located at 5403...

Get ready for JLeap 2.0!

With the generous support of the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond and in partnership with PJ Library, the Weinstein JCC, and Jewish Student Union,...

Keneseth Beth Israel receives generous gift

The new year delivered an exciting and unexpected gift for the Keneseth Beth Israel (KBI) synagogue, which received a $100,000 donation from Mr. Marcus...

‘Oreg – Reweaving Our Connections’

By Rebecca Levy “How can I combine women’s programming and Judaism in an innovative and accessible way?” This was a question on Ilana Gimpelevich’s mind when...

KBI Happenings

Editor's Note: The following was written by Rebecca Levy with contributions by Chava Maimon; The photos are by Rabbi Dovid Asher As Jews around the...

JLEAD: A leadership opportunity for pre-teens and teens

By Chava Maimon The JLEAD program exists as a volunteer component of JLEAP (Jewish Learning, Enrichment and Play), a program funded by a generous grant...

It’s Food Festival Time Again!

Shalom, Jewish food lovers! Get set to once again enjoy Jewish food, music, and shopping at the fifteenth annual Richmond Jewish Food Festival. As always, this...