Federation Stories

Interfaith Seder Spurs Connections and Bridgebuilding

Nearly 200 Jewish and African American Richmonders celebrated Passover at a uniquely inspiring Interfaith Seder at Virginia Union University on April 6.

Led by Jewish educator, Marge Eiseman and Cantor Jason McKinney of Spartanburg, South Carolina, participants engaged with a specially wr…

JCFR Proposed Officers and Board Members for 2026-27

 

The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond proposes the 2026-2027 Nominees for the Board of Directors.

President – Brian Greene

Vice President – Charley Scher

Secretary/Treasurer – Matt Lefkowitz

Allocations Chair– Amy Melnick-Scharf

FRD Chair – David Galpern

JCRC Ch…

Finding My North Star: My Jewish Leadership Journey in Richmond

A Federation Community Leadership Institute (CLI) participant, Nasiyah Isra-Ul, wrote the following article about her experience. 

 

By Nasiyah Isra-Ul

Life always has such poetic ways of showing us our North Stars, often through the random moments that seem insignificant at the time. M…

Community Joins for 2nd Annual Torch Lighting Ceremony

Mirroring Israel’s annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut ceremony, our community joined together on April 22 for the 2nd Annual Torch Lighting Ceremony to celebrate Israel's 78th Independence Day. The special ceremony at the Weinstein JCC honored seven individuals whose actions have brought hope, stren…

Yom HaShoah: A Learning Opportunity for Non-Jewish Students, Too

Holocaust Survivor Halina Zimm spoke in dramatic and touching ways at a Yom HaShoah event at the Chesterfield Baptist Church on April 10.

 

About 20 secondary students from the Chesterfield Montessori School were present – many of them hearing such first-hand stories of Jewish survival …