Federation Stories

Frances Lewis Embodied the Jewish Ideals of Tzedakah

By Daniel Staffenberg,

CEO, Jewish Community Federation of Richmond

Dear Friends,

“Frances and Sydney Lewis have long been synonymous with caring, giving, and doing in the Jewish community of Richmond,” wrote Hortense Wolf many years ago in The Reflector.

Today, we share with deep sa…

The Facts and Reality of Israel-Hamas War

Maj. John W. Spencer, U.S. Army (Ret.), one of the world’s foremost experts on urban warfare, was the featured speaker on December 5 at a special Federation program, Israel in Focus: Modern Conflict and the Israel-Hamas War.

This was an engaging and insightful program attended by more th…

Menorah Lighting at Richmond City Hall

Richmond leaders, along with members of the Jewish Community, gathered at City Hall in December to light a Menorah in observance of the second night of Hanukkah — a celebration marked by both joy and reflection following a deadly shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia the day before.

T…

Kintsugi for Israeli Society

By Tal Bahar

Have I Forgotten How to Speak About Israel?

It was strange when this thought struck me like a bolt out of the blue, and even stranger to put it down on the page, almost like a confession, but for several months now, speaking Israel has become a challenge for me. How can that b…

Israeli-Founded Companies Generate $2.3 Billion in Economic Output for Va.

Israeli-Founded Companies Generate $2.3 Billion in Economic Output for Virginia, Create 7,847 Local Jobs

 Israeli-founded companies are making significant contributions to the Virginia economy, according to an independent study released by the United States – Israel Business Alliance rec…