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Children’s Book Reading & Activity

Have fun learning about guinea pigs with Chava Maimon, self-published author of the children’s book Cocoa’s Busy Day. Chava will lead an engaging reading of her book, followed by a short video and creative coloring activity. 

Book description, available on Amazon: 

Join Cocoa, and his huma…

Skills for Life

Editor’s Note: The following article as seen in Richmond Magazine is reprinted by permission. *

 

Rudlin Torah Academy seeks to prepare students for the future with a new executive functioning coach

With the recent national decline in cognitive skills among adolescents, the staff at Rudli…

October at the Weinstein JCC: Stories, Celebration and Connection

This October, the Weinstein JCC invites the community to come together for a month filled with stories, reflection, laughter and celebration—from programs exploring memory and resilience to the launch of a new Arts + Ideas season and a community-wide celebration of the JCC’s 80th anniversary…

Friendship Circle Hosts 6th Annual Walk N Roll & Friendship Fair

By Tanya Buresh-Werby

Friendship Circle of Virginia is excited to invite the community to its 6th Annual Walk N Roll & Friendship Fair, taking place at a new location within Byrd Park: Swan Lake!  

The free event will take place on Sunday, November 8, from 1–3 p.m. and brings people of all…

October Comes Alive at the Virginia Holocaust Museum

By Samuel Asher

As the calendar turns to October, things really begin to pick up at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. Our weekdays are filled with school groups visiting from across the region, many of them coming to the Museum as part of their studies of World War II and the Holocaust.

There…