Social Action in Action: Launching Dignity Grows on the Virginia Peninsula

This week, the J and the broader Hampton Roads community came together with a mission in mind, drawn together by an unusual task - fighting period poverty.

Just in time for Period Poverty Awareness Week, Jewish Peninsula launched a new signature social action initiative, hosting the new Vir…

Jonathan Rathsam to Receive the Young Leadership Award at Annual Meeting

Jewish Peninsula is proud to announce Dr. Jonathan Rathsam will be awarded the Barbara Rosenbaum Young Leadership Award, a recognition that celebrates young leaders whose dedication, vision and heart are helping to shape the future of Jewish life on the Peninsula.

Named in honor of Barbar…

Statement on Jewish Cemetery Vandalism

Dear Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we share the difficult news that the Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula in Hampton has been vandalized with headstones toppled and the sacred resting place of our loved ones disturbed.

This is not merely damage to property. Among the gre…

Shabbat Shalom: The Golden Rule in Action

Dear Community,

V'ahavta l'reiacha kamocha. Love your neighbor as yourself.

We will read the Golden Rule over Shabbat. The 11th-century Talmudic commentator Rashi tells us that this is the most important commandment of all. Not because it is simple, but because it is demanding. It is an ac…

CNU Hillel Invited to Participate in New Pilot Program

Each year 187,000 Jewish college students connect, grow and learn at their local Hillel. Of those 187,000, just 27 student leaders from across the country were chosen for the inaugural cohort of a brand new Jewish leadership program, two of whom are CNU students.

CNU Hillel Campus Director…