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UJCVP Shabbat Message: Sorcerers, Security and Not Dwelling Alone

Not that we needed the reminder – this week’s Torah portion shows us that threats can come from far and wide. We read the account of the sorcerer Bilaam who is summoned by the King Balak of Moab to curse the people of Israel. After being humiliated by his talking donkey, Bilaam moves bet…

FBI Director Honors UJCVP Security Advisor David Brackins

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David Brackins, who directs the communal security programs for the United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula, the Federation of Richmond, and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, has been selected by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as the 2021 recipient of the Directo…