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Shabbat Message: You Could Have Stayed Home

Friends,  

Last Sunday evening, you could have stayed home. 

I heard from many of you before our community menorah lighting in City Center. The fear was real: Bondi Beach’s horror was too fresh, too close. And thethere was the cold. The word cold doesn't do the con…

Community Gathers in Defiance and Unity for the First Night of Hanukkah

Despite frigid temperatures, hundreds of community members descended on City Center for Jewish Peninsula’s 19th annual Hanukkah menorah lighting, transforming concerns about safety and weather into a powerful statement of resilience and community solidarity.

The event took on heightened s…

Make the Most of Your Year-End Giving

As we approach the end of the year, now is the perfect time to maximize the impact of your charitable contributions—both for the causes you care about and for your tax planning.

Here are some smart strategies to consider:

  1. Open or Add to a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)
    A gift to a DAF befor…

Hanukkah Shines Bright at CNU’s Lighting of the Lawn

Hillel

A pickle, a menorah, and a dreidel walk into a Christmas tree lighting…

It may sound like the start of a joke but it was a sight to behold at Christopher Newport University’s annual Lighting of the Lawn event. Among the tents toting holiday crafts or wintery treats was the CNU Hillel b…

Joint-Statement of Virginia's Four Jewish Community Relations Councils

The following is a joint statement from the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington; the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater; the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond’s Jewish Community Relations Committee; and the Jewish Commun…