WJCC Schools Receive ‘No Place for Hate’ Designation at all 16 Schools

WILLIAMSBURG-JAMES CITY COUNTY − Williamsburg James City County (WJCC) Schools earned the “No Place for Hate” designation at each of the division’s 16 schools for the 2023-24 school year from the Washington, D.C.-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL).

During the year-long effort, WJCC …

Eden Marziano Awarded 2024 Beskin Scholarship

Established in 1959 in memory of beloved and outstanding humanitarians and leaders, the Theodore H. and Esther Beskin Memorial Scholarship Award is given annually to a worthy local Jewish senior high school student. The recipient is selected on the basis of outstanding achievement and dilige…

UJCVP Shabbat Message: Hope During the Harvest Festival

Next week we celebrate Shavuot, also known as Chag HaKatzir, the Harvest Festival, because it coincides with the grain harvest in Israel. Contrary to other Jewish holidays whose date is noted in the Torah, Shavuot is not determined by a day on the calendar, but rather in relation to the agri…

UJCVP Shabbat Message: Celebrating You

This Sunday, the UJCVP will host our Annual Meeting. The afternoon will include the installation of our new board slate, a glimpse into the work of the UJCVP and what lies ahead, the awarding of the Young Leadership Award and the Beskin Memorial Scholarship Award, and a delicious BBQ lunch…

"We Would Like to Speak in Our Name" Columbia Jewish Students Pen Letter

Hundreds of Jewish students at Columbia University have signed an open letter defending their support for Israel and decrying harassment they’ve faced surrounding the school’s pro-Palestinian encampment.  The 1,200-word letter began making the rounds three weeks after pro-Palestinian st…