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Mar 11, 2024

Leaders Receive Briefing on Legislation Aimed at Antisemitism on TikTok

On Friday, March 8, the UJCVP joined with other Jewish Federations from across North America for a crucial virtual briefing on the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” (HR 7521).

This bipartisan bill, backed by the Jewish Federations of North America…

Mar 6, 2024

Virginia’s Attorney General’s letter to UVA board calls for moral clarity

On Friday, March 1, Attorney General Jason Miyares wrote the UVA Board of Visitors about a student led BDS referendum at the school. The complete text of the letter can be found in the article.

Mar 1, 2024

UJCVP Shabbat Message: Celebrating Each Person

Last weekend, we had the privilege of welcoming Pamela Rae Schuller to our community for a weekend of comedy, storytelling and inspiration. Pamela is an internationally known inclusion advocate. Her extraordinary personal story of growing up with the most severe known case of Tourette's Synd…

Feb 23, 2024

UJCVP Shabbat Message: It Doesn't Happen by Accident

As a young child, I remember staring up at the ornamental light bulb suspended above the ark in the synagogue. Known as the Ner Tamid, often translated as "Eternal Light," I remember looking at the light with awe and amazement. Did it really stay lit all the time? Who lit it for the first ti…

Feb 20, 2024

Newport News City Council Refrains from Israel Ceasefire Resolution

“Newport News City Council should be spending their limited, precious time discussing important local issues,” shared Eric Maurer, CEO of the UJCVP. “This is a foreign policy issue on which the City of Newport News has no official business taking a position on. And it will risk…