A Message from UJCVP President: Embracing New Opportunities Together

I am deeply honored and excited to begin this term as the President of the UCJVP. Reflecting on our rich history, I am reminded of the countless lives we have touched and the positive changes we have sparked. As I step into this role, I am filled with optimism and enthusiasm for the incredib…

Mariel Focseneanu Awarded the Barbara Rosenbaum Young Leadership Award

At the UJCVP Annual Meeting, Mariel Focseneanu was awarded the inaugural Barbara Rosenbaum Young Leadership Award. This award recognizes an emerging leader who devotes time and energy to better the Jewish community.

“Mariel stood out as an exemplary choice for the inaugural presentation o…

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…