Vote for Sara!
JCRC Director of Education & Program Services Sara Winkelman has been nominated for the Z3 Bridge Builder Award, which recognizes individuals who are working to bridge divides within the Jewish people — between communities, across ideologies, between the Diaspora and Israel and more. Vote for her and share in your networks!
We Will Not Stand By: A Call to Moral Courage and Communal Action
Join Friends of JCADA for a virtual panel discussion exploring the spiritual and ethical call to intervene in the face of harm.
Panelists include Rabbi Lauren Holtzblatt of Adas Israel Congregation, Reverend Aaron Dunn of Grace Episcopal Church, and Dr. Jeannine Marino, Professor at Trinity Washington University. JCRC Director of Intergroup Relations and Rabbi in Residence Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky will moderate.
Seeking Teen Leaders for Student to Student
Do you know a rising high school junior or senior in the 2025-26 school year who would be a good candidate for Student to Student, JCRC’s signature peer education program that aims to put a “human face” on Judaism and stamp out harmful stereotypes and biases?
JCRC Annual Gala
The JCRC is delighted to present this year's honorees, June & David Trone, Behnam Dayanim and Eva Davis
JCRC By The Numbers
3,500 students reached through Student to Student program
$16.5 Million government funding for community security & social services
8,000 students and teachers met with a holocaust survivor or 2g presentation
Jews can’t fight antisemitic attacks alone
It’s not just up to Jews to stop antisemitism. It’s up to non-Jews to help us and stand against hate. With antisemitic violence on the rise in the last few years, according to incidents tracked by the Anti-Defamation League, political leaders and policymakers have a responsibility to act. Antisemitism is not a Jewish problem; it is a national problem that requires a unified response.
What does antisemitism look like in America? A grandmother killed in the street
Three states that we cover − Maryland, Virginia and Colorado − are in the top 10 for antisemitic instances. In 2023, the FBI reported, Jews were the targets of 15% of hate crimes and an astonishing 68% of religion-based hate crimes nationwide.
In DC, Hundreds of Jewish Leaders Advocate to Increase Security Grants
Guila Franklin Siegel, the chief operating officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, led a meeting with Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) about increased funding for security grants. She cited the recent instance of assault and disorderly conduct at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville to emphasize the importance of security funding.