Masada Hillel Fund Supports Area Hillels

The Masada-Hillel Endowment Fund was established over fifteen years ago at Richmond Jewish Foundation to support programming for college age youth attending schools in the Richmond area.  Currently, the Fund supports the Hillel program as administered by the Weinstein JCC.  Contributions support a vast array of programs and services as outlined below.

Hillel of Richmond provides social, educational, cultural and religious opportunities for the Jewish students on VCU/University of Richmond campuses as well as MCV and TC Williams Law School. Hillel supports the State of Israel within secure boundaries and provides programs and education to ensure that support.  Hillel of Richmond has been a program of the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Jewish Community Center for over 15 years, funding for Hillel of Richmond is provided primarily on local level.  Every month Jewish students from all walks of life gather for free Shabbat dinner and services, Israel advocacy programs, and lunch and learns.  Our weekly programming has something for everyone from free bagels and coffee on Monday mornings, holiday activities, and interfaith programming with other on-campus organizations.  We sponsor several annual programs like free Passover Seders and free High Holiday meals, free dinner with Holocaust survivors, Krav Maga with an Israeli IDF Specialist, and access to Birthright trips to Israel and alternative spring break trips around the globe.  We even help send students to conferences around the world for young leadership development.  We also sponsor events for Jewish Law and Medical Students as well as young Jewish graduates and professionals.  We have a full time director who is on campus everyday and maintains active facebook groups.

If you wish to make a tax deductible contribution to the Masada-Hillel Endowment Fund please contact the RJF offices. More Hillel of Richmond information and programming can be found by clicking here.