Jewish life in Charlottesville
Mcintire Park, Charlottesville, Virginia
800+
Jewish Families
5+
Religious Groups/Centers
1
Synagogue
Our Community
Charlottesville's size, diversity and proximity to U.Va. yield a very unique Jewish landscape. While there are many opportunities to live a religiously, culturally, and socially Jewish life, finding the right entry points can be challenging for newcomers and lifelong townees alike.
Our Jewish community has only one Synagogue (Congregation Beth Israel, or CBI), which hosts reform and conservative services, houses a leading preschool and religious school, has an active adult education program and boasts members from all over central Virginia.
While CBI leadership excels at meeting the diverse needs of an entire community, some folks find spiritual or cultural alignment in one of our other religious groups or centers. Most notably, the Rohr Chabad House at U.Va, P'nai Yisrael Chavurah, Brody Jewish Center of the University of Virginia, the Jewish Studies Program at the University of Virginia, Hadassah Charlottesville, and, of course, the United Jewish Fund for Charlottesville (UJFC).
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Finding Your Jewish Charlottesville
“Helping people find opportunities to exercise their Judaism is at the heart of what UJFC is meant to do.”
UJFC serves as a means for members of our community to identify and connect with local groups and other Jewish opportunities. To that end, we maintain an overview of the Jewish landscape with a list of organizations, tools, and insights into our community. While no spreadsheet can capture everything, we hope this serves as a primer.
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