Brody Jewish Center Impact Report '21-'22

IMPACTREPORT

BRODY JEWISH CENTER 2021-2022

AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

HILLEL

Our Mission

To empower Jewish students at the University of Virginia to take ownership of their Jewish identities and make an enduring commitment to Judaism and the Jewish people.

Our Values

The following pillars below illustrate the overarching goals of our work and give us a blueprint for successfully delivering on our mission for our students.

Learning Belonging

Learning is about students' rigorous engagement with Jewish history, texts, and ideas, development an informed Jewish identity, and finding their place within the larger Jewish peopelehood and narrative.

Belonging is about students feeling truly at home in the Jewish community, where they can be their authentic selves, learn to balance their personal needs with the needs of a community, and feel comfortable exploring new ideas and practices

Growth Pluralism

Growth is about empowerment and leadership development, becoming active Jewish adults, and providing support to students during this crucial time of identity formation

Pluralism means valuing multiple expressions of Jewish identity and creating a unified community that honors the diversity of experience, belief, and backgrounds of its members. It also means learning how to disagree constructively.

Board of Directors

Rosen Board President Treasurer Kate Belza O'Bannon Vice President

Letter from our Board President

Scott Rosen

On behalf of our Board of Directors, please accept my thanks for your contributions and support for our mission and programming As we emerge from what we will hopefully look back on as the peak of the pandemic, our focus is foremost on the health and success of our students and our staff, under the enduring stewardship of our talented Executive Director, Rabbi Jake Rubin. I am impressed by the innovative programming initiatives and outcomes that we achieved during these uncertain times. For our students, this year meant a more normal return to distinct experiences like Bagels on the Lawn, celebrating Shabbat Dinners with a hundred or more eager students under one roof, and the opportunity to travel together and immerse themselves in everything Israel on Birthright Israel Those efforts enabled our team to engage more than 700 Jewish students, which continues to place the BJC in the upper echelon of Hillel’s nationally.

Staff

Director of Development

Annie Weinberg

Springboard Innovation Fellow

Doris Ovadia

Jewish Agency for Israel

Israel Fellow

Lisa Zangla Operations Manager

I am privileged to serve as Chair of the Board of Directors, and thanks in part to the leadership of my predecessor, Fed Cohen, I inherit a strong organizational foundation that has positioned the Board to focus more energy on strategic planning and sustainability One of those opportunities in 2022 was Board Development and Engagement Our Board of Directors generously volunteer their time, resources and talents We have created Board Sub-committees to enable each of them to support the staff in a more targeted, personalized way. These committees include: 1) Programming and Staff, 2) Development and 3) Board Governance and Recruitment. We hope this approach provides Rabbi Jake and our staff with additional resources to help scale their own time and impact across these disciplines

We can’t speak about sustainability and not address development This year was another year of milestones as we raised more than $600,000 overall including nearly $400,000 in individual contributions, representing a 26% increase over the prior fiscal year. Thank you to all our benefactors for your generous support. We could not do this work without you.

As we enter another academic year, I am looking forward to the opportunity to continue to serve our community and partner with our talented staff and students.

With gratitude for your support, Scott

Scott

Gwen Goodkin Secretary

Stuart Berman

Dan Brody Fed Cohen

Jenny David David Haas

David Leblang

Samantha Magnes

Debbie Poliner

Alexa Rothborth

Peter Sheras

Morgan Suchin

Larry Zippin

Rabbi Jake Rubin Executive Director

Paige Simunek Associate Director

Danielle Buynank Horner

Letter from our Executive Director Rabbi Jake Rubin

This past year, I celebrated my bar-mitzvah year as the executive director of the Brody Jewish Center (BJC). As with any b’nai mitzvah, to get to this moment took a tremendous amount of work and growth. It was certainly an accomplishment but also a cause for reflection. As I think about those thirteen years, it is hard not to remember those first few years when we could only dream about the reality we find ourselves in today.

The last decade has been marked by the exponential growth of Hillel at the University of Virginia Whether through students engaged, physical space, size of budget and staff, or the vibrancy of UVA’s Jewish community, the Brody Jewish Center has grown to become a fixture on Grounds. Today the BJC is the central address for Jewish life at UVA, engaging over 70 percent of Jewish students on Grounds last year.

One thing that has become abundantly clear over this period of time is that there is no such thing as a “normal” year Every year requires us to be nimble and adapt to our students’ needs and interests This has necessitated that we think critically about how our staff operates on a day-to-day basis as well as how we develop student leaders. Over the years our leadership structure and leadership development opportunities have become more sophisticated and in-depth to respond to our constantly changing world.

While our methods may evolve and our programming may look different from year to year, what has stayed constant is our commitment to student empowerment and self-governance Each year we work in collaboration with students to create and sustain Jewish life on Grounds. It is through true partnership with our student leaders that we not only ensure that we remain relevant by directly responding to students’ needs, but it also allows us to empower them to become informed, strategic Jewish leaders. University of Virginia students are bright, talented individuals who will go on to be leaders in their professions and communities. Through the work that we do, we empower the Jewish future

As always, I want to thank you. Your generosity enables us to do this incredibly important work and allows us to continue to excel and grow to meet the needs of Jewish students at UVA. Together, with your support, we are creating a vibrant Jewish future for us all. I hope you enjoy reading about our amazing students and the wonderful work they are doing on Grounds.

With Gratitude,

Growth byStudents

Meet Second Year Ben Alberstein

Even though his sister was a forme

UVA, Class of 2023 student Ben Alberstein’s initial interaction with Hillel at UVA was essentially an accident, but his growth in our community wasn’t.

“I walked out of a class called Literature of Middle Eastern Jews. It’s probably part of the reason I thought you [Bagels on the Lawn] were a Jewish group. Judaism was on my mind. I was in that class with another student named David Bass. I remember I talked with [Springboard Innovation Fellow] Annie for a few minutes and then stuck around when I found out I could take more than one bagel. [BOTL] was really where my personality came through the first time in college. I felt like myself.”

Ben’s connection to Hillel at UVA, and his sense of belonging in the Jewish community at UVA, has continued to grow throughout the years, and while Bagels on the Lawn was and is a centerpiece in his Jewish experiences, his connection to the Jewish community here grew when he went to Israel through Birthright Israel in May 2022:

“The way I was on Birthright was my truest self, and I’m honestly not like that in most situations at UVA. I made more friends on Birthright in a shorter period of time than I probably did in the rest of college. I think there’s something about being in Israel and with Jewish people that really lets you put down barriers and walls and by the time you ’ re a few days in, you really start to know and understand other people and grow in some ways. You don’t feel the need to hold back and can just be unapologetically yourself for 10 days straight.”

Fall 2022 is Ben’s last semester as an undergraduate at UVA, and his Bagels on the Lawn journey is coming full circle. David Bass, the same student who he stumbled upon BOTL with 3 years ago, now hosts the event in his own Lawn Room.

Growth through Programming

Student Leadership Cohorts

Student leaders are integral to everything we do at Hillel. Our leaders and interns focus on peer-to-peer engagement, building relationships, developing programs, and strengthening our community. Our student leaders meet weekly with staff for leadership development, Jewish learning, and to talk about the latest around Grounds.

Hoo Knew Learning Series

The Brody Jewish Center is committed to helping students increase their Jewish knowledge and connection to Jewish values and practice. seminars during the year covered a range of wish values and relationships, theology and cooking, and leadership development ship with the Lipson family, Hillel created a perience to openly talk about mental health at d remove the stigma from asking for help. The ncluded Shabbat dinner where students heard rent resources around Grounds, conversations dents' own mental health, and training in s meditation.

A. Lipson Mental Health Shabbat

Glasser Hillel Jewish Leadership Institute

HJLI, now in its second year, seeks to provide leadership development training to a cohort of first year students Over the course of 8 weeks, first years meet with staff and student leaders to learn the ins and outs of the Jewish community at UVA and leadership skills The program culminates with first years pitching ideas for new programs and each of these programs was implemented by the students who proposed them.

Birthright & Onward Israel

After being put on pause due to COVID, our students had the opportunity to travel to Israel through Birthright and Onward. A full bus of students traveled to Israel in May for 10 days of learning and exploring. With stipends from the BJC, 18 students spent the summer working for companies across Israel as a part of the Onward internship program.

Growth throughCommunity

Meet Alumna Zoe Sadugor

Growth byAlumni

For Zoe Sadugor (‘20), the Brody Jewish Center is inextricably linked to the growth she made with her Jewish identity during college.

“When I look back at my college career, the BJC is at the forefront of my personal, professional, and Jewish growth. During my first year, I realized if I wanted to find people with similar values to me, it wasn’t going to happen naturally and I needed to seek it out. [In the BJC community] I instantly found people who were similar to me. By embracing my values, I was growing into my real identity. The BJC was integral for me in realizing being instrumental Judaism is in my life and being part of the Jewish community was important to me Rabbi Jake, during the High Holidays, showed me what a genuine Jewish mosaic looks like. I never felt that my beliefs and feelings and perspective could show up in Judaism. The way he spoke about things, I finally felt at home and seen in my Judaism.”

Zoe’s growth as a Jewish young adult expanded beyond college. After graduation, she began her career as a Jewish professional at University of Delaware Hillel as their Springboard Innovation Fellow, and now works for the Joint Distribution Committee for the Entwine program.

“The whole time I was working at UD Hillel, I kept thinking my younger self would be shocked. I never saw myself in the Jewish working world. I think first year Zoe, if she saw me now, would be over the moon thrilled. I combine everything I love that I thought were genuinely impossible to combine in a job. I am going to Rwanda for my job in October through the JDC. Younger Zoe would be intrigued that she could be doing that through a Jewish opportunity The BJC was huge in getting me here. I wouldn’t be where I am today if it wasn't for [Associate Director] Paige. She was my person when I was searching for jobs and she really helped me figure out where I could use my strengths and fulfill personal needs, which led me to Hillel. Through Paige and my other life and Hillel mentor Hillary Jampel, I was able to find the JDC job I’m in now ”

Zoe recently moved to Denver and says she’s excited to start building her own Jewish rituals now as a young adult, inspired by the Jewish values and identity she grew d UVA.

Growth by the Staff

Annie Weinberg

When thinking about growth by our staff, Annie Weinberg ' s personal and professional journey tells a story of what the BJC is all about. After four years as a student, moving from a participant, to a student leader, to a paid intern at the BJC, Annie accepted a job as a Development Associate in 2019 And after a year in that role, she began a student-facing role, joining the Springboard Fellowship Program for two years. Annie attributes this professional growth as well as her personal growth to the human-first, trusting organizational culture that makes working at the BJC so meaningful and rewarding

"There is so much trust and autonomy given to the staff. As an early-career professional, I am given permission to try new things and see how they land There is an understanding that we ’ re allowed to grow at the BJC by trying new things or taking on new responsibilities. I also struck gold as a 22-year-old with two powerful, wonderful women mentoring me- [staff members] Danielle and Paige. To come into an entry level position and have supervisors give me the perfect balance of autonomy, support, and mentorship, while also treating me as a human being has been truly amazing. I look at the programs and initiatives I've had a hand in, like Hillel Jewish Leadership Institute (HJLI), Camp WaJew, Kvetch & Kvell, and our social media presence, and I just know that I wouldn't have had the confidence or know-how to build those without a staff that invested in my growth "

At the end of this year, Annie accepted a new role as Director of Jewish Student Life, entering into her fourth year as a professional at the BJC, and eighth year in our community overall

"The BJC has been part of my life as I've grown through so many life milestones- personally and professionally From being 18 to approaching 26 years old, I have always felt like people here believed in me; staff, students, board members, parents, and donors. I don't know how someone couldn’t grow in this community."

Growth throughSupport

Donations made in honor of:

Nicole Avidon

Charles Berney

Harold Bix

Dr. Eileen Cadel

Lorraine David

Akiva Dienstfrey

Lillian and Herbert Finder

Bryn Galumbeck

Allie Hiersteiner

Ethan Hyman

Gabe Hyman

Allie Kerstein

Isaac Leifert

Amanda Leizman Sophie Lettes Jay Levine

Sally Sherrard Levine

Sandra Levine

Dr Ben Levy Amanda Meyers Hannah Mikowski Minnie Osher

Rabbi Jake Rubin

Sophie Rubin

Laura Schapiro

Alexa Schwartzman

Edward Silver

Lee Silver

Jason Simon Matthew Simon Maury Lee Strauss

Aviva Teller

Rena Wolinsky Jewish JAG Officers

Donations made in memory of:

Andrew Alterman

Alma Balter

Dr. Raymond C. Bice, Jr. Staig D Blackford

Florence Chill

Robert Finelsen Sig Front Ruth Gardner

Theo Gardner

Richard S. Glasser

Cecelie Gordon Jay Greenberg

Mimi Grossman

Edward Hauck Gertrude Hauck Robert Kushner Bobbi Leff

Stakeholder Corner

Bertram Legum

Daniel Lipson

Lenora Pate Bonnie L Reshefsky Ken Roberts Milton Rubin Bruce Strow Otto Warmbier

I could not be more honored or excited to begin working at the Brody Jewish Center. I know firsthand the impact the BJC can have on the lives of our students: I was one. Before graduating in 2019, I went to countless Shabbats, ate countless bagels, and planned many programs together with my peers, all thanks to the generosity of our donors. I've made lifelong friends, developed my Jewish identity, and been a part of the thriving Jewish community at the Brody Jewish Center. I can't wait to work with you in order to ensure current students can do the same.

No matter how often you give or for what amount, you are making an impact on the lives of Jewish students in Charlottesville and enabling this community to thrive. I deeply appreciate the way the BJC family believes in the work we do and empowers us to pursue our mission. Thank you for your support and dedication to Jewish life on Grounds. Our students are able to be a part of a thriving Jewish community and have Jewish experiences at UVA thanks to you.

Growth throughYou Donor List

Without our donors, none of the vital work we do on Grounds creating Jewish community and spaces would be possible. Thank you for your generosity!

FOUNDER: $25,000+

United Jewish Fund for Charlottesville

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington United Jewish Federation of Tidewater Anonymous Fund

Jodi and Douglas Berman Dan and Nan Brody** William and Rose Marie Glazer

BUILDER: $10,000+

The Jewish Community Federation of Richmond Albert and Lillian Small Foundation**

Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Seed the Dream Foundation Doug Brody**

William Brody** Eva Brummer

Cheryl and Robert Byron** Richard S Glasser Foundation

Lisa and Alan Kava

Joel Kleinman and Mary Pat Brown

Caren and Stephen Leon** Samantha Sisisky**

Sandra Sisisky** Susan and Mark Sisisky

PATRON: $5,000+

Anonymous Foundation

Stuart and Ileana Berman

Arnold Leon Debbie and Mike Poliner Scott Rosen

Joseph & Debra Weinberg Family Foundation

** denotes inclusion of a gift to the capital campaign

SPONSOR: $2,500+

Tidewater Jewish Foundation

Fed Cohen-Freue and Gaby Krohmal

Mary Anna and Michael Kaplan

Joan and Louis Levitt

Debra and Warren Nachlis

Molly and Joe Nizhnikov**

Rajmiel and Frances Odinec Sherrill Berk and Jeffrey Swartz

MEMBER: $1,000+

Anonymous Anonymous

Susan and Arnold Auerhan

Lori and Edwen Belza

The Blank Family Fund

Bernard Bress

Deborah and Eric Diamond Benjamin Edgar Stephanie and David Gilson

Karen and Martin Goldberg David Goldsmith

Mark and Alice Goldstein

Maura and Ronald Goldstein

Stacy and Todd Gorelick

B. Mayer Grob and Taryn Torre

Goller Hyman Family Fund

Mitchell and Gwendolyn Kassoff

David and Maxine Katz

Jonathan and Olga Kipnis

Zev Lebowitz and Eliza Quanbeck

Phyllis and Melvyn Leffler

Rhonda and Neil Lipson

Amy and Doug Magenheim

Samantha Magnes

Mindy and Barry Malkin

Morgenstern Fund

Tobin and Joan Naidorf**

Kate Belza O'Bannon and Clark O'Bannon

Debbie Oswalt Regina and Vladimir Rekhelman Lindsay and Jake Rubin

Andrew Salzman

Phyllis Koch-Sheras and Peter Sheras

Louis Silverman

Jennifer and Barry Solondz Matthew and Amanda Towerman

Hana Vratna and Alan Kurland

Kate Moore and S. Todd Weinberg Eric and Jenna Weiss

Laura Wolinsky

PARTNER: $500+

Merel and Derek Abruzzese Anonymous Anonymous Margaret Baumgarten and Max Mirovski

Alexander Brill Evan and Samanatha Cantor

Na'ama Ende and Jonathan Yager

Scott and Jackie Garfinkel Gretchen Gehrett and Larry Zippin

Chris & Lawrence Griff

Robert and Shirley Gross Philanthropic Fund

Jerold Grubman

Tom Gutherz

Daniel and Gina Hirschhorn

Halley & Adam Josephs

Sonnia and Bradley Kesser

Marnie Kremer

Zak Krooks

David and Emily Leblang

Gail and Barry Levin

Buffy and Will Minkin

Jacquie and John Pickering

Jill and Michael Posner

Ronald and Sherry Powell

Edwin Rafal

Susan Rubin

Erich Schlecht and Deborah Jill

Noble

Linda and Howard Schwimmer

Nancy Simon

Jeremy Simon & Diana Cummings

Simon

Evan and Elizabeth Slotnick

Craig and Jayne Stein

Claudia and William Stiebel

LB Strauss

Enid and Frederic Waller

CONTRIBUTOR: $360+

Anonymous

Kathleen and Stephen Baker

Mark Goldberg and Megan Burke

Brian and Lisa Cohen

Joshua Cohen

Margo and Douglas Diamond

Harriet and Craig DuBois

Lorraine Fischer and Marc Kremer

Michael and Lisa Fredericks

Eliot and Traci Goldberg

Janie and Ronald Goldberg

Glenn Goodstein

David Haas

Sonia Haimes

Deborah Hoffman

Henry Jacobs

Clara Jaeckel

Shana and Shalom Kantor

Lori and Jonathan Kraden

Aaron Kremer

Daniel Novick and Sarah Krinsky

Kim Levin

Charles and Diana Lisner

Howard and Stacie Mintz

Lee Ann Oberman

Michelle and Glenn Rissman

Patricia and Greg Roer

David and Sherri Rosenberg

Jeanette Rosenberg and Russell Perry

Lisa and David Rosenberg

Richard Samuelson

Bryna and Howard Sherr

CONTRIBUTOR (CONT.)

Ann and Michael Silver

Lora Spiller

Mindy Strelitz

Jennifer and Lloyd Teitelbaum

DONOR: $100+

Aysegul Acar-Dreyer Anonymous Anonymous

Anonymous

Anzel Family Fund

Beth and Jack Arager Ken Abraham

Gregory Ashe

Janet and Ron Baellow

Mariya Balakirskaya

Nadine Bendycki

Elyse and Jeffrey Bernstein

Randi and Michael Berry

Debra and Scott Bigman

Barbara Bix and Don Liss

Jacqueline and Kenneth Blank

Matt Blank

Karen and Louis Bloomfield

Susan and Frank Bond

Kathleen and Richard Bonnie

Ben Borenstein

Dana and David Bray

Suzanne and Jeffrey Breit

Elise and Jason Brett

Steven Brickman

Ann Brodsky

Wendy Jo and Ron Brodsky

Truman Brody-Boyd

Julian and Adrienne Brook

Marcia and Bruce Brown

Michelle and Jason Brown

Loree Bryer

Eileen Cadel

Diana and Eric Chafetz

Carol Chandross

George Cohen and Lauren Schlecker Cohen

Robert Cohen

Tod Cohen

Jennifer Collins

Andrea and Marc Cordover

Jonathan and Ai-Ling Cowen

Abigail Cox

Adam Croan

Jay and Melissa Curwin

Lance and Lizzie DaSilva

Richard and Lauren David

Carolyn Dean and Lonny Green

Robert and Ruth Deane

Stacey and Dan Derby

Donor List

Elisheva and Tobias Dienstfrey

Yvonne and Jeffrey Distenfeld

Lise Dobrin

Stuart Dornfeld

Rebecca Effron

Paul and Carla Elkin

Jacqueline and David Ellenson

Raymond Ellis and Deborah Swichkow

Mark Ende

Ann and Mike Epstein

Melanie Epstein Linda and Michael Fechter

Stefanie and Ofer Feder

Gabriel Finder

Libbi Finelsen

David Fink

Barbara and James Finkel

Jonathan Finkelstein

Mindie Flamholz

Sheryl Flum

Robert and Leslie Frank Paul Freedman

Melissa Front Matt Galumbeck

Gayle and Joel Gardner Robert Gardner Bruce Garth Gordon Gerson Sheryl Brown and Michael Gertzer

Lori and Edward Gillman

Brooke Gillman

Adam and Shelley Gimbel Jacob Glasser

Ross Glasser

Alex Glikmann

David Goldberg Rose Goldstein

Lance Goodman

Annie Goodstein

Barbara Grandis

William Gray

Robert Gray Neil Green

Samuel Green Benjamin Greenberg Sheryl Greene

Michelle and Don Hainbach

Helena Harris Helene and Kevin Hechtkopf Wendy and Bruce Heifetz

Stacey and Brian Heller

Susan and Howard Hindin

Harry Hirsch Celia Honig

Danielle Buynak Horner and Jeff Horner

Michael Horvitz and Jane

Rosenthal Horvitz

Barry and Wendy Hurwitz

Jesse and Marissa Jachman

Allison Kammerman

Beverly and Randy Kansky

Melissa Kansky

Elise and Gary Kaplan

Susan Kasimer Hayley Katzenstein

Rebecca Kaye

Jeffrey Keil

Joell and Geo Keim Mindy Kestenman

Howard Kerbel and Beth Fuqua

Andrea Kaplan

Evan Kirsh

Jessica and Daniel Kirzane Margaret and Erich Kosowitz

Laura Krantz

Shauna Krupnick

Fern and Mark Kumar Lauren Lapat

Leonard Lefkowitz

Ian Leibowitz and Donna Oishi

Deborah and Douglas Leifert Michelle and Jonathan Leizman

Amy and Louis Lettes

Phil Levin

Terri and Steven Levine

Amanda Levitt

Judith and John Levy

Joni and Gary Lewis Myles Lewis

Erez Liebermann

Julie and Ken Lifland Lisa and Robert Lippman Joel Loeshelle

Suzie and Brad Lustig

David Magat

Lila Mait

Martin and Shelly Mand

Carol Mark

Sharon McCord

Neil and Stacy Mendelson

Peter Mendelson

Deborah Meyers

Jodi Michaelson

Charles Miller

Gordon Miller

Jeanne and Julius Miller

Beth and Howard Mortman

Jeff and Judy Morton Karen and Jonathan Morton Lisa and Mark Motter

Leah Naidorf Craig and Ruth Nayhouse

Cindy and Andrew Newman

Rachel Newman

Marla and Simon Olsberg

Craig and Suzanne Packer

Lisa and Arthur Perlen

Whitney Perlen

Sara Persily

Steve and Elisa Pilloff

Eliana and Jeffrey Pitt

Bruce Powell

Joanne and Richard Prober

Josh and Melissa Prober

Ziva and TJ Raney

Kim Lipsky and Sloan Rappoport

Susan and Cornelius Reilly

Heena and Steven Reiter

Ester Rekhelman

Kelly and Greg Ritchie

Sandy Roberts

Regina and Neil Rose

Samuel Ian Rosen

Rosenzweig Family Charitable Fund

Patrice and Brian Ross

Sara Jo and Joel Rubin

Geoffrey Rubin

Shikma and Danny Rubin

Sheila and Henry Sachs

Randi Saunders

Susan and Mark Schapiro

Charles Scher and Anne Gaines Scher

Phyllis and Robert Scher

Dara Schnee

Rachel and Fredric Schneider

Sarah Schneider

Alfred Schulwolf

Rachel Schwartz

Julie and Jeffrey Schwartzman

Jennifer Scoler

Lance Shapiro

Jay and Alyse Sicklick

Renee Siegel

Edward Silver

Jessica and David Silverman

Paige Simunek

Troy Singer

Susan and Brad Singer

Talia Sion

Sharon Lindquist-Skelley and Thomas Skelley

Wittney Skigen

Laurie and Jeremy Smith

Robert Smith

Miriam and Gerald Smolen

Jill Snyder

DONOR (CONT.)

Pam and Brian Socolow

Jessica Stamelman

Stewart and Abigail Sternbach

Thatcher Stone

Eric Strow

Zack Szlezinger

Tehrani Family

Priscilla Tehrani

Maxine and Paul Teller

Scott Tenley and Amanda Branting

Terry and Jeffrey Tessler

Elizabeth Cohen and Mark Toubin

Janet and Bryan Unterhalter

Lynn Valentine and David Heilbronner

Orly Victory

Nancy Walter

Andrea Wasserman

Shari Wayne Lewis Weber

Annie Weinberg

Callum Weinberg

Hillel Weinberg and Debra Weiner

Eta and David Weiss

Valerie Weiss

Werbel Family

Howard Wilchins

Ellie Winthrop

Kris Worrell and Dan Sher

Yosefi Seltzer

Pamela Kaufmann and Eric Zankman

Cynthia Bascetta Zimmerman and Michael Zimmerman

Steven and Susan Zimmet

Karen and Steve Ziselman

FRIEND: $1+

Zachary Abruzzese

Ben Alberstein

Michael Alerhand

Dela and Rabbi Dan Alexander

Anonymous

Anonymous

UVA Fund Anonymous

Michael Appel

Nicole Avidon

Stephanie and Seth Avidon

Natalie Axelrod

Max Bacall

William Baker

Jay and Barbara Barchat

Ruth and Paul Barolsky

Ruth and James Barrens

David Bass

Donor List

Zev Beeber

Zane Begun

Kate Bellows

Bruce Berger

Faye Berry

Saria and Adam Billet

Rita and Stan Blacker

Mitch Blutfield

Jennifer Bobowski

Amira Bobrov

David and Sue Bolen

Hannah Bolen

Alison Booth

Jake Borenstein

Stuart and Rene Brenner

Rachel Brill Alan Brody

Allison Brody Michaela Brown Myra Brown Sheri and Matthew Brown Karen Bush

Susan and Jeffrey Cadel Lauren Cain Clara Sophia Camber Helen and Scott Carlin Jensen Cassity Shai Cohen Benjamin Cohen Elena Colliver

Jeremy Conover Adam Cooper Lilly Cordover Emily Cowen Colleen Cox Asher Creskoff

Jonathan Crespy and Lindsay Stiller

Radina Dancheva Pamela and Peter Dewitz Amy Diamond Lily Djebiyan

Brandon Dorman

Josh Dornfeld

Arielle Effron

Lauren Effron

Gina Elkin

Jonathan Eman Neil and Elizabeth Ende Jay Epstein

Eliza Falk

Conor Farrell Erica and Nicholas Farrell Hannah Feder Jessie Feinstein

Saskia Feldman

Lillian and Herbert Finder Jordan Fingerhut

Owen Firnstahl Maddie Fleischmann

Lauren Flum Abbey Frank Rebecca and John Freed Dawson Friedland Jessie Friedman Bryn Galumbeck Zoe Garman Lenore and Philip Garon Ken Garrison and Nancy Falk

Jenny Garth Zach Gelfand Melinda Gerber Maria Getoff Ben Gilbert Matt Gillam

Justin Glassman

Audrey Goldstein and Douglas Sanderson

Cheryl and Jeffrey Goldstein

Philip Goldstein

Laurie Goldsticker and Gary Siegel

Casey Gottlieb Ethan Green Knaide Green

Thomas Green Adele Greif

Rachel Greif Matthew Griff Rachel Griff Donald Gross April Grossman Ron Gubitz Yanir Haim Josh Hambrecht Rebecca and Douglas Harris Zachary Harris Alexandra Hartman Fern Hauck

Julia Havel

Donna and Craig Heller Gabby Heller

Gabrielle Heller

Holly Hertzog

Lisa Hessberg

Matthew Heymann Jan and Rob Hiersteiner

Renee Frishman Hochberg

Jennifer and Jay Hochman

Seth Hochman

Adam Hurwitz

Ethan P Hyman

Elizabeth Jacobs and Paul Locke

Jeffrey and Karen Alec Kane Isaac Kaplan

Susan Kappel

Bradley Katcher

Eleanor Katz

Brian Katzenberg

Haley Kaufman

Ben Kava

Allie Kerstein

Noa Kipnis

Samantha Knee Jessica Kocen

Claire Koeppel

Gregory and Kathryn Korbon Jesse Koreen

Daniel Kovach

Abby Kraden

Bruce Kramer and Joy E Belin Gabriella Krohmal

Ted Kruger

Kayla Kusel

Jaden Kyler Wank

Isaac Leifert

Aaron and Reva Leizman

Chloe Leo Mason Leon Rachel Lerner

Michael and Janet LeRoy

Emily Leventhal

Sandra and Jay Levine

Abigail Levine

Ethan Levy Blade Lewis Seth Lewis

Russell Linden and Jackie Lichtman

Rayna Lifland

Sam Lisner

Sarah Lisner

Sammi Lustig

Caleb Macey

David Malkin

Freya and David Maltz

Michael Marget

Cara Mattison

Noelle Mendelson

Michael Messer

Caroline Meyer

Amanda Meyers

William Meyers Dalia Michaelson Taylor Milch

Aaron Miller

Lita and Jason Miller

Talia Miller Abby Minkin Anna Mirovski

Kathy Morgenstern Emily Mortman

Ally Motter

Robert and Laurie Nash

FRIEND (CONT.)

Dana Needham

Lyndsay Nelson

Melissa Nelson

Stefanie and Daniel Newman

Fi O'Reilly

Eden Olsberg

Doris Ovadia

Kaitlyn Packer

Adam Pelleg

Kayla Perkins

Andrew and Lesley Persily

Max Piloff

Bryan Pitt

Amy and David Pollack

Beth and Larry Pollack

Gabby Posner

Jill Powell

Hanna Preston

Julie and Mark Price

Laura Price

Ellie Prober

Edith Bautista-Quint and Michael Quint

Jenna and Benji Rabhan

Gabriel Rayev

Todd Rissman

Arizona Ritchie

Erik Roberts

Emma Rosenfeld

Lindsey Rosenthal

Benjamin Ross

Alexa Rothborth

Jessie Rothfelisch

Robin and Adam Rubenstein

Seth Sacher

Jennifer Sachs

Zoe Sadugor

Susannah Sagan

Erin Salehani

Megan Salehani

Maggie Salomonsky

Noah Salzberg

Gail Saunders

Laura Schapiro

Jeffrey Scherr

Natalie Schiff

Judith and Kent Schlussel

Marlene and Jonathan Schulman

Jason Schwarz

Miyah Shatz

Abby Schultz

Colton Sheehan

Chaney Sheehan

Lilah Sherr

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JEFFERSON SOCIETY

These individuals have helped build an endowment for the Brody Jewish Center through generous futures and estate plans

Danny Abramson

Sherrill Berk and Jeff Swartz

Rose Marie and William Glazer Lorraine Fischer and Marc Kremer Amy and Kirk Levy Debbie and Mike Poliner Lindsay and Jake Rubin Larry Zippin

By making a gift through your IRA, will, or estate plan, you are investing in the future of Jewish life at UVA and building a foundation from which Hillel can thrive. If you are interested in joining the Jefferson Society, please reach out to Truman Brody-Boyd

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High Holidays Sponsorship

One of the busiest times of the year, the BJC is filled with students and community members celebrating our most important holidays Please consider sponsoring all or part of our programming during these weeks!

Investment: $20,000

Passover

Providing two nights of seders, one at the BJC and one at students' homes, along with lunch and dinner for the 8 days of Passover is one of our busiest times of year. Investment: $19,000

Israel Experience Fund

Helping students get to Israel for internships or Birthright Israel is a major financial consideration each year. Please consider funding our Onward Israel program and our staff budget line for staffing and supporting student travel to Israel

Investment: $12,000

Innovation Fund

Help us empower students to pursue their passions and create the types of programs that their peers want to participate in. Students apply for grants from this fund every year to run Jewish programs throughout the year, with staff mentorship and support Investment: $8,000

Shabbat Dinner

Weekly Shabbat dinner at the Brody Jewish Center draws between 60-110 students per week. Please consider sponsoring one of 20+ Friday evenings for our students! Investment: $1,000/week

Bagels on the Lawn

A beloved UVA Jewish student tradition, Bagels on the Lawn brings Bodo’s to the Lawn every Wednesday so students can stop by,meet up with friends, and catch up with Hillel staff between classes. Investment: $400/week

Learning Cohorts

Support the 4-5 weekly educational cohorts where students gather around a meal for an evening of community-based Jewish learning. Investment: $775/week

Stock the Snack Pantry

Help provide snacks for the Berman Student Center kitchen so students can snack while they study in our 24/7 student- swipe access building! Investment: $75/week