Reflections from Israel and my 50th birthday

Reflections from Israel and my 50th birthday

My family’s winter visit to Israel was a gift for my 50th birthday. This trip held special significance as my mother, born to Holocaust survivors, accompanied me, along with one of my brothers who hadn’t set foot in Israel for 31 years. Our journey was not a typical...

Reflections on overnight camp

Reflections on overnight camp

For day campers, camp instills lessons, skills, and experiences that are not found in most classrooms . . . including learning new games, spending days with new friends, perfecting the best- looking roasted marshmallow, and just plain having lots of fun.Overnight camp...

Much to do for Purim in Tidewater

Much to do for Purim in Tidewater

Calling all kings, queens, and righteous men! The joyous holiday of Purim begins this year on Saturday evening, March 23, or 13 Adar II, in the Hebrew calendar. Celebrating the Jewish victory over Haman, the reading of the Megillah teaches about acts of bravery in the...

Torah returned to USS Harry S. Truman

Torah returned to USS Harry S. Truman

The Truman Holocaust Torah was returned to its home aboard the USS Harry S. Truman on Sunday, March 3 after being safeguarded at Temple Israel for the past year while the ship underwent repairs.The ceremony for the Torah’s return, which took place onboard the ship at...

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 21:25:34 +0000

Final 3 defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case convicted of kidnapping 2 children in 2018

The brothers were the last of nine suspects in the case to stand trial. All have been convicted, including Lev Tahor’s leader, Nachman Helbrans.

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 20:29:58 +0000

In a first, Oregon’s Jewish federations pull investments from fossil fuels

Federation leaders concluded that fossil fuel divestment aligned with their financial goals as well as their values.

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:57:14 +0000

A Jewish grandmother’s Coney Island memories inspire a new album by her composer grandson

In his latest work, Pulitzer Prize finalist Alex Weiser sets Yiddish poetry and his grandmother’s stories to contemporary classical music. 

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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:23:12 +0000

Slither.io, my favorite online video game, is letting antisemitism spoil the fun

Its developers won't block players from using nicknames like "Jewish scumbags."

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I’ll be honest with you. I have never been a big fan of mass produced hamantaschen. I am generally not a sweets guy, but what I always found particularly underwhelming was the thick crust. When I worked in a bakery in Israel, we would start selling “oznei haman”...

Knowledge is key

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The story of the Truman Torah

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send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.

Ronald J. Hurwitz

NORFOLK - Ronald J Hurwitz, aka Cap’n Ron, suddenly passed away on the afternoon of March 4. Ron was a long-time resident and local legend of Ocean...

Lowell Steven Kronick

VIRGINIA BEACH - Lowell Steven Kronick, age 78, passed away on Saturday, February 24. He was born in New York City, N.Y. Rabbi Kronick was a pillar...

Gerald Bloom

VIRGINIA BEACH - Gerald Bloom (Gerry), 85, passed away on February 18 from a chronic illness. He was born in the Bronx, New York on September 18,...