Super Sunday, reimagined Sunday, September 14

Super Sunday, reimagined Sunday, September 14

For decades, Super Sunday has been a flagship event in the lifecycle of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s community campaign. It’s been a day of community mobilization – bringing volunteers together in a room buzzing with energy, armed with phones, stacks of...

ShinShinim say goodbye to Tidewater

ShinShinim say goodbye to Tidewater

Over the past year, we have had the privilege of creating a second home in Tidewater, through the open arms, hearts, and doors of the amazing people we have met. We eagerly seized the incredible opportunity to engage with everyone we could, knowing that we would learn...

JDC’s president reports on global initiatives

JDC’s president reports on global initiatives

It’s now been 18 months of “on the ground” visits since I began my presidency of JDC. One of my personal goals when I took office was to visit the global communities we serve, especially those I had not previously visited. In my first year I visited Israel three...

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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 20:25:25 +0000

Atlanta man fired following wife’s antisemitic rant against father of slain American-Israeli soldier

“You are a corrupt politician with a daughter in the IDF that went there to kill," said Anna Bouzyk during the antisemitic tirade.

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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 19:27:57 +0000

I hit the Loehmann’s reopening on its first day — and experienced a Shechechiyanu moment

The iconic department store is still channeling its Bubbe vibe, writes a rabbi with a love of fashion.

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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 18:28:39 +0000

As NYC mayoral race heats up, a Jewish school is now requiring parents to show proof of voter registration

The unprecedented policy comes amid anxiety in Magen David Yeshivah School's neighborhood about Zohran Mamdani.

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Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:40:57 +0000

World Zionist Congress lifts ban on Betar USA head, permitting him to serve as a delegate

Ronn Torossian had been barred from the fall congress for “hateful tone” after feuding with Shai Davidai.

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Combating antisemitism on Virginia’s college campuses 

Hamas’s attack on the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023, caused a massive surge in anti-Israel and antisemitic sentiments across the United States, and notably, on college campuses. Virginia’s university and college campuses were not immune to protests and...

KBH to move to Sandler Family Campus

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Virginia Kehillat Bet Hamidrash (KBH), also known as Kempsville Conservative Synagogue, is entering a transformative new chapter as it prepares to relocate its synagogue from Indian Lakes Boulevard to the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish...

Nadiv visits Camp JCC, celebrates record fundraising total

Nadiv visits Camp JCC, celebrates record fundraising total

The men of Nadiv visited Camp JCC on Friday, July 25 to spend the afternoon with campers and see firsthand the impact of the group’s fundraising efforts.Nadiv, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s young men’s fundraising group, donated more than $25,000 to assist...

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NEA board rejects members’ proposal to sever ties with ADL

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

Robert Sanford Cohen

Virginia Beach – Robert Sanford Cohen, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and respected attorney, passed away peacefully at...

Jonas Michael Goldman

Virginia Beach – Jonas Michael Goldman, born on April 26, 1989, in Norfolk, Va., passed away on July 13, 2025, in Virginia Beach, Va., at the age of...

Elaine Dobken Lichty

VIRGINIA BEACH - Elaine Dobken Lichty passed away peacefully on July 3, 2025, at 89 years old. She was born in New Jersey on October 29, 1935.Elaine...

Barbara Friedman Schechter

NORFOLK - A resident of Harbor’s Edge in Norfolk, Barbara passed away April 29, 2025, surrounded by family.Born with a congenital heart condition...