YAD members enjoy post-Passover chametz

YAD members enjoy post-Passover chametz

Young area adults with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division gathered at Hank’s Filling Station on Tuesday, April 22 for a Happy Hour to celebrate the end of the Passover holiday. Two dozen participants enjoyed drinks and plenty of post-Passover...

Celebrations and observances abound in Jewish Tidewater

Celebrations and observances abound in Jewish Tidewater

Dinners and luncheons with a famed Israeli chef, Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), and Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) were among myriad gatherings that took place throughout Jewish Tidewater just prior to this issue going to press. All were well...

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Tue, 13 May 2025 16:45:31 +0000

Russell Brand defends Ye’s ‘Heil Hitler’ music video

“You have to celebrate voices like Ye’s, true artists that are willing to go into very, very difficult situations in order to tell the truth," the actor and podcaster said.

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Tue, 13 May 2025 15:07:14 +0000

Israel’s Eurovision contestant, Yuval Raphael, says she’s focused on the music, not the protests

Raphael, a Nova music festival survivor, takes the stage in the competition semifinals on Thursday.

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Tue, 13 May 2025 12:51:39 +0000

NYC’s mayor has vowed to fight antisemitism. Now he’s creating an office devoted to the task.

The mayor, who is up for reelection this November, is also exploring running on an "EndAntiSemitism" ballot line.

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Mon, 12 May 2025 21:15:04 +0000

After hooking Israelis, former hostage Keith Siegel is bringing his famous pancakes to NYC this week

12 Chairs, the Israeli restaurant, is hosting a five-hour popup version of Keith Siegel's Pancake House.

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

Herschel Blum

NORFOLK – Herschel Blum passed away on March 29, 2025, just weeks short of his 98th birthday. A private graveside service was held at Forest Lawn...

Robert (Bob) Brotman

VIRGINIA BEACH – Born December 18, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, Bob was a fun-loving man who brought happiness to all those fortunate enough to have...

Bernard “Bernie” Chovitz

SILVER SPRING, Md. - Bernard Chovitz passed away peacefully on April 25, 2025.Bernie is survived by daughter Phyllis Chovitz (Danny Gainsburg),...

Reatha Fay Kantor

VIRGINIA BEACH - Our beloved matriarch, Reatha Mirman Kantor (affectionately known as “Re”) passed away on April 25, 2025, at the age of 89.Reatha...