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Friday, Oct. 30 – Saturday, Oct. 31 Step away from the business of everyday life and join thousands of Jews around the globe for the annual Tidewater Shabbat Project. Last year, a record breaking 300 people from around Tidewater came together for a lively and...
Wednesday, November 4, 7 pm, B’nai Israel Congregation B’nai Israel Congregation, in partnership with the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, invites Jewish women of all ages, stages, and backgrounds to Together We Rise, a...
October 19 - May 24, Mondays, 5 pm Sandler Family Campus, Free Join Tidewater’s Shinshinim for weekly conversational Hebrew classes designed to help participants build confidence in speaking and understanding modern Hebrew. Through interactive activities, games,...
Wednesday, November 11, 9 am-4 pm, Simon Family JCC Need a fun, reliable plan for kids when school is out? Camp JCC has the answer for students in grades K–5: An action-packed day of crafts, gym games, free swim, and plenty of fun. It’s the perfect opportunity for...
Thursday, November 5, 9 am, Free, Sandler Family Campus Looking for a fun way to connect with other parents and caregivers while little ones explore and play? Consider Baby & Me, a welcoming monthly gathering for babies up to 24 months and their caregivers.Enjoy...
November 23 - 24, Monday and Tuesday Sandler Family Campus Israel’s story is often told through innovation, resilience, and entrepreneurship. Behind that story are artists, makers, and entrepreneurs whose creativity transforms ideas into products that reach global...
Thursday, December 10, 7 pm, Sandler Family Campus, Free What happens when a federal judge applies the standards of the courtroom to the claims, headlines, and narratives surrounding Israel?Through the lens of his book, Israel on Trial, Judge Roy Altman examines one...
Thursday, November 5, 7 pm, Sandler Family Campus, Free When Israel reached 10 million citizens, photographer and author David Shlachter set out to capture the country’s story through the faces, voices, and experiences of 100 people. In Hinenu: Israel at Ten Million,...
Chesapeake – Barry Blum of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away October 12, 2026.He was born March 1, 1962, in Norfolk, Virginia to Sheldon and Gloria Blum.Barry was always a self-starter and embraced everything to the highest degree. In high school he was the tennis...
Virginia Beach – Richard F. “Dickie” Broudy, a longtime Norfolk and Virginia Beach attorney, husband, father, grandfather, fisherman, and friend, died peacefully on September 24, 2026, at the age of 95.Born in Norfolk on December 19, 1930, he was the son of Israel...
Norfolk – It is with deep sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our beloved Matthew Julian Gutterman on October 12, 2026.Born in Norfolk on May 8, 2000, Matthew was the son of Marc D. Gutterman and Theresa L. Gutterman. Matthew was an Eagle Scout and...
Virginia Beach - Anne Elizabeth (Heyward) Leitman, aged 94, of Virginia Beach, passed away peacefully on October 10, 2026.Born on August 24, 1932, in New York, New York, Anne lived a life marked by kindness, creativity, and dedication to her family.In her earlier...
More than 50 women gathered on the top floor of the Assembly building in downtown Norfolk for the Lev Sara Bikkur Cholim Inaugural Dinner in March. Lev Sara Bikkur Cholim is a committee founded by Shari Berman, Shana Danziger, Liba Eisenberg, Dee Slone, and Michal...
For the past 13 summers, Erica Ausch has led hour-long water aerobics classes for fellow residents at the Oceans Condominiums on Atlantic Avenue. “Raise hands, bring them over your head, then down to your sides,” Ausch calls out. “Kick right side, arms out, then left,...
Next dance: Saturday, October 24, 7 - 10 pm, Simon Family JCC For anyone who has ever thought it would be cool to learn how to dance but didn’t know where to start, a new opportunity is taking place at the Simon Family JCC.Robin Orr, Tidewater USA Dance treasurer, was...
Monday, October 19, 11 am - 12:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus Moving through life, everyone inevitably experiences the loss of people who have been integral along their journey — family, friends, neighbors, colleagues, and members of the community. While those losses...
There is still time to experience Ilse Bing Between Paris and New York at the Chrysler Museum of Art before the exhibition closes this month.The exhibition examines the life and work of German Jewish artist Ilse Bing (1899-1998), whose photographs captured the energy...
Tuesday, October 13, 11 am – 12 pm, Chrysler Museum of Art Rabbi Michael Panitz of Temple Israel will join Father Noah Van Niel, Rector of Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, for Civic Salon: Faith, a conversation exploring whether faith communities can serve as...
October 18, 8 am - 2 pm • Jewish Museum & Cultural Center Portsmouth For information about Jewish Museum & Cultural Center’s Rummage sale, go to jewishmuseumportsmouth.com. The sale is open to everyone.
Chesapeake – Shirley B. Chernitzer, 89, of Chesapeake, Virginia, passed away peacefully with family at her side on September 18, 2026.She was born May 24, 1937, in Norfolk, Virginia, and remained a lifelong Virginian.A 1955 graduate of Maury High School in Norfolk,...
Norfolk – Cabell B. Cummings, born August 14, 1977, passed away on September 5, 2026.Cabell was a man no one will ever forget. Throughout his life, he touched the lives of countless people, leaving behind memories filled with laughter, sarcasm, and the unmistakable...
Virginia Beach – On September 17, 2026, Betty Glasser Bonnie Hecht, a native of Norfolk, Va., passed away at the age of 95.Betty was a loving wife of Dr. Herbert Bonnie for over 25 years until he passed away. Later, she married Robert Hecht with whom she spent six...
Norfolk – Norman Hecht, 93, passed away on September 12, 2026, after a brief illness.A proud native of Norfolk, he was the son and youngest child of the late Mollie L. and Joseph L. Hecht. He graduated from Maury High School in 1950 and University of Virginia Law...
Boca Raton, Fla. – Richard H. Kline died September 7, 2026.Richard H. Kline was a key figure in Virginia Beach’s community life and business world. As an entrepreneur, he founded RK Chevrolet in 1964, establishing one of the city’s important car dealerships that...
Boca Raton, Fla. –Tutsie Lipkin unexpectedly passed away on August 31 in Boca Raton, Florida.She was the daughter of the late William and Dora Wolman Bullock and in addition was predeceased by her sister and brother-in-law, Margie and Nat Leiderman, and her nephew,...
Pikesville, Md. – Evelyn Mandelberg (nee Strauss), of Pikesville, Maryland, passed away on Monday, September 21, 2026, at the age of 99.She is survived by her loving children Dr. Terry (Shelley) Mandelberg and Robert (Ilene) Mandelberg; cherished daughter-in-law,...
Norfolk – Stanley J. Peck told his last joke on Sunday, September 13, shortly after celebrating his 91st birthday and his 70th wedding anniversary.He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 24, 1935, and moved to Norfolk, Virginia, when he was 10 years old. He was...
Virginia Beach – Selma Oppleman Snyder passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family, just four months shy of her 100th birthday.To know Selma was to know a woman who was truly unforgettable. Iconic, elegant, beautiful, opinionated and fierce...Selma...
Norfolk – Dr. Stephen Willis Tonelson died peacefully on September 17, 2026.His wife, Lona, and his daughters, Claire and Rachel, were with him. He was predeceased by his parents, Dr. A. Rufus and Mrs. Sara Tonelson, and his older brother, Dr. Louis Tonelson.Steve was...
Join Tidewater’s Jewish community to commemorate the lives lost on October 7, 2023, and honor the strength and resilience of the Israeli people.Community members will create a visual tribute by planting 1,200 Israeli flags on the grounds of the Reba and Sam Sandler...
Wednesday, October 7, 12:30 -1:30 pmWebb Center, Old Dominion University This year’s October 7 Memorial at Old Dominion University centers on the voices of students. They will read, share personal reflections, remember those whose lives were changed by October 7, and...
Virginia Beach – Jay M. Woodman, 77, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, September 7, 2026.Jay was born in Hampton, Va. to the late Theodore and Frances Woodman, and was preceded in death by his in-laws, Shirley and Leon Harris, and son-in-law Joel Prohofsky....