Month: December 2016

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Programming for seniors abound at the Simon Family JCC

Programming for seniors abound at the Simon Family JCC

Trips, Yiddish, debates, games, and so much more are available for seniors to explore at the Sandler Family Campus. Seniors are generally considered to be anyone 55 years old and above.For specific days and times and to learn more, go to jcc.jewishva.org or call...

Jewish Tidewater’s Graduates

Jewish Tidewater’s Graduates

Graduations are a time to recognize achievements, formally bid farewell to a valued educational institution, prepare for the next steps along life’s journey, and of course, to celebrate!In the June 2 issue of Jewish News, nearly 40 area graduates were featured. Here...

Mah Jongg Mondays are serving up more than bams and cracks

Mah Jongg Mondays are serving up more than bams and cracks

Meets every 2nd, 3rd and 4th Monday (except holidays), Sandler Family Campus Mah Jongg Mondays are going strong.Stephanie Calliott and Amy Levy have presented and entertained at some fantastic teaching sessions—with more to follow. Nearly 30 enthusiastic women have...

Community celebrates lifelong learning

Community celebrates lifelong learning

Jewish Tidewater gathered on Thursday, May 29 to celebrate Jewish learning across the lifespan. Bringing together clergy, educators, and organizational leaders from across denominations and institutions, the evening was a powerful display of unity and a shared...

Unity Concert is all about Jewish pride and community

Unity Concert is all about Jewish pride and community

More than 450 people joined B’nai Israel to welcome the Maccabeats to the Sandler Family Campus for the Unity Concert last month.The concert was made possible by a Tidewater Jewish Foundation Community Impact Grant and organized in partnership with the Konikoff Center...

Ohef Sholom Temple’s Sisterhood Rummage Sale

Ohef Sholom Temple’s Sisterhood Rummage Sale

Friday, August 15 and Sunday, August 17, 9 am – 2 pm Jewelry, Judaica, artwork, and picture frames are just a few of the categories of items that will be available at Ohef Sholom Temple’s Sisterhood Rummage Sale. Linens, furniture, hobby-related items, books, movies,...

Pavers available for JMCC’s garden

Pavers available for JMCC’s garden

The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center is selling pavers to honor loved ones who have passed away or those who have perished in the Holocaust.The pavers will be placed in the garden adjacent to the museum where thousands of daffodils have been planted. In the fall of...

Six-week Hebrew course aims to bring the language to life

Six-week Hebrew course aims to bring the language to life

Tuesdays • August 12 - September 16 • 5:30 pm • Sandler Family Campus The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is offering Hebrew for Beginners – An Introductory Course, to give students the essential tools to read and write in...

Delle Elaine Rayner

CLEVELAND, OHIO - Delle Elaine Rayner, aged 75, passed away on July 3, 2025.She was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio to Irv and Zerda Malikin. The Malkin family had three children, including Delle’s brothers Greg and Robert.Delle is survived by her two children,...

Jacklyn Flum Richels

VIRGINIA BEACH - With profound sadness and deep love, we announce the passing of Jacklyn Flum Richels, who died on June 22, 2025, at the age of 78.Born on May 16, 1947, Jackie was the heart of her family as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,...

Albert Charles Selkin

NORFOLK - Albert Charles Selkin died peacefully at home on June 26, 2025, at the age of 83.He was a graduate of Granby High School, Old Dominion University, and the University of Virginia Law School. Albert was a dedicated and well-respected attorney and a devoted...

Annette Charlotte Spivak

VIRGINIA BEACH - Annette “Honey” Spivak passed away peacefully on June 15, 2025.Born January 23, 1933, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, Honey lived to bring joy, love, comfort, compassion, and kindness to the people in her world, the Jewish value of “tikkun olam.” Honey’s...

Dr. Stanley Weinstein

CHESAPEAKE - Dr. Stan Weinstein passed away peacefully in his sleep at home surrounded by loved ones on June 10, 2025, after a lifetime of meaningful impact on family, friends, mentees, colleagues, strangers, everyone who met him, and, of course, Mathematics.His...

Americans and the Holocaust: A Traveling Exhibition for Libraries

TCC/City Joint-Use Library, 1700 College Crescent, Virginia Beach • Through Saturday, June 28 This 1,100-square-foot exhibition explores how American society—including the government, military, refugee aid organizations, media, and the public—responded to Nazism, war,...

Israel trip reconnects us with Shinshinim, strengthens purpose for Nadiv

In late May, my wife, Shikma, our two boys, and I visited Israel with the primary goal to see Shikma’s family: her grandma, sister, nieces, aunt, uncle, and cousins.We spent several days in apartments in Ra’anana and Hod HaSharon eating great meals and catching up on...

Steps on the Jewish Journey: The Hoffman family and One Happy Camper

When Summer Hoffman was 15 years old, she received a One Happy Camper grant that allowed her to attend a three-week residential camp, BBYO International Kallah. For her interfaith family—half Jewish, half Christian—it was more than just a summer getaway. It became a...

Turn taxes into a tool for building the future of Jewish Tidewater

What if a donation today could help shape a stronger Jewish community—and reduce a future tax burden?Thanks to the Tidewater Jewish Foundation and Virginia’s Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits (EISTC) program, individuals and businesses who believe in the...

Medical Directives versus Medical Orders

An 84-year-old woman in the intensive care unit asked if the facility had a copy of her advance medical directive to support her healthcare wishes. The doctor explained that, in the hospital, this legal document did not serve the purpose she intended and instead...

Parents gift therapy practice to daughter

Dr. Michael S. Weissman and his wife, Brina, opened Churchland Psychological Center in 1981, serving Hampton Roads for nearly 45 years.As clinical director, Weissman offers individual adult psychotherapy, family and marital counseling, and psychological testing, while...

History and ritual converge at Aviva Ark Dedication and service

A Shabbat was clearly the right time to dedicate the new ark at Aviva Pembroke, the senior housing community now open at Pembroke Square in Virginia Beach.Naval Officer and woodcrafter David Small was our Noah, creating the home for the same Torah that was in the...

Mahj Mondays at the J

Begins Monday, June 23 • Sandler Family Campus There’s something in the air. Mah Jongg Mondays (or “Mahj” to insiders, which you may already be or are about to become) are coming to the Sandler Family Campus. If you already play or have always wanted to, Mahj Mondays...