New and familiar faces flooded the Metzger Outdoor Aquatic Center water park and splash pad at the Simon Family JCC for the annual End of Summer Shabbat and Pool Party, hosted by PJ Library in Tidewater, UJFT’s Young Adult Division, and the Tidewater ShinShinim.
Children enjoyed water games and enthusiastically cheered on their parents in a high-speed lap race. The evening kicked off with a performance by the local band, TRIBE, featuring David Cardon, Elyse Cardon, Dave Flagler, Eliot Weinstein, and
Ron Gladstone. The band energized the crowd with popular hits before transitioning into Shabbat prayers infused with a spirited, rocking twist.
Following the Shabbat blessings, families shared dinner and connected over freshly baked challot and had the opportunity to meet the new ShinShinim, Danielle Hartman and Emily Patyuk.
For more information about family programs at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC, visit JewishVA.org/PJTidewater.
