Leaders at Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue worked on 2020 High Holiday plans for more than two months to create a safe and meaningful holiday experience for their congregants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, on September 18, just as Rosh...
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Amy Markman fills cups with shots of Soup Love
Tender at the Bone is the title of a memoir by Jewish food icon Ruth Reichl. It doubles as a culinary storyteller’s nod to the alchemy of ingredients that make the Soup Love, an Amy Markman original. Fueled by a foodie father, and a healer’s heart, Markman re-imagined...
Tidewater teens meet at the movies
Nearly 30 Jewish teens came together for an afternoon at the movies on Sunday, December 12. The teens, ranging from sixth through 12th graders, represented OSTY, BBYO, and many area synagogues. Everyone enjoyed popcorn, refills of soft drinks, making new friends,...
Temple Israel’s Mitzvah Squad keeps on giving
For Temple Israel, in many ways, 2021 went out with a bang. From collecting more than $3,880 in gift cards for needy children in the community to collecting school supplies for children at Granby Elementary School, which netted more than $8,500, a summer Jewish Family...
Virginia Arts Festival celebrates 25 seasons and includes performances by the Jerusalem Quartet
Since 1997, Virginia Arts Festival has brought world class performing artists each spring to venues and stages in Tidewater. The Festival plans to mark this milestone with a season suitably spectacular. Anchoring the celebration are some grand performances: the return...
Stein Family College Scholarship now has up to $80,000 available for new applicants
Starting in 2022, the Stein Family College Scholarship will offer up to $20,000 a year for four years, according to Tidewater Jewish Foundation. This $80,000 scholarship opportunity makes it the largest scholarship in Jewish Tidewater. Awarded to Jewish students in...
Beth Sholom Village and Beth Sholom Richmond create home health entity
A joint venture between Beth Sholom Village (BSV) and Beth Sholom Richmond (BSR), Generations Home Health is designed to fill the gap in care once a resident leaves a facility and heads home. “We like to know how a Rehab resident fares once they return to their home...
Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater receives accreditation from National Institute for Jewish Hospice
One of only two hospices in Virginia to retain accreditation with the National Institute of Jewish Hospices (NIJH), Freda H. Gordon Hospice and Palliative Care of Tidewater again join more than 60 hospices nationwide in achieving the recognition. The accreditation...
Donations still being tallied—and accepted— from super successful Super Sunday
The 2017 Super Sunday Tidewater Jewish community phone-a-thon on January 22 raised more than $118,000 for a variety of programs helping Jews locally and around the world. One hundred volunteers of all ages attended the four-hour event at the Reba and Sam Sandler...
Tidewater Together’s Alan Morinis plans transformative journey for area Jews
Thursday, February 2–Sunday, February 5 Strengthening the Jewish community and engaging all area Jews in a truly transformative experience are two primary goals of the Milton “Mickey” Kramer Scholar-in-Residence Fund’s 4th Annual Tidewater Together. Unique in its...
Hollywood stars gather to remember Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds
Film industry heavyweights gathered to remember Hollywood actresses Carrie Fisher and her mother, Debbie Reynolds, at a private memorial service in Los Angeles. Actors Stephen Fry, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meg Ryan, Candace Bergen, Meryl Streep, Ed Begley Jr., Jamie Lee...
Bernard “Bernie” Stein
Virginia Beach —A. Bernard “Bernie” Stein, 94, passed away on December 30, 2016. He was born and grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Morris and Lena (Lurie) Stein. He worked there and in Roanoke and Norfolk. He retired as a district manager from Reliable Stores...
Norman Prince
Virginia Beach —Norman Prince, 83, died on Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. He was the son of the late Nathan and Anna Prince and was predeceased by his wife, Sheila Prince. He was born in Massachusetts and graduated from Boston University and Washington University where he...
Sheila Sutland Pakula
BALTIMORE, MD.—On November 29, 2016, Sheila Sutland Pakula (nee Sutland) passed away quietly at her home in Baltimore. Sheila was the beloved wife of pediatrician Dr. Lawrence Pakula for 59 years. She was the daughter of the late Josephine and Dr. Frank Sutland, and...
Benjamin Moskowitz
Virginia Beach —Benjami n Moskowitz, 91, passed away peacefully at home December 28, 2016. He leaves behind a loving wife of 71 years, Grace Roth Moskowitz; daughter, Gayle Schroeder; son Robert Moskowitz and wife Devorah; daughter Jill Mitcham and many close friends....
Gladys Cansino Lehman
Richmond —Gladys Cansino Lehman passed away on December 26, 2016. She is survived by her loving husband Alfred W. Lehman, her four children, Robert, Laurence, Nancy and her husband Andrew Newman, and Richard and his wife Amy Beth; her five grandchildren, Michael...
William E. Haines, Jr.
Virginia Beach —William “Bill” Edward Haines, Jr., 71, passed away surrounded by his family and dear friends on Wednesday, January 4, 2017. He fought the good fight on his terms and was a towering example of strength and courage to all who knew him. Bill was the son...
Rebecca A. Green
Norfolk —Rebecca (Becky) Green, 94, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2017. She began her civil service career in 1942 and as a woman ahead of her time, in 1958, at the request of the general for whom she had worked, went to work for him in the Panama Canal Zone....
Suzanne B. Goldberg
Potomac , Md.—On Monday, December 19, 2016, Suzanne B. Goldberg passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late Morris Goldberg; devoted mother of Wendy (Rocky) Gutin, and the late Lisa Frank; loving sister of Phyllis Kaplan and Arlene Kesser. Suzanne is also...
Rita Ackerman Goldberg
Virginia Beach —Rita Ackerman Goldberg, 92, passed away January 3, 2017. She was born on July 18, 1924 in the Bronx, New York to Louis and Rose Ackerman. Rita Goldberg was a delightful, funny, feisty, elegant yet earthy, Bronx transplant who brought to Norfolk the...
Benjamin Brooke
Virginia Beach —Benjamin Brooke, 90, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 7, 2017 surrounded by his family. Benny was the son of Rebecca and Isadore Brooke and is survived by brothers, Hyman and Leonard Brooke (Ellie). He was born and raised in Norfolk. Benny...
Engagement
David Calliott on his engagement to Alexandra Bruce of Norfolk. David is the son of Stephanie Adler Calliott and Bill Calliott, and the grandson of Leonette and Beryl Adler. Alex is the daughter of Eliana and Gene Bruce. The couple will be married in December 2017 and...
Words to Action Workshop for teens and parents with Anti-Defamation League
Sunday, January 29, 1–4 pm, Sandler Family Campus In response to the rise in anti-Semitism and anti-Israel sentiment on university campuses, the Anti-Defamation League has created a workshop designed to empower and equip students and their parents with effective and...
CRC’s 5th Annual Israel Poster Contest: Be an Advocate for Israel
Deadline: Monday, Feb. 13, 4:30 pm Cool facts about Israel: • Israeli scientists have produced a clean energy alternative from spinach. • 2,000-year-old seeds were discovered in 1963 inside an ancient jar in Israel. They were planted in 2005 and a tree that had been...
Date with the State
Wednesday, Feb. 8, Richmond The annual Community Relations Council’s delegation to Richmond for Jewish Advocacy Day is the Federation’s flagship political action event. With remarkable events taking place in last year’s national election cycle, no Jew can remain...
Presenting Princess Shaw
A film where dreams and the internet collide Sunday, Jan. 22, 5:30 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center A 21st century real-life fairytale, Presenting Princess Shaw follows the life and dreams of Samantha Montgomery. During the day, Montgomery cares for the elderly in...