Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15 As B’nai Israel celebrates 75 years, the congregation is ‘on the hunt’ for beautiful memories. Help B’nai Israel personalize its dedicatory book with flashbacks throughout the years. Share photos or memories such as a...
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B’nai Israel’s 75th Anniversary Celebration with Chazzan Simcha Leiner
Shabbos: Friday, January 14–Saturday, January 15 Services begin at 8:45 am followed by a Gala Kiddush at noon To celebrate the congregation’s 75th anniversary, B’nai Israel is planning an awe-inspiring and memorable Shabbos featuring world renowned singer and Chazzan...
Phyllis K. Belkov
Baltimore, Md.—Phyllis K. Belkov, 83, of Baltimore, Md., passed away on Saturday, November 27, 2021. She is survived by her beloved son, Cory (Terri) Belkov, and grandchildren, Michael and John Belkov. Phyllis was predeceased by her brother, Dr. Barry M. Katz: and...
Cheryl Leigh Myers
Chesapeake—Cheryl Leigh Myers passed away on November 17, 2021 in Chesapeake, Va. Cheryl was born on May 19, 1967 to Trudy and Coleman Krane. She attended Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, Kempsville High School, and University of Georgia. Cheryl was a proud entrepreneur...
OMCS Retired Sidney Pearl
Virginia Beach—After a long and fruitful life, Pops passed away November 25, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Pops was born September 8, 1930 in Antwerp, Belgium and immigrated to the United States when he was five years old. He was raised in Brooklyn, N.Y. where...
Edward D. Shames
Virginia Beach—Edward D. Shames, age 99, passed away peacefully at home on December 3, 2021. Ed was born in Norfolk, Virginia on June 13, 1922, to the late David and Sadie Shames. In August 1942, Ed was called to duty in World War II. During the war, he was a member...
Excitement builds for TJF’s new Life and Legacy initiative
The Jewish experience is nothing if not diverse. Some might only celebrate the High Holy Days, or others might attend shul for Shabbat services every week. Perhaps it is that perfected challah recipe, or just a good bowl of matzah ball soup. From Hebrew school to...
Statewide recognition for the Holocaust Commission
The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater has been named the recipient of the 2016 Virginia Council for the Social Studies Friend of Education Award. Awarded annually to “a non-profit organization that exemplifies a commitment to teachers...
Shimon Peres, last of Israel’s founders, dies
Ben Sales TEL AVIV (JTA)—Shimon Peres, the former defense hawk turned Nobel Peace Prize winner and the last of Israel’s founders, has died. Peres died before dawn Wednesday, September 28 at 93. The former president suffered a massive stroke earlier last month and was...
5776: The year in review
(JTA)—A stabbing and car-ramming epidemic in Israel that some called a third intifada was among the most dominant Jewish stories of the past year. But 5776 was also notable for the release of spy Jonathan Pollard after 30 years in prison, the communal fallout from the...
Leroy Elliott Samuels
NORFOLK—Leroy Elliott Samuels, 96, passed away September 7, 2016 in his home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Norfolk. He was the son of the late Harry and Emma Binder Samuels. He is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Josephine Masserman Samuels of...
Allen Morrison
NORFOLK—Allen Morrison passed peacefully in his sleep on September 1, 2016 at the age of 95. He is survived by his two daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Larry Quate and Wendy and Barry Lance; his grandchildren John David Quate, Kevin Lance, Holly and husband Jesse...
Shirley Wesley
NORFOLK—Shirley Wesley Isrow was born in Port Chester, N.Y. As a young woman, she was a recreational director of Playgrounds for the Department of Parks and worked for Readers’ Digest. After marrying, she moved to Norfolk with her husband Jerome Isrow, of blessed...
Nolan Ross Fine
VIRGINIA BEACH—Nolan Ross Fine, 60, passed away Saturday September 3, 2016. Nolan was born in Norfolk to Sonya and Barry Fine. He graduated from Maury High School prior to attending Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. His passion for golf and basketball came...
Maxine Scott Barney
NORFOLK—Maxine Scott Barney, the daughter of the late James E. and Bessie V. Scott, the wife of the late Jack H. Barney, and the mother of Deborah Barney Kaufman and Michael E. Barney, passed away in her sleep after an extended illness on September 11, 2016 in...
Eliana Edery of Norfolk, daughter of ingrid and David Edery and granddaughter of Vicki and Abraham Kalfus, to Merric Srour, son of Nino and Joyce Dworsky Srour of Silver Spring, Md. Eliana attended Hebrew Academy, Toras Chaim and BiNA High School. She spent a year in...
Joel N. Zaba, MA, OD, on receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern College of Optometry. For more than four decades in private practice, Zaba has distinguished himself in the area of learning-related visual problems, lecturing internationally and...
Intro to Judaism class at Ohef Sholom Temple
Sundays, September 25; November 6, 18, & 20; December 11; January 8 & 29; February 10, 12 & 26; March 12 & 26; April 23 & 30; May 14 10–11 am, free Born Jewish, but not really certain about the basics? Considering Conversion? Part of an...
Engineer Ari featured in Kids and Kiddush at Ohef Sholom Temple
Fridays, September 23, November 4, January 21 and April 21, 5–6:30 pm, free A special family Shabbat program designed for young children and their families at Ohef Sholom Temple, Kids & Kiddush uses prayer, songs, stories and crafts to introduce religious services...
Neta Levi, Israeli mixed media artist exhibit at the Leon Family Art Gallery
September 21–October 23 Sandler Family Campus In describing her creative process, Neta Levi says, ”When I’m closing the door behind me to my studio (garage)…I feel like I’m drifting away with my imagination. I celebrate my creativity with endless tubes of color and...
Former Ambassador Dennis Ross to address Tidewater community
Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 pm, Sandler Center for the Performing Arts The Israel Today 2016–2017 season, sponsored by Charles Barker Automotive, begins with visiting expert Dennis Ross, who will discuss his new book, Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship...
Shabbat Shalom to summer
Freshly cut grass, chlorine, sunscreen, and melted popsicles are the scents of summer usually found by the pool at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus. On the evening of Friday, August 29 at the YAD and JCC End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party, new aromas...
Investigative piece on top secret U.S. operation
Operation Paperclip (The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America) Annie Jacobsen Little, Brown and Company, 2014 575 pages, $30 Author Annie Jacobsen, a Princeton University graduate, already proved her superb investigative and writing...
L’Shanah Tovah 5777
5776: The year in review and more.
From the Hal Sacks Jewish News Archives
September 22, 2006 Fourteen teenagers took a weeklong bus adventure as part of the Simon Family Jewish Community Center’s Operation Understanding Hampton Roads. The group visited Atlanta, Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery, and such diverse sites as the Voting Rights...
Eyes on You
One year is ending and another is beginning. We stand before G-d and ask him to bless us this year. We think of all of the good things that happened over the past year and hope that they will be repeated and multiplied. We think of all of the bad things—or the not so...