Farm to table has become accessible to Beth Sholom Village by way of a very futuristic-looking farm. The “farms” are in towers that resemble modern art sculptures. The crops can be seen in the beautiful six-foot case that emits a warm light and varying hues of green....
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PJ Library in Tidewater receives grant to strengthen social connections, increase opportunities for Jewish experiences and learning
Tidewater families raising Jewish children will now have more opportunities to participate in Jewish life, thanks to a grant recently awarded to United Jewish Federation of Tidewater by PJ Library®, the flagship program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation that provides...
End of Summer Shabbat includes competitions, blessings, and dinner
Forty families gathered by the pool at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus to welcome Shabbat on Friday, August 27. Hosted by PJ Library in Tidewater, in partnership with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division, the night began with pool games,...
Simon Family Passport to Israel: Ethan Prince has life-changing experience in Israel
On July 12, I hopped on a nine-and-a-half-hour plane ride with two of my best friends and 41 other teens to visit the land of Israel for 22 days. I always knew that visiting Israel would shift my perspective on being Jewish, but being able to experience that change...
Sababa in the Sukkah
Sunday, September 26, 5:30–7:30 pm Join the Sababa Social Club and the In[HEIR]itance Project in the Sandler Family Campus Sukkah for an introductory artistic salon that examines the history and lived experiences of the people of Hampton Roads in relationship to the...
Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning offers an opportunity to extend the period of reflection and renewal
Soul’s Cycles: A Ride Through the Chapters of Life Thursdays, Beginning October 7, 12 pm Each year, Jewish adults have the ultimate opportunity for renewal. The start of Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year, marks the beginning of a year-long journey of learning,...
Reunion of liberators and survivors filled with reverence and appreciation
The banquet room on the other side of the thin partition shook the walls with loud music. The relentless beat, the repeated, “sssslide to the left! [BOOM, BOOM]” practically drowned out the soft accented voice at the all but useless microphone. But the droning...
Message from a JFS client: “You brought joy to my children’s faces”
I am someone from the local Jewish community—in fact you may even know my family and not realize we have been going through rough times. It was (and still is) very hard to admit that we need help. Thankfully Jewish Family Service—and the donors who support their...
New breast cancer stats: What’s an Ashkenazi woman to do?
(JTA)—It’s been a busy couple of weeks for breast cancer. Of course, breast cancer is always busy, exerting its sneaky destruction through abnormal cell growth. But now it’s October and Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the scary fact is everywhere again: One in...
HAT Golf Tournament—Swinging for the kids
Months of planning unfolded beautifully on Tuesday, Sept. 1 into another well-executed and successful fund raiser. The 27th Annual Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning Golf Tournament—or Bob Josephberg Classic, as it is often called— had old and new...
Diverse lineup for JCC’s annual Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival
Sunday, Nov. 1–Sunday, Nov. 15 Eight authors will speak at the Simon Family JCC as part of the Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival, enlightening the minds of the young and old, history buffs and environmentalists. Seth M. Siegel will kick off the...
Tidewater Jewish Foundation poised for growth
The “millennial-aged” organization of Tidewater’s Jewish community, the 31-year-old Tidewater Jewish Foundation embodies the attitude of a young adult who views his career with endless opportunities, new ventures to be established and relationships to be expanded—all...
Back to the Beginning: The story of Torah
You are putting your children to bed, and the transition is made easier for them by the soothing ritual of the bed-time story. Perhaps a bit restless, you attempt to modify the oft-told tale, but your children bring you up short. “No, Daddy, tell it the right way!” We...
The New York Times’ “Big Lie” about the Temple Mount
NEW YORK (JTA)—This month, I opened The New York Times to Rick Gladstone’s article, “Historical Certainty Proves Elusive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place,” happy that the newspaper of record would explain to its audience the historical context of this embattled piece of...
Best-selling novelist Jackie Collins
Jackie Collins, whose steamy novels sold more than 500 million copies, has died following a six-year battle with breast cancer that she never divulged to the public. Collins, the daughter of a Jewish father and an Anglican mother, died Saturday, Sept. 19 in Los...
At end of life, Oliver Sacks craved gefilte fish, and Judaism
(JTA)—On Aug. 30, at age 82, noted neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks succumbed to a cancer that first plagued him nearly a decade ago, paused, and recently reappeared. One of his last essays, published posthumously, appears in the Sept. 14 issue of The New...
Eugena “Jean” Pearl
Chesapeake — Eugena “Jean” Pearl, 73, passed away on September 21, 2015. She was the loving wife of Daniel for 54 years. Jean was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. on the eve of World War II . She and her family moved to Long Island when Jean was a teenager. There, she met Dan...
Mary Elizabeth Stone (Betsey) Mattox
Daleville, Va.—Mary Elizabeth Stone (Betsey) Mattox, of Glade Hill and more recently of The Glebe, died peacefully Thursday, September 3, 2015. She was the daughter of Crispin Clack Stone and Julia Gatewood Cooper Stone. Her husband, Calvin Bryant Mattox, her...
Chick Kaufman
Virginia Beach —Chick Kaufman passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, September 10, 2015. Chick was born September 30, 1927 in Norfolk, Va. He is pre-deceased by his parents, Doris Broh and Charles “Chuck” Kaufman, his sister Barbara Rosenwald, and his brother,...
Dorna Lee Isaacs
South Orange , N.J.—Dorna Lee Isaacs of South Orange, N.J. died on September 13, 2015. Born in New York, N.Y., she was a graduate of Livingston High School and received her BA from American University in Washington, D.C. in 1974. She retired five years ago as vice...
Harvey Lewis Horne
Norfolk — Harvey Lewis Horne, 45, died Monday, September 21, 2015. Harvey was born in Norfolk to Stanley Horne and Jo-Ann Hollenbeck. He worked for Norfolk Parks and Recreation for over 25 years. Harvey was also a Norfolk CERT Trainer. He was an avid swimmer and...
Dr. L. Myron Diamondstein
Virginia Beach -HAMPTON—Dr. L. Myron Diamondstein, 83, passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015. He was a resident of Hampton Roads for most of his life and was a doctor of optometry in a private practice. He was a U.S. Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was a...
First Tidewater Shabbat Project to take place in Ghent
Saturday, Oct. 23—Saturday, Oct. 24 Jewish people will gather in hundreds of cities around the world for the second international Shabbat Project next month. The concept is simple: Jews of all walks of life, from across the spectrum—religious, secular and traditional;...
Dennis Ross and Alan Dershowitz
U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama—and What’s Next for the Middle East Live via Satellite from the 92nd Street Y in NYC Sunday, Oct. 18, 7:15 pm, Congregation Beth El They’re from opposite sides of the aisle, but equally expert when it comes to setting the...
Tricksters from Virginia Opera aim to engage young listeners
Sunday, Oct. 18, 2:30 pm Simon Family JCC When members of the Virginia Opera’s Herndon Emerging Artist program perform Trickster’s Trilogy this year’s traveling fall show, their goal is to inspire young ones in the audience. Three little operas in one, Tricksters...
Cutting Edge Dueling Pianos
Saturday, Oct. 24, 8 pm, Simon Family JCC Hear favorite songs performed at the Simon Family JCC’s first ever Dueling Pianos evening. Formed in 2011 by Jacob Wolfson in Baltimore, Cutting Edge Dueling Pianos now has approximately 10 performing pianists. Two of these...