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For two busy years starting in 1986, a young Doron Kissinger Kaynar and his family made their home in Norfolk while serving as the shaliah at the Jewish Community Center of Tidewater on Newport Ave. Thirty-five years later, Kissinger Kaynar traveled from Israel...
When Byron Harrell walked into his first Hineni leadership fellowship event in 2017, he was a rising star financial advisor at Davenport & Co. He was familiar with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, having gifted money, knowing that it was dispersed to various...
Like so many other events planned in 2020, Ohef Sholom Temple’s Mitzvah Day had to be postponed in April of last year. Planning for the big day was already underway when everything seemed to come to an abrupt halt. One of the projects scheduled for Mitzvah Day was the...
Who would have thought 18 months ago, that we would still be speaking about COVID-19 as we approach another Jewish New Year? With our nation and world, we continue to combat the virus. But now we fight in a stronger position—with vaccinations—as we pivot daily and...
Elka Mednick As summer comes to a close and the High Holidays approach, annual concerns regarding conflicts between the academic calendar and the holidays are brought to the forefront. This year, the usual first day of school for public school students, the day after...
Compiled by Ronnie Jacobs Cohen, Shalom Tidewater Editor’s note: This listing is current as of Wednesday, August 18. Due to the evolving nature of COVID-19, it is advised to check with congregations to learn specific protocols for attending High Holiday Services,...
(JTA)—Donald Trump has called the Iran deal “terrible” in recent months. But in an interview on Sept. 3, the current Republican front-runner revealed some gaps in his knowledge of the Middle East. Trump spoke with Hugh Hewitt, a popular conservative radio host, who...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The moment the Iran nuclear deal becomes law, as seems increasingly likely given growing congressional support for the agreement, the focus of the U.S.-Israel conversation will shift to the question of what’s next. What more will Washington do to...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Now that enactment of the Iran nuclear deal appears to be a sure thing, the profound and often personal disagreement between President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Iran is not about to go away. In the contemplative...
Goldie Steinberg, reportedly the world’s oldest known Jewish person, died at age 114. Steinberg, according to Chabad.org, the Chabad-Lubavitch movement’s news site, died Sunday, August 16 at the Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Long Beach, N.Y. She was...
LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Gerald Bubis, who pioneered and shaped the field of Jewish communal service and was a passionate champion of a progressive Israel, has died. Bubis died Friday, August 21 at his Los Angeles home at the age of 91, following a series of lengthy...
Norfolk —Florence Kahn Samuels, 91 of the 5500 block of Frog Pond Lane, died August 24, 2015. Mrs. Samuels was born in Norfolk the daughter of the late Nathaniel Morris Kahn and Hannah Klaff Kahn. She was a member of B’nai Israel Synagogue in Norfolk. She was very...
Norfolk —Charles M Mansbach II , MD, of Memphis, died surrounded by family on August 19, 2015. He was 77. He was born in Norfolk Va. on August 21, 1937, to the late Marie and Harry Mansbach. He graduated from the George School in Bucks County, Pa., and Yale...
Virginia Beach —Edmund Herring, 84, formerly of Levittown, Pa., Salisbury, Md., and Destin, Fla., passed away Friday, August 14, 2015 at Atlantic Shores Seaside in Virginia Beach. He was born in Philadelphia, Pa. on March 8, 1931 to the late Harry and Anna Kasselman...
NORFOLK—Herman Jerry Gutterman, 75, husband and dad, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2015. Jerry was born on July 5, 1940 to the late Nathan and Sadie Gutterman. He was predeceased by his wife, Geraldine “Gerry” Glazer Gutterman. Jerry was retired from Norfolk...
NORFOLK—Morton Goldmeier, 91, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 in his residence with his family by his side. Born in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son of the late Edith Oltman and Sidney Goldmeier. He attended V.P.I. and then served in the U.S. Air Force during...
Virginia Beach —Herbert S. Epstein, 88, passed away suddenly, but peacefully on Saturday, August 22, 2015 with his family by his side. He is survived by his wife Mary Epstein, six children, Beth Epstein, Robert Epstein, Susan Connor, Jerry Belote, Carolyn Belote, Jim...
Virginia Beach —Eleanor Simon Cohen, 96, passed away peacefully at home on August 17, 2015. Eleanor had an amazing and long life, always full of adventure. Born in Norfolk, she attended Maury High School and later married the love of her life for more than 50 years,...
Norfolk —Shirley Blum, 93, of Virginia Beach, passed away on August 12, 2015. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., Shirley came to Norfolk over 60 years ago and later moved to Virginia Beach. Shirley loved to dance and rarely missed a social engagement. She was a generous, loyal...
Graham Eilberg, who, while golfing with his Dad, Seth at the Jamestown, RI course, got a hole in one on the 114 yard par 3 fifth hole. Graham Eilberg, age 11, is the grandson of Susan and Jim Eilberg of Norfolk.
Wednesday, Sept. 30, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus Join the Community Relations Council for a screening of The Christian Broadcasting Network’s documentary, The Hope: The Rebirth of Israel. CBN’s newest documentary takes viewers on an extraordinary journey through...
Sunday, Sept. 20, 1–3 pm The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition is a free opportunity to build confidence and it is returning to the Simon Family JCC. For boys and girls ages 6–15, this competition is the first step to advancing regionally, and perhaps all the way...
How About Never Is Never Good For You? My Life in Cartoons Bob Mankoff Henry Holt and Company 285pp, $32 ISBN 978-0-8050-9591-3 Cartoon: Three men: Man on the left is wearing a deerstalker (yes, deerstalker) hat; man on the right is an older man; man in the middle is...
“Will you carry the Torah?” our trip captain asked me. “What would be involved?” I wondered aloud, contemplating the gravity of transporting, guarding and actually carrying a borrowed Sefer Torah in an army issue duffel through four South African countries over 10...
What an amazing trip to Israel! Once again, women from Tidewater connected to their land, roots and Jewish values on the eightday Momentum Trip through the Jewish Women’s Renaissance Project. Our community is proud to be part of this cutting edge movement that is...
Having spent parts of June and July in Israel, the land in which I had the privilege to grow up, I was exposed once again to the vibrancy of Israeli society and democracy at the time of great and dangerous tumult in the Middle East. Obviously the “deal” with Iran...