Wednesday, August 25, 5:30–7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus outdoor pool Jill Grossman What’s Sababa? Find out around the Simon Family JCC’s outdoor pool at the launch of Sababa Social Club. It’s a chance for adults (no kids) to be together (swimming optional, masks...
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Then, Now, & Looking Forward: Lorraine Fink Retrospective
On view in the Leon Family Gallery and throughout the Sandler Family Campus through September 30 Join the artist for a reception: Sunday, September 12, 1- 3 pm Jill Grossman “Fink does not observe nature and then paint it. Rather she is a channel through which nature...
Virginia Arts Festival presents Violins of Hope
Wednesday, October 6, 7:30 pm, Norfolk Academy Co-presented with the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater Virginia Arts Festival will present a concert showcasing instruments that echo with history and hope when violins recovered from the...
Youth Tee Ball at the Simon Family JCC
Mondays and Tuesdays August 23–October 12, 5:30 –6:30 pm Ages 3-6, $75 for JCC members; $105 for non-members Open to all children, ages 3–6, this Tee Ball league teaches the basic techniques and skills of the game including throwing, catching, hitting, base running,...
The Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning presents Soul’s Cycles: A Ride Through the Chapters of Life.
October 7–November 18, Tuesdays, 12–1:30 pm Ready to flex those spiritual muscles? This six-week course taught by Miriam Brunn Ruberg will lead participants through a focused, high-intensity journey through the Jewish perspective on some of life’s milestones: birth,...
Mazel Tov to Jeff Flax
Mazel tov to Jeff Flax, who is one of six qualifiers from the United States to qualify in the Masters Golf Division for the Israeli Maccabi Games. Masters is ages 50 and up. The games are in Israel next July. This is his first time playing in the Israeli Maccabi...
Linda Mayer Gissen
Virginia Beach —Linda Mayer Gissen, Loving and compassionate mother, grandmother and friend, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2015 in her home in Virginia Beach. She leaves her beloved children Laura (husband John Porter), Emily Gissen Dreyfus (son Sam), David...
Herbert Lewis Bregman
Virginia Beach —Herbert Lewis Bregman, PE, 91, passed peacefully on Sunday, July 12, 2015. A retired professional mechanical engineer, graduate of Virginia Tech, and World War II veteran who served in the European Theater of Operation in the Army Air Corps, he...
Josh Lannik and Liz Shayne
Josh Lannik and Liz Shayne on the birth of their daughter, who was born on August 3, 2015, 18th Av, 5775. Proud grandparents are David and Phyllis Lannik of Norfolk and Mark and Yael Shayne of Great Neck, N.Y. and her great grandmother Marilyn Shayne of Floral Park,...
Dr. Sharon Weinstein
Dr. Sharon Weinstein, who is exhibiting two watercolors and one mixed media painting at The Artists Gallery on Norfolk Ave. in Virginia Beach. The show’s theme is Textures and runs through August.
Dr. Jenefer Dayle Snyder
Dr. Jenefer Dayle Snyder on earning her doctorate in education. Dr. Snyder is the Dean of Languages, Mathematics and Sciences at the Portsmouth campus of Tidewater Community College. She is the wife of Michael Snyder and mother of Brayden, who had his Bar Mitzvah at...
Ohef Sholom plans community mitzvah
Sunday, Sept. 13, 10 am–12 pm Ocean View in Norfolk On the morning of erev Rosh Hashanah, Ohef Sholom Temple will lead a beach cleanup as part of the International Coastal Cleanup coordinated by the Ocean Conservancy. Celebrate creation by ridding the beach and ocean...
Kids Connection Welcome Back Party
Sunday, August 30, 2–4 pm, Simon Family JCC outdoor water park Final touches are being put on the Simon Family JCC’s brand new Kids Connection space, and it’s just in time for the Welcome Back Party. Parents will learn more about Kids Connection (the JCC’s Before and...
Temple Sinai to hold Open House
Sunday, August 30, 11 am–2:30 pm Temple Sinai of Newport News invites members, friends, relatives, neighbors and newcomers to the area to attend an Open House. Rabbi Séverine Sokol and Temple members will conduct tours of the sanctuary, Biblical Garden, historic...
Community invited to UJFT Annual Campaign Kickoff featuring JFNA president
Thursday, September 17, 6:45 pm, Sandler Family Campus The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater kicks off its 2016 Annual Campaign with an evening of socializing, information and inspiration. The entire community is invited to the free event; a night designed to...
Briefly Reviewed: What I have been reading this summer
The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War Steven Pressfield Sentinel (Penguin), 2014 426pp., $18.00 (paper) ISBN 978-1-59523-119-2 Forgiving Maximo Rothman A.J. Sidransky Berwick Court (Chicago), 2013 306pp., $16.95 ISBN 978-0-9889540-0-7 The Pawnbroker...
Beth Sholom Village holds annual board meeting
Neal Stern was installed as president of Beth Sholom Village’s board of directors at its annual board meeting on Wednesday, June 24. A long-time member of Beth Sholom Village’s board, Stern has served on its finance committee as well as on the board of The Freda H....
Guide to Jewish Living in Tidewater
Welcome to Jewish News’ 2015 Guide to Jewish Living in Tidewater. A resource for newcomers to Tidewater, as well as long-time residents, this year’s Guide continues to be jam-packed with information. The reason the Guide has so many pages is simple: Tidewater has an...
Pollard’s wait not over: Fight to bring him to Israel will outlast his release
WASHINGTON (JTA)—President Barack Obama will not alter the terms of Jonathan Pollard’s parole once he is released, a signal that Israel’s struggle to bring him to the country whose citizenship he has assumed will outlast his November release date. “Mr. Pollard will...
Tidewater mayors join AJC’s international initiative focusing on anti-Semitism
U.S. mayors across the country are joining an American Jewish Committee (AJC) initiative calling on their European counterparts to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “We call upon mayors, municipal leaders and other officials in...
Tom Hofheimer Young Leadership Mission to Israel: The journey begins
Twenty young adults, all graduates of the Hineni! Institute for Leadership Development, boarded an airplane on Monday, June 22 bound for Israel. The Hineni! Institute for Leadership Development is the advanced leadership program for volunteers within the Young Adult...
What can Iran hide in 24 days? Answering the questions posed by the nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Congress has until mid- to late September to consider whether to reject the nuclear restrictions for the sanctions rollback deal reached by Iran and six major powers on July 14. Some of the debate is over the meaning of certain provisions in the...
Jewish Democrats Schumer, Engel to oppose Iran deal
NEW YORK (JTA)—Two of the most watched Jewish lawmakers in Congress announced that they will vote to disapprove of the Iran deal. Sen. Charles Schumer and Rep. Eliot Engel, Democrats from New York, both said that they had considered the issue carefully before their...
The proposed nuclear agreement with Iran—What can you do?
Every voice matters. It only takes a minute to call your senators and congressmen, and let them know how you feel, that a nuclear Iran is not in America’s best interest or that of America’s allies. Use the quick and easy talking points provided by the CRC at...
Next year in Tehran
Looking for a locale for your next vacation? How about Iran? Seriously, a quick Google search will lead you to discover that Iran is and has been listed in the top 20 tourist destinations for the past two years. No longer difficult to obtain a visa or direct flights...
Introducing Deuteronomy: A distinctive Jewish voice
We are now near the beginning of our annual rereading of Sefer Devarim, the Book of Deuteronomy. Engaged Jews agree that the Bible presents a clear and distinct message: that there is One God, Creator of all, Who reaches out to all of us, and Who has become known to...