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As we approach the end of 2020, I believe most of us can agree that it has been tumultuous and that 2021 cannot come soon enough! Still, in the face of unprecedented challenges, our Jewish community remains strong, engaged, and committed. The strength of our community...
After a seven-year recess, the Florence Melton School of Adult Learning is back in session. The name Melton is associated with innovation, activism, and invention. Florence Melton disrupted the footwear industry when she founded the R.G. Barry Corporation with her...
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater & the Simon Family JCC’s Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival 2020–2021* *events shown only through December 16 All events are open to the community with RSVP or tickets required and will take place virtually...
Summer camp at the JCC has always been more than a break from school routines and homework. This year, however, playing outdoors, finding a best friend, singing songs together, and tackling new challenges at Camp JCC will be a reprieve from virtually everything and...
As the bus barreled across the Thracian plain towards Sofia, capital of Bulgaria, it followed a five-hour straight course west from my temporary home of Burgas, an ancient port on the shores of the Black Sea. Along this route, 9,000 years of civilization have etched...
I just took a stroll down memory lane on Jewish News’ website. Although I only looked back one year, it was startling to note the difference between then and now. What a difference 12 months can make. The cover for the Jewish News Dec. 23, 2019 edition featured images...
South Africa —Bete Turok, 87, passed away on Oct. 17. Born in the Eastern Province of South Africa, Bete was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Hillel Turok. Bete was an elegant lady who worked as a legal secretary, loved to travel and loved to dance. She lived...
Norfolk —Ernest Prupis, age 82, born in Newark, N. J. on March 29, 1931, died on Oct. 22. Ernest is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sheila; his daughters Allyne Zorn and her husband Robert, Karen Irwin and her husband Wade. Grandchildren Justin (Katy) Irwin, David...
Boca Raton, Flla .—Daphne Michelle Weiss-Ling, age 61, of Boca Raton, Fla. passed away on Oct. 20, 2013 from pancreatic cancer. Daphne is survived by two loving daughters, Alexandra (Benjamin) and Nicole, her grandson Dean, and her former husband and best friend,...
Norfolk – Mervin M. “Buddy” Hoffman, age 90, of Norfolk, Va.; beloved husband of Alene, nee Kaplan; loving father of Michael and David (Sheree); adored grandpa of Darryl (Abigail) and Jonathan; cherished brother of Arnold (Miriam) and the late Bertha (late Saul)...
Danville, Va—Patricia Patterson Alwood Patricia “Pat” Alwood died peacefully with her husband at her side on Oct. 27, 2013, at Roman Eagle Rehab and Health Care Center. Pat was born in Harrisburg, Pa. on Jan. 10, 1930, the only child of Karl and Constance Gillett...
Sunday, Nov. 17, 5:30 pm All women in the community are invited. Featuring a lavish dairy buffet, artwork exhibition and dramatic presentations. B’nai Israel social hall. Cost is $18 ($12 for students). 757-627-2462.
Thursday, Nov. 28, 10 am reception, 11 am service For 86 years, Ohef Sholom Temple has ushered in Thanksgiving with a joint interfaith service with Freemason Street Baptist Church. The temple and the church alternate each year hosting the service. The clergy from the...
Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 am–3 pm How well do you know your family tree? Did you know that one in four Jews is a carrier for at least one of 19 preventable Jewish genetic diseases? If both members of a couple are carriers for the same genetic disease, there is a 25% chance...
Sunday, Nov. 17, 2pm The second lecture in the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center series features Dr. Gary Zola, executive director of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives and professor of the American Jewish Experience at Hebrew Union College....
Monday, Dec. 2, 5:30–7:30 pm First annual Latke Fest comes to the Simon Family JCC. Celebrate Chanukah with games, a special Chanukah craft, and dinner featuring a world class Latke bar. Games include Driedel spinning, Flip the latke in the frying pan, and Pin the...
Saturday, Dec. 7, 8 pm Join YAD at Light It Up, the biggest cultural event of the year. Celebrate Chanukah in style at this special evening featuring Vinyl Headlights. Ticket includes latke bar, doughnut bar, and open bar. Open to people ages 22+. Purchase tickets and...
Recipes For A Sacred Life (True Stories and a Few Miracles) by Rivvy Neshama Divine Arts. 2013 239 pages, $16.95 Author and social activist Rivvy Neshama delights us in an inviting conversational style with a feast of spiritual food, nourishing the soul—just as her...
One of the most significant issues facing religious school educators is accommodating students with special needs in the supplementary school setting. With numerous obstacles to overcome, both practical and attitudinal, it is challenging to adapt curriculum, implement...
Last month I attended a powerful and very well attended presentation at B’nai Israel Congregation sponsored by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Community Relations Council. Bob Feferman, outreach coordinator for the not-for-profit and non-partisan advocacy...
Thursday, Dec. 5, 8 am to 6 pm Join the JCC Adults on the road as they travel to Richmond to the Bizarre Bazaar, which features more than 500 exhibitors, boutiques and designer accessories, gifts, gourmet foods, nationally known crafters, artists and more. $45...
Thursday, Nov. 12, 6 pm The Rumi Forum, a Washington, DC-based organization that fosters interfaith and intercultural dialogue is honoring Rabbi Michael Panitz at its 9th annual Friendship and Solidarity Dinner in Hampton Roads. The Rumi Forum is non-political and its...
Monday, Dec. 9, 7 pm The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Congregation Beth Chaverim present Kyle Shideler of the Endowment for Middle East Truth, speaking about “The Threat of the World-Wide Muslim Brotherhood Movement.”...
Sunday, Nov. 24, 2 pm The second film of the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center’s Winter Film Series, “The Last Angry Man,” is a 1959 drama which tells the story of a television producer who profiles the life of a physician in a changing neighborhood. Paul Muni, David...
Thursday, Dec. 12, 7 pm The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in partnership with area synagogues, agencies, organizations, businesses and community members, presents Ishmael Khaldi as the first speaker in its 2013-2014...
The final lineup of The Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival offers events to inform, educate and enlighten audiences, in addition to hundreds of books for sale at the Simon Family JCC. Marion Grodin Tuesday, Nov. 12, 12:30 pm A screenwriter and standup...