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Elaine Luria holds her seat

Elaine Luria holds her seat

Elaine Luria has held onto her Second Congressional District seat, defeating Scott Taylor. Luria is a Jewish member of the so-called “Gang of Nine,” a group of moderate Democrats with national security backgrounds who were elected in 2018 to seats that had previously...

Birthright Israel: Smell the shawarma and feel the feels

Birthright Israel: Smell the shawarma and feel the feels

A free, 10-day trip to Israel sounds like an easy sell. College students live to drink beer, eat ethnic foods, and hook up with peers on the beach, any beach. It might surprise you to know that convincing Jewish kids to indulge in Israel’s unique magic on someone...

Ira Carl Ginsburg

Virginia Beach —Ira Carl Ginsburg, 91, born in New York on July 3, 1922 died peacefully in Virginia Beach on August 25, 2013. He was predeceased by his parents Ester Sherris Ginsburg and Hyman Ginsburg and his lifelong companion Dorothy Good. An accomplished...

Lawrence M. Diamond

NEWPORT NEWS—Lawrence M. Diamond, 89, passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. He is survived by his loving family: his wife of 60 years, Judith, daughters Sherry Diamond Liebman and Marian Diamond, her husband, Ari Tapper and four grandchildren: Daniel,...

Rabbi’s shooting shakes Russian community’s confidence in its future

DERBENT, Russia (JTA)—Accustomed to the sound of gunfire at night, neighbors of Rabbi Ovadia Isakov were not particularly startled when a shot rang out on Pushkin Street on July 25. But unlike the volleys that partygoers often fire heavenward in this lawless corner of...

Live from 92nd Street Y in N.Y. at Beth El

Tuesday, Oct. 1, 7:30 pm Through a grant from the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and with the support of the Milton Kramer Scholar-in- Residence Fund, Congregation Beth El will host Malcolm Gladwell in a program broadcast live via satellite from the 92nd Street...

OST offers introductory Hebrew class

Sundays, Oct. 13–Nov. 10 9 to 10 am Since learning doesn’t stop at a particular age or after finishing formal schooling, consider a five-week introductory course in Hebrew to become more inspired and active Jewish learners. This course consists of learning basic...

Middle School Lock-in at the JCC

Saturday, Sept. 28, 7:30 pm—Sunday, Sept. 29, 9 am Six through eighth graders are invited to join friends at the Simon Family JCC Middle School Lock In. Kick off the new school year with plenty of fun, food, games, movies and more. $15 for JCC members; $30 for...

Yiddish Club presents teacher and translator

Tuesday, Sept. 24, 11 am Mindle Crystel Gross, a teacher of conversational Yiddish, will be the featured speaker at The Yiddish Club at the Simon Family JCC. This meeting is open to everyone, Yiddish club members and nonmembers, Yiddish speakers, and those who speak...

First PJ Library event of the New Year; Bedtime in the Sukkah

Sunday, Sept. 22, 5–6:30 pm “PJ” stands for “pajamas,” and invokes that time at the end of the day when parents and children strengthen their bond through love and learning by cuddling up with a book. The PJ Library® is an international, award-winning Jewish family...

Step into September with new classes at the JCC Fitness Center

September brings a new Spinning® program, Power Yoga, and Tai Chi in the water class, among other new additions, to the Simon Family JCC Fitness Center. On Sept. 22, JCC cycle instructors will participate in a day-long Spinning® certification to become Spinning®...

Historical account

The Hunger Angel (A Novel) Herta Muller, translated by Philip Boehm Metropolitan Books, 2012 290 pages, $26 Author Herta Muller, the 2009 Nobel Laureate in literature, is a native of Romania who lives in Berlin, Germany. Her latest book, The Hunger Angel, was first...

Can man conquer geography?

The Revenge of Geography: What the Map Tells Us About Coming Conflicts and the Battle Against Fate Robert D. Kaplan Random House, 2012 403 pages, $28.00 ISBN 978-1-4000-6983-5 Those familiar with the work of journalist/scholar Robert Kaplan are accustomed to his rich...

Jewish Education Council’s Summer Institute 2013

Jewish educators gather for two evenings each August at the Simon Family JCC for the Jewish Education Council’s Summer Institute. This hands-on workshop is designed to improve teaching skills and share what works and inspires in the classroom. Mary Meyerson, a...

Area Conservative Synagogues gather for Annual Selichot services

What do five rabbis, five cantors, and five members of military families have in common? They all participated in this year’s annual shared Selichot services, held on Saturday night, August 31. For about two decades, the Conservative congregations of South Hampton...

Beth Sholom becomes a home away from home for Shabbat

Stanley Peck loves Shabbat, looking forward to sundown every Friday. He loves everything about it. He loves the prayers, the food, honoring God, and of course, being with his family. Peck recently had a bit of a challenge. He was at Beth Sholom Village for about a...

First day of school at Hebrew Academy and the Strelitz preschool

As any parent and child has experienced, the first day of school is always highly anticipated. Between setting the alarm clock for an on-time arrival to donning those very special “first day of school clothes,” it can be very exciting. A scan of friends’ Facebook...

My 50-year love affair—with Israel

This summer I thought a lot about my very first trip to Israel exactly 50 years ago. In July and August of 1963, I went on a program for high school juniors sponsored by Camp Ramah. It was only the second year of operation of the National Ramah Seminar in Israel that...

At Sukkot, turning oy into the season of joy

LOS ANGELES (JTA)—In open opposition to Kohelet (Ecclesiastes), which tells us on Sukkot “there is nothing new under the sun,” I decided to build a solar sukkah this fall. To energize my plan, I went to the 99 Cent Store to buy some solar yard lights to adapt for use...

Lech—Lecha (Genesis 12:1–17:27)

Noah was not destined to be the father of the Jewish people as well as founder of our faith. Though the most righteous one in his corrupt generation, he failed to reach out and save human lives besides those of his own family. Thus, the rabbis who were aware of Noah’s...