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In a “normal” year, Super Sunday—a much beloved tradition—is simply one part of the Tidewater Jewish community’s fundraising lifecycle. In a critical fundraising year, with rising needs and a true imperative to meet them with immediacy, Super Sunday 2021 became a...
Ocean City, NJ—We celebrate the beautiful life of Sylva Anna Maria Jamsek Bertini, who was called home to be with her loving God on 31 August, 2020, surrounded by her daughters. Sylva was born in Fiume, Italy, in June of 1936. She loved her lively port city, living by...
PORTSMOUTH—A profound friend, mentor, and influencer of many in his generation and several in younger generations, Theodore M. Bonk died on September 5, 2020, in the manner he preferred. Born in Camden, N.J. on February 22, 1947, he relocated to Tidewater, in 1965,...
Norfolk—Khava Chausovskiy, of Norfolk, passed away on September 2, 2020. One of Temple Israel’s dear Russian ladies. The funeral was graveside at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Miami, Fla.—Shira Garvett was born on October 8, 1953. We are sad to announce that on August 30, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Shira Garvett. A graveside service was held at the Riverside Gordon Memorial Chapels (5900 SW 77th Ave, Miami, FL 33143).
Virginia Beach—Grayson Jeffrey Goodove, passed away on September 3, 2020 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Grayson, born on August 30, 1999, to Michael and Michelle Goodove (Harry), was raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia where his family lives today. In addition to his...
Flourishing In the Later Years (Jewish Pastoral Insights On Senior Residential Care) by Rabbi James R. Michaels and Rabbi Cary Kozberg Mazo Publishers, 2012 297 pages This second edition—the first one was published in 2009—proves that Flourishing In the Later Years is...
The emphasis placed on Jewish learning in Tidewater was evident both in the number of people honored and the crowd that attended the Jewish Education Night ceremony on April 30. Professional, volunteer and youth educators were honored at the annual event, presented by...
For many who knew David Krohn as the boy who loved to sing with his father Rabbi/Cantor Philip Krohn* at Gomley Chesed Congregation, the man they heard at the Simon Family JCC on Saturday, May 11 was a delightful reminder. “David was always comfortable singing in...
How do Jews dispose of materials containing the name of G-d? Shaimot (articles with G-d’s name) are kept in a safe, special place in the synagogue or community called a Genizah. Once a ‘critical mass’ of material accumulates, a grave is opened in a Jewish cemetery and...
When speaking up for Israel, remember the ABCs: Answering the claim, Bridging to give perspective, and Closing, with YOUR message. These and other techniques for effectively educating others about Israel were included onscreen and reinforced on a handout given to...
The Holocaust Commission and the Business and Legal Society of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater were partners in the reception and presentation of the profound and illuminating exhibit “Lawyers without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich”...
From packaging soup kits to making hospital bears, “Mitzvah in Motion” had the congregation at Ohef Sholom Temple abuzz with outreach activities throughout the morning of Sunday, April 21. Two hundred and fifteen Religious School students, from pre-K through...
At a tribute dinner on Sunday, April 28 in Washington DC, I sat with Holocaust Commission members Deb Segaloff and Marilyn Ashe, and her husband Michel, a child survivor from Paris, and applauded the presentation of this year’s U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Elie...
BOSTON (JTA)—Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was awarded the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award. Giffords, who has become an advocate for stricter gun control after being shot in the head in 2011, was recognized for the courage she has...
On Thursday, May 9, the Women’s Cabinet of the UJFT held its biennial Spring Installation Luncheon to thank and recognize the members of the Women’s Cabinet whose terms of service were complete and to welcome new cabinet members. In Honorary Cabinet member Ann...
NEW YORK (JTA)—May is Jewish American Heritage Month, a commemoration first recognized by President George W. Bush in 2006. Since then, hundreds of programs have taken place nationwide annually to honor the rich contributions of Jews to American culture and society....
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Until recently, I thought of Ruth, the heroine of Shavuot, as a positive role model, a woman who made good choices, was strong and fulfilled. But lately I’ve been focusing on the strange dynamics of what appears to be an unhealthy, possibly abusive,...
The Sonderberg Case Elie Wiesel Translated from the French by Catherine Temerson Alfred A. Knoff, 2010 178 pages, $25 With more than 50 books to his illustrious credit, Elie Wiesel, who prefers to write in French and have his work translated, continues to bless us at...
Hitlerland: American Eyewitnesses to the Nazi Rise to Power Andrew Nagorski Simon and Schuster, 2012 383 pages, $28 ISBN 978-1-4391-9100-2 Readers who were gripped by Eric Larson’s In the Garden of Beasts, a brilliant portrayal of events in Berlin during the 1933–1937...
The hour before Shabbat is typically a quiet one at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center at the Sandler Family Campus. That wasn’t the case on April 12. Young children and their families prayed, sang, ran, ate, laughed, crafted and ran some more—at a Family...
The Tidewater community showed its commitment to the Jewish practice of tikkun olam—repairing the world—at the 2nd Annual Tikkun Tidewater Community Recycling Day. Held on April 14 in the parking lot of the Simon Family Jewish Community Center at the Sandler Family...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Jack Kay, a longtime contributor to numerous Jewish causes in the United States and in Israel, has died. Kay, who gave a million dollars to Israel’s Magen David Adom and to the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Palm Beach Gardens for its early...
Portsmouth–Berniece Crockin Pilzer passed away Saturday, April 20, 2013 at the age of 97. A native of Norfolk, she was the daughter of Ida Beskin Crockin and Jacob Crockin, who had served on the Norfolk City Council for 12 years until his death in 1924. The fourth...
NEW YORK (JTA)—With its tradition of dairy meals, Shavuot is one of my favorite holidays. Arriving later in the spring—an ideal time to find delicious fruits, herbs and vegetables—it’s perfect for using fresh and seasonal ingredients. The four dishes I have selected...
Leslie and Jay Legum on the birth of their grandson, Noah Michael Legum, son of Ken Legum and Laura Kabel, brother of Benjamin William and Jacob Alexander, grandson of Alanna and Will Kabel of Bridgeport Conn.