Thursday, March 23, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus, Free Admired for his engaging and boundary pushing photography, Roie Galitz is equal parts passion and commitment in his pursuit to get the best shots of animals in their natural habitats. His innovative work has been...
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Temple Israel seeks images of Rabbi Michael Panitz and his family for 30th anniversary celebration
Celebration slated for Sunday, April 2 is sold-out. A young Rabbi Michael Panitz, his wife Sheila, and their three children—Emily, Zeke, and Benjamin—came to Norfolk to assume Temple Israel’s pulpit in 1992. Trained at the Jewish Theological Seminary, where he was...
VBPD Cadet Program now accepting applicants
First-hand experience with the Virginia Beach Police Department is offered through its Cadet Program. The Virginia Beach Police Department (VBPD) Cadet Program is primarily for individuals 18 to 20 years old interested in a future career with VBPD. Candidates must be...
Herman “Bud” Blumenthal
Norfolk—Herman “Bud” Blumenthal, 87, passed away on Feb. 27, 2023 at Harbor’s Edge Retirement Home. He was born in Washington, DC. Bud was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Blumenthal. He was president of L&B Investment Mortgage Co. He was a member of Temple...
Marjorie Ellen Topper Greene
Atlanta, Ga.—Marjorie Ellen Topper Greene peacefully passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 4:48 pm, at the age of 86. She was born to George and Lillian Topper in New York City, July 20, 1936. Soon after, she moved to Norfolk, where she...
Daniel Marcel Hunter
Virginia Beach—Daniel Marcel Hunter, 36, tragically passed away from an unfortunate traffic accident. Daniel was laid to rest on Tuesday, February 28, 2023. Daniel was born to Max and Dafna Hunter on March 11, 1986. Daniel was a friendly soul who would always befriend...
Lorraine Fink: We’re all in this together Virtual Art Auction and Sale
Originally published in the April 12, 2021 issue. Monday, April 12–Thursday, April 22 https://www.jewishva.org/Lfinkart On view through May 10 in the Leon Family Gallery, Sandler Family Campus Terri Denison Art is meant to be viewed and shared, according to Lorraine...
Tidewater Jewish Foundation Legacy Donors to be honored at virtual event
Originally published in the April 12, 2021 issue. Tuesday, May 25, 7:30 pm, free Jewish Tidewater’s 339 legacy donors are among the 18,000 who will be honored at the first Legacy Donor Appreciation Event sponsored by the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s (HGF) LIFE &...
Aulcie Perry’s Norfolk connection
Originally published in the April 12, 2021 issue. Aulcie at the Drive-In: Sunday, April 18, 8 pm Sandler Family Campus, $12 per person Robyn Sidersky Do you remember the Virginia Squires, Norfolk’s very own basketball team? The American Basketball Association team...
NYC Cantor Azi Schwartz looks forward to sharing his love of Jewish liturgical music with Norfolk area audience
Originally published in the April 12, 2021 issue. Sunday, April 25, 7:30 pm, $36 Joel Rubin He is the 40-year-old grandson of four Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Czechoslovakia who all emigrated to Israel where they met after the War. One grandfather was a...
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue to host Art Auction
Originally published in the April 12, 2021 issue. Sunday, May 2, 7 pm Tired of looking at the same walls during this time at home? See an empty spot just calling out for a new piece of art? KBH has the solution! Kehillat Bet Hamidrash (KBH)—the Kempsville...
A year of Jewish learning
Originally published in the March 22, 2021 issue. Sierra Lautman A year ago this month, the world entered the pandemic. Amazingly, Jewish organizations of all sizes, including United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, have seen increases in the numbers of engaged...
Park Avenue Synagogue Cantor Azi Schwartz in concert for Temple Israel
Originally published in the March 22, 2021 issue. Sunday, April 25, 7:30 pm, Zoom, $36 Not many clergy are considered YouTube sensations, but Azi Schwartz, senior cantor of Park Avenue Synagogue in New York City, has become just that, thanks to his creative and moving...
Tidewater Chavurah: Who is ready for weekly Torah study?
Originally published in the March 22, 2021 issue. Tuesdays, 7 pm, Zoom Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill of Tidewater Chavurah, now leads a weekly Torah study on Tuesday evenings. Discussion focuses on the parshat ha-shavua, the Torah portion that will be read on the following...
Merchants of Hate: The Rise of White Supremacy
Originally published in the March 22, 2021 issue. A conversation with the ADL and former mayor of Charlottesville Thursday, April 1, 7:30 pm, Temple Israel’s First Thursday, Zoom, free Batya Glazer Doron Ezickson, Anti-Defamation League’s Mid-Atlantic/Midwest...
Lorraine Fink art auction, sale, and exhibit
Originally published in the March 22, 2021 issue. Monday, April 12–Thursday, April 22 On View: Leon Family Gallery, Sandler Family Campus Auction and sale: www.JewishVA.org/LFinkArt Lorraine Fink is generously donating 99 original works of art for auction and sale...
As life lessons go, virtual Bar Mitzvahs make the path to ‘adulting’ real, fast
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. Lisa Richmon In 2020, Carin Joffe Simon and husband Mike Simon planned the first Tidewater virtual Bar Mitzvah for their son, Nate. When Betty Ann Levin watched the event, which was livestreamed on Facebook from their...
Pandemic-poked weddings: A new altar, an un-altered dress, and an altered state of mind
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. Lisa Richmon If you think the new sitcom, Call Your Mother is about children avoiding their mothers during the pandemic, you would be half right. The show, starring Kyra Sedgwick, is based, however, on life after the...
Hayden Caplan’s mitzvah project: Gaming for Gold for a friend
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. As Hayden Caplan prepared for his upcoming bar mitzvah in May, there was no question what he wanted to do for his mitzvah project. A friend from his pre-school days at Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, Benjamin Goldberg, an...
Citizen 865: The Hunt for Hitler’s Hidden Soldiers in America with author Debbie Cenziper
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. Monday, March 15, 12 pm In 1990, in a drafty basement archive in Prague, two American historians made a startling discovery: a Nazi roster from 1945 that no Western investigator had ever seen. The long-forgotten...
God Of The Piano
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. View Virtually Saturday, March 13—Monday, March 15 (72 Hours) Movie available for viewing at your convenience. Reservation required. Itay Tal | 80 min Israel | 2019 Hebrew | Not Rated Zoom Event: Monday, March 15, 7:30...
The Path of the Just
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. Tuesday, March 16, 12 pm, Zoom An interactive 6-week course with Rabbi Sender Haber Written by 18th century kabbalist and philosopher, Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, this influential work is one of Judaism’s basic texts on...
CAMP JCC VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE
Originally published in the March 8, 2021 issue. March 23 at 7 pm & April 29 at 8 pm Join this informational session to learn about Camp JCC 2021 and the program modifications that will be in place to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. Camp JCC Director, Dave...
Registration is open for Camp JCC
Originally published in the February 22, 2021 issue. June 21-August 31, Simon Family JCC Early Bird Registration deadline is March 31 A traditional day camp experience, Camp JCC is gearing up for eight weeks of amazing adventure including swim, sun, and fun for...
Jewish Museum and Cultural Center presents: A Closer Look at Charlottesville
Originally published in the February 22, 2021 issue. Sunday, February 28, 3 pm, Zoom The lecture, A Closer Look at Charlottesville, will be live-streamed via Zoom by The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center. Three years ago, white supremacists marched in Charlottesville,...
Lawrence L. Steingold to receive 2021 VCIC Humanitarian Award
Originally published in February 22, 2021 issue. Thursday, March 18, Virtual by Lisa Richmon The 57th annual Tidewater Humanitarian Awards Dinner will take place virtually to ensure the safety and well-being of the community. The Humanitarian Award of the Virginia...