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New assistant camp director for Camp JCC

New assistant camp director for Camp JCC

Kate-Lynn Cipolla has joined United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC’s full-time professional staff as assistant camp director at Camp JCC.Cipolla is a familiar face on the Sandler Family Campus, having spent more than eight years serving in a...

Honoring some of Tidewater’s outstanding Jewish educator

Honoring some of Tidewater’s outstanding Jewish educator

Thursday, May 29, 5:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus The Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is ending its year by celebrating the educators whose expertise and warmth have enriched Tidewater’s Jewish community. “Learning is being...

Understanding Zionism: A journey into the Jewish Homeland

Understanding Zionism: A journey into the Jewish Homeland

Six-week course begins Tuesday June 17, 6:45 pm, online The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is hosting a six-week course this summer, Understanding Zionism: The Return to the Jewish Homeland. The course will offer an in-depth...

Exploring Torah through dynamic dialogue

Exploring Torah through dynamic dialogue

Deep learning and spirited conversation took place when Abigail Pogrebin and Rabbi Dov Linzer led a thought-provoking discussion at It Takes Two to Torah. Hosted by the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, the event earlier this...

Exploring the afterlife through Jewish perspectives

Exploring the afterlife through Jewish perspectives

8-week course begins: Tuesday, April 1 12:30 – 2 pm, Sandler Family Campus What happens after death? It’s a question as old as humanity. For Jews, the answer has never been a singular, fixed doctrine. Instead, Jewish thought has evolved over millennia, offering a...

Exploring the complexity of Jewish Israeli identities with Melton

Class begins Tuesday, Sept. 24, 6 pm, on-line This fall, the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is offering a new 10-week Melton course titled, The Jewish State: Examining the Jewish Identities of Israelis. The course will...

Shabbat@Home series concludes with community dinner

The Shabbat@Home dinner on Friday, June 7 was a heartwarming culmination of a year-long series of learning sessions presented by the Konikoff Center for Learning and PJ Library of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in partnership with Ignite757. The series...

Celebration of Lifelong Learning: A year of growth and commitment

The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater celebrated a remarkable year of Jewish education with a Celebration of Lifelong Learning event last month. This year, dedicated learners deepened their knowledge of Jewish history, thought,...

Celebration of Lifelong Learning

Tuesday, June 18, 5:30 pm • Sandler Family Campus The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is hosting a Celebration of Lifelong Learning to honor the dedication and achievements of those in the community who continue their Judaic...

Community Shabbat Dinner for families

Friday, June 7, 5 pm Sandler Family Campus After a year of learning how to make Friday night Shabbat dinners memorable in the Shabbat@Home series, it’s time to bring it all together.Cap off the year with a heartwarming community dinner at the Simon Family JCC,...