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On display through December Workshop: Monday December 12, 12 pm Sandler Family Campus “What if we believed ‘In-the-beginning’ was the beginning—until one day we asked a different question, and the sacred words sat up and told a different story? What then? What would...

Jessica Nordell: Thursday, December 8, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus   Several years ago, a Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities’ board member said that he hoped our organization would one day work ourselves out of business. The notion stuck with me—that...

Sunday, December 11 1–4 pm Simon Family JCC PJ Library in Tidewater will present Sunday Fun Day Festival of Lights, a special Hanukkah extravaganza, one week before the start of the holiday. The afternoon will include a Hanukkah Glow in the Dark party and obstacle...

Tuesday, December 6, 12 pm Watch from Home—Virtual Is  finding true love a calling or a curse? In Lynda Cohen Loigman’s The Matchmaker’s Gift, Sara Glikman knows her gift as a child in 1910: she is a seeker of soulmates and a maker of matches. But among the...

Tuesday, January 17, 12 pm Watch from Home—Virtual In Jai Chakrabarti’s A Play for the End of the World, Jaryk Smith, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto, and Lucy Gardner, a southerner, newly arrived in New York City in 1972, are in the first bloom of love when they...

In partnership with Simon Family JCC’s JFit Wednesday, January 25, 12 pm Sandler Family Campus The Whole Body Reset: Your Weight-Loss Plan for a Flat Belly, Optimum Health and a Body You’ll Love—at Midlife and Beyond Stephen Perrine and Heidi Skolnik $12 (lunch...

Monday, December 12, 12 pm, Simon Family JCC Inspired by the book, Malkah’s Notebook: A Journey into the Mystical Aleph Bet, this hands-on workshop will take participants on a mystical journey through the letters of their name when spelled in Hebrew. The workshop is...

Registration for Camp JCC Summer 2023 is now open for all sessions and age groups. The summer Camp JCC program, for children from rising pre-K through eighth graders, takes place June 20 to August 11, with a “last blast” program that follows. Special early bird...

Monday, December 5, 7:30 pm Watch from Home—Register for the link to join   Cooking alla Giudia: A Celebration of the Jewish Food of Italy Benedetta Jasmine Guetta Artisan Books 352 pages, 2022 Italian food. Just those two words bring to mind so many wonderful...

Thursday, December 8, 7:30 pm Sandler Family Campus, Free Bias in society is something everyone knows of and has encountered, but what about the unconscious bias within each person that informs everyday actions? Have you ever taken the time to examine the preconceived...

Tuesday, November 29, 7 pm A Torah study class led by Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, rabbi of Tidewater Chavurah, is finishing up Second Kings in November and plans to begin the prophets for whom books are named, starting with Isaiah. The Torah study is virtual on Zoom and...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

Originally published in the February 8, 2021 issue. Sunday, February 21-Tuesday, February 23 (virtual cinema!); $12 per household The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC's Patricia & Avraham Ashkenazi and Alma & Howard Laderberg Virginia...

Originally published in the February 8, 2021 issue.  Friday, February 26, 7 pm Ready to rock 'n roll with the Tidewater Chavurah, as Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill reads the Meggilah? Remember, it's a mitzvah to enjoy oneself to the fullest and get so happy that it's...

Originally published in the January 25, 2021 issue. Wednesday, January 27, 12 pm, free The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, Simon Family JCC, Embassy of Israel, & Community Partners' 10th Annual Israel Today,...

Originally published in the January 25, 2021 issue. Wednesday February 3, 10 am Come together (virtually) with Jewish community leaders from across the Commonwealth to hear from Governor Ralph Northam and other policy makers on issues important to the statewide Jewish...

Originally published in the January 25, 2021 issue. Thursday, February 4, 7:30-8:30 pm The US embassy is in Jerusalem and more Arab countries have recognized Israel, but the relationship between ordinary Israelis and Palestinians has never been worse. So says the...

Originally published in the January 25, 2021 issue.  Thursday, March 18, 6:30 pm, virtual The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities will honor Lawrence L. Steingold at its 57th annual Tidewater Humanitarian Awards Dinner. These VCIC honors are presented to...

Wednesday, April 1, 7:30 pm 2 For Seder launched the expansion of its highly successful first-year campaign to combat anti-Semitism in February. Today, with the concerns surrounding the novel coronavirus, and new CDC guidelines for social gatherings, 2 for Seder is...