What’s Happening

Friday, October 28, 6:30 pm Known in Tidewater as a choral conductor and keyboard player, Charles (Chuck) Woodward serves two historic congregations in Norfolk: Ohef Sholom Temple, where in 2022 he celebrates his 40th anniversary as music director; and St. Paul’s...

Thursdays, October 27–November 17; 12–1:30 pm  $60 for all four sessions; Simon Family JCC Where did the Jewish people come from? For many centuries, the answer to that question could come only from the sacred books of our tradition. But over the past 225 years, we...

Six monthly briefings Thursdays, starting October 6, 12 pm Upcoming Knesset elections, normalization with Turkey, and much more is currently taking place in the Israeli news cycle. Keeping up-to-date on current events in the U.S. is challenging, let alone remaining...

Sunday, October 23, 8 am–6 pm Congregation Beth El is planning a fun-filled mission to Charlottesville. The trip will include a Jewish-themed tour of Monticello with highlights of the Uriah Levy Jewish connection; a visit and meal at Congregation Beth Israel; and a...

Monday, September 19, Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club, Virginia Beach The 34th Annual Strelitz International Golf Tournament, affectionately known as the Bob Josephberg Classic, is slated to take place next month. For the past 34 years, Strelitz International Academy’s...

Sunday, August 28, 11am, Norfolk Masonic Temple Club 50 is back with an extra deluxe brunch planned. Members married 50 or more years are free. All others are $10 each. Include how many years you have been married with your reservation. RSVP to...

Thursday, August 25, 5:30 pm Sandler Family Campus   Sababa Social Club returns for a summer social for adults only featuring fun, friends, and the band, Fretomology. The event will take place at the Marty Einhorn Pavilion. A local band, Fretomology includes...

Friday, August 19, 5 pm, Simon Family JCC Join PJ Library and PJ Our Way in Tidewater and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division for this end-of-summer celebration at the Simon Family JCC’s outdoor water park. In addition to extending a warm...

The curtain rises on a dynamic season as Hampton Arts celebrates 35 years of presenting performing and visual arts. Bold and exciting programming brings the very best to venues both historic and new, including The American Theatre, The Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts...

Thursday, August 4 8:30 am–3:30 pm Great Neck Middle School (tentative) Online option available The 15th Biennial Educators’ Conference will take place next month. Presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Holocaust Commission, along with Echoes &...

Wednesday, July 6, 13, 20 and August 24, 7 pm The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center sponsors The Zelma G. Rivin Wonderful Wednesdays Summer Music Series each summer with a diverse lineup. This year is no exception. All concerts are held at The Jewish Museum, also...

Thursday, June 30, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus Who Knows One?, a live show combining Jewish geography and six degrees of separation that began online at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, will take place live in Tidewater. Founded and hosted by Micah Hart, the...

Join CRC in Richmond for an important Date (with the State) Wednesday, February 6, 7 am–4 pm Bus leaves from the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus One of the greatest American privileges is being able to make your voice heard. The United Jewish Federation of...

Sunday, January 27, 2 pm, TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, $10, free for teachers and students Actors Hal Linden and Ryan Ochoa to speak following the film. A longtime assistant to Steven Spielberg, filmmaker Marc Fusco has been intrigued by the impact of previous...

Monday, January 28, 7:15 pm Naro Expanded Cinema, $10 Audiences line up each year at the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film to hear Mal Vincent dish juicy stories on some of America’s beloved classic film stars. As Virginian-Pilot’s entertainment editor for more than 20...

Wednesday, January 30, 7:15 pm Beach Cinema Alehouse, $10 Budapest Noir is a period thriller set in the politically-troubled autumn of 1936. The film follows Zsigmond Gordon, a worldweary reporter asking unwanted questions about the seemingly unimportant murder of a...

Saturday, January 26, 10 am, Beth Sholom Village In synagogues around the world on January 26, Jews will read the sedrah Yitro in the Book of Exodus. Yitro includes the Ten Commandments, number five of which is to “honor thy father and thy mother.” Beth Sholom Village...

Through January Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Featuring photographs taken by Holocaust survivors living in Israel, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee’s Photography with Joy exhibit is on display in the Simon Family JCC ’s Leon...

February Utilizing a bold graphic aesthetic to tell biblical stories, the Parsha Posters project contains 54 illustrations that embody the emotions and characters of the parshat hashavua (weekly Torah portion). Each poster cleverly integrates the Hebrew name of the...

Temple Israel Night at the Theater Saturday, February, 2, 7:30 pm Zeiders American Dream Theatre Distant Survivors, a play based on the stirring Holocaust poetry of William Heyen, that was adapted for the stage and directed by June Prager, runs January 24 through...

Classes: Mondays, 6:45 pm; Saturdays, 11 am $99 per month for members; $150 per month for non-members Dorin Spivey has been boxing for more than 26 years. He’s won two National Boxing Association titles and the World Boxing Association NABA lightweight title, and has...

Reviewed by Chen Glikman When Heroes Fly shows multiple dimensions of Israeli society. The film begins with a very dramatic and full of action opening scene that takes place during The Second Lebanon War in 2006. The story then moves to the reality of four soldiers’...

Fridays, January 25, March 8, and May 17  |   5–6:30 pm Ohef Sholom Temple offers a special family Shabbat program, designed specifically for young children and their families. Kids & Kiddush uses prayer, songs, stories, and crafts to introduce young children to...

Monday, January 14, 6:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus In response to the increase of hate crimes and bigotry across the country, Hands United Building Bridges (HUBB) and the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, are hosting...

Wednesday, February 6, 7 am–4 pm Bus departs from the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Meet Virginia’s State Senators and Delegates to discuss issues that affect the Jewish community with the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater...

Wednesday, January 23, 12–2 pm Simon Family JCC Join the Seniors Club for an entertaining lunch program. Sid Sward, accomplished accordionist for more than 65 years, will entertain the Club with his musical skills. All seniors are welcome. For information, contact...

Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Through January Featuring photographs taken by Holocaust survivors living in Israel that speak of courage, aging, surviving, loving, and living, that express personal stories, the American Jewish Joint...

Thursday, January 31, 2019, 7:30 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked each year on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. While concentration camps are the first thought...

Monday, January 21, 6 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center Free with RSVP required An Act of Defiance, a film which highlights a critical period in South Africa’s history, will be shown in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and in partnership with Community...

Leon Family Gallery | Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Through December For its first exhibition outside of JCC Manhattan, the National Library of Israel is showcasing its treasures at the Simon Family JCC. Lining the walls of the Leon Family Gallery are facsimiles...

Thursday, January 10, 12 pm | Sandler Family Campus $12 Lunch; $30 Lunch and signed book Bundled Registration for lunch and a signed book closes January 3 Author and neuroscientist Rachel Herz will participate in a panel discussion with Tom Purcell, Simon Family JCC’s...