What’s Happening

Sunday, January 9, 3–4:30 pm Tu B’Shevat is considered the New Year of the Trees, marking the start of spring in Israel—when trees begin to bloom after a long, cold winter. In celebration of Tu B’Shevat, PJ Library in Tidewater is going to the Norfolk Botanical...

Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15 As B’nai Israel celebrates 75 years, the congregation is ‘on the hunt’ for beautiful memories. Help B’nai Israel personalize its dedicatory book with flashbacks throughout the years. Share photos or memories such as a...

Shabbos: Friday, January 14–Saturday, January 15 Services begin at 8:45 am followed by a Gala Kiddush at noon To celebrate the congregation’s 75th anniversary, B’nai Israel is planning an awe-inspiring and memorable Shabbos featuring world renowned singer and Chazzan...

Sunday, December 5, 4–5:30 pm Congregation Beth El World-renowned a cappella singing sensations Six13 will perform at a community-wide, family-friendly, high-energy celebration at Congregation Beth El to mark the congregation’s 71st anniversary. The in-person event...

Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15 A commemorative and celebratory Shabbos Shira is planned for B’nai Israel Congregation’s 75th anniversary. This special Shabbos, featuring renowned singer and chazzan, Simcha Leiner, will be filled with memories, joy, and...

Sunday, November 21, 2 pm, online While Meir Shalev is not a household name in the United States, he is one of Israel’s most celebrated novelists. Shalev will join the community for an online conversation as part of the 11th annual Israel Today series in partnership...

Brainstorming session: Monday, December 6 The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Be a Reader (BeAR) Literacy Program is refusing to hibernate this winter. Instead, it is roaring into new territory. BeAR will host a...

Friday, January 14 and Saturday, January 15 The Shabbos of January 14 and 15, B’nai Israel will celebrate the congregation’s 75th anniversary with a gala kiddush. B’nai Israel Congregation serves the Jewish community however possible. To help enhance this very special...

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Virginia Arts Festival present a live multimedia event featuring Israel Story Sunday, April 15, 7:30 pm, the Gallery at Waterside Tickets: $35 Israel Story, the award-winning radio show and podcast, kicks off it’s U.S. tour...

Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach Free and open to the community with RS VP required to JewishVA.org/GilTroy CRC, Simon Family JCC, Virginia Beach Public Library, and community partners present...

14th Annual Grieving Children’s Art Show March Imagine being a child and learning that your mother was killed in a car accident. Who can you talk to about this sudden tragic loss and who will understand? Although family and friends of all ages are impacted when a...

Let the skies rejoice and sing a new song Let the earth dance with glee Let the oceans give a mighty roar So their praise will echo through the tree — Psalm 96:11, from A Mighty Roar, track 3 in Beneath the Open Sky CD What do you get when you mix the Tanakh’s 96th...

Celebrating Israeli culture and bringing communities together through art and dance March 9–16 More than 70 artists and guests from Israel, including former First Lady Miri Shafir Navon, will travel to Virginia as part of Art For Understanding next month. This...

Erin Zimmerman Scenes from Israel February A writer, producer, and director for CBN Documentaries, Erin Zimmerman earned an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Regent University, then spent four years at CBN News, where she served as a segment producer and line producer...

Premieres Sunday, March 11, 8 pm on WHRO TV 15 Three young cantors, all rising stars in the Jewish music scene, are brought together in Amsterdam’s revered 17th century Portuguese Synagogue for a concert of Jewish sacred and secular music arranged for orchestra and...

Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach Free and open to the community A leading political historian and one of today’s most prominent activists in the fight against the de-legitimization of Israel, Gil...

Wednesday, March 21, 12 pm Simon Family JCC The Joseph Fleishma n n Memorial Fund of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation and the Simon Family JCC invite Seniors to celebrate Passover at the Senior Seder. Taking place in the Multipurpose Room at the Simon Family JCC, Rabbi...

Sunday, March 25, 4–7 pm Uno’s Pizzeria, 5900 East Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk Save the date for the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center’s 10th anniversary celebration. Each ticket includes an all you can eat Italian buffet and one alcoholic beverage. Silent and live...

Thursday March 1, 5 pm Wyndham Garden, Downtown Norfolk The Twins From France will amaze children and adults alike with their mind-boggling acrobatic and daredevil feats in a performance unlike any other. A reading of the Megillah will also take place. RSVP to...

Tuesdays, 2 pm, Kehillat Beit Hamidrash A conservative synagogue located in Virginia Beach’s Kempsville section, Kehillat Beit Hamidrash Synagogue does not have a formal rabbi. But that does not stop the congregation from having a weekly Torah study class. When the...

March 9–11, Ohef Sholom Temple Back by popular demand, Mama Doni and her four-person bluegrass band, Nefesh Mountain, return to Tidewater for multiple concerts and a musical Kabbalat Shabbat over three days. In fall 2016, under her “Mama Doni” billing, Doni Zasloff...

Monday, February 12, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Aaron David Miller, vice president for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will discuss the future of the U.S. involvement in a volatile...

Erin Zimmerman Scenes from Israel February The architecture in Israel and the daily lives of the country’s citizens are explored in this moving photography exhibit. Erin Zimmerman is a writer, producer, and director of documentaries about history, people, and biblical...

February 15 7 pm, Keynote address VIP cocktail reception, 6 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center February 16 8:30 am–1 pm Simon Family JCC Tidewater Learning Connection, an initiative of the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, presents “How to Raise an Adult.” This two-day...

Sunday, Jan. 28, 10:30 am–12 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Dr. Bernd Wollschläeger, the son of a decorated Nazi tank commander, and author of A German Life: Against All Odds, Change is Possible (2007) will tell the story of his struggle of being torn between faith, family,...

Sunday, Feb. 4, 10:30 am Congregation Beth El, free Finding strength and understanding in the midst of a medical crisis is not easy, according to Israela Meyerstein, who offers insights in what to say and do as a patient or supporter of a family member or friend who...

February 15, 7 pm, Keynote address VIP cocktail reception, 6 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center February 16, 8:30 am–1 pm Simon Family JCC Tidewater Learning Connection, an initiative of the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, presents “How to Raise an Adult.” This two-day...

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 12 pm, Simon Family JCC, free The JCC Seniors Club is looking forward to another year filled with entertaining meetings and exciting trips. In partnership with the 25th Annual Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, a free screening of Body and Soul will...