What’s Happening

Sunday, May 19, 11 am–4 pm, Sandler Family Campus This year’s Israel Fest will offer even more ways to experience and celebrate the State of Israel…without leaving Tidewater. Families can visit Tidewater’s own Jerusalem Biblical Zoo and compete in a scavenger hunt;...

Wednesday, April 10, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Former editor-in-chief of Parade Magazine, Janice Kaplan will visit Tidewater to discuss her latest book, How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life. The book, written...

Wednesday, March 15, 11:30 am, Simon Family JCC Israeli fitness expert and former trainer on the Biggest Loser Israel, Nadav Meirson will lead light exercise and a lunch discussion. The session is open to all seniors. Meirson is an entrepreneur leading several...

Always the backbone of B’nai Israel Congregation, the B’nai Israel Sisterhood was responsible for a wealth of programs, classes, and fundraisers. They gave the synagogue an aura of energy, fun, and inspiration. Realizing the need for a reinvigorated Sisterhood, B’nai...

Wednesday, May 1, 6:45 pm, Temple Israel A commemorative program celebrating the power of the human spirit and the enduring faith of those who witnessed and survived the Holocaust, this year’s event features guest speaker, Dr. Roger Loria. A survivor from Belgium,...

Thursday, May 23 Celebrate LAG B’OMER and join The Simon Family JCC, YAD, and Chabad for a delicious family cookout, beer, rockin’ music, and a bonfire. Open to the community. For more information and tickets, contact Jasmine Amitay at JAmitay@ujft.org.

Simon Family JCC, CRC, and community partner’s present Train Like Israel’s Biggest Losers with Nadav Meirson Workout: Wednesday, May 15, 8:30 am Simon Family JCC Pushing fitness levels to new heights, Nadav Meirson, the trainer from the hit reality series The Biggest...

Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, BBYO, and OSTY present Cause An Effect A series for Jewish high school students (grades 9-12) and their parents Thursday, May 9, 6–9 pm The Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) most recent “Audit of...

Thursdays, 10:30 am, Simon Family JCC Group discussion of local, regional, national, and world news, as well as emerging topics in a cordial atmosphere. Free and open to the community. Contact David Rabinowitz at 757-424-3027.

Friday, April 12, 7 pm Home of Hal and Elaine in Virginia Beach’s Great Neck Meadows area A “congregation without walls,” Tidewater Chavurah’s events are held in members’ homes or at other locations. Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill will lead the monthly Shabbat service with...

From Remembrance to Independence Yom Hazikaron to Yom Ha’Atzmaut Wednesday, May 8, 7:30 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Honoring the transition that takes place in Israel as Yom Hazikaron, a somber day of reflection ends at sundown, giving way to Yom Ha’atzmaut’s celebration,...

Friday, September 9, 7 pm Tidewater Chavurah will hold its second Friday of the month Shabbat service with Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill leading the service at the home of Hal and Elaine in the Great Neck Meadows area of Virginia Beach. An Oneg will follow to give time to...

Sunday, September 18, 1-3 pm The NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition is a free opportunity to build confidence and it returns to the Simon Family JCC this month. Boys and girls, ages 6–15 compete in the first round, which is the initial step to advancing...

Wednesday, September 14, 7 pm Sandler Family Campus Dr. Aaron Vinik, director of Research and the Neuroendocrine Unit and Murray Waitzer Endowed Chair for Diabetes Research at Eastern Virginia Medical School, will discuss Diabetes and Aging at a free and open to the...

Thursday, September 15, 9–11 am Sandler Family Campus, free with RSVP The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will host the next Hampton Roads Diversity and Inclusion Consortium quarterly meeting. The HRDIC provides organizations...

Sunday, September 11 10 am–12 pm Ohef Sholom Temple will host an open house for prospective members to learn about the congregation. Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg, who brings warmth, vitality and wisdom to her spiritual leadership; Cantor Wally Schachet-Briskin, who...

Thursday, September 15–Sunday, February 19, 2017 Meet the Artist /NEON Festival lecture: Thursday, September 15, 6:30 pm A new installation at the Chrysler Museum of Art invites visitors into the whimsical world of Norfolk-born artist Brian Bress. Opening to the...

Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts The 6th annual Israel Today forum kicks off with former U.S. peace negotiator, adviser and ambassador, Dennis Ross. Ross will speak about the U.S.-Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama and the...

Sunday, September 11, 11:30 am to 3 pm Cavalier Golf & Yacht Club  Sisters of Iota Gamma Phi are planning a reunion to “connect with sisters from years past.” To RSVP, send a check for $35 to: Pearl Taylor, P.O. Box 56556, Virginia Beach, VA 23456. A check secures...

Saturday, August 20, 7:30 pm Culturally, what has happened in 50 years? Fifty years ago, people were listening to the Beatles, and still do, but the Beatles no longer perform. F Troop no longer mans its outpost in TV-country, and McHale’s Navy no longer patrols the...

UJFT’s YAD and the Simon Family JCC’s End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party Friday, August 26, 5 pm The End of Summer Shabbat dinner is the first of the 2017 Campaign year, and to kick it off, several new and exciting activities are on tap, along with popular...

Kickoff event with Ambassador Dennis Ross in collaboration with Virginia Beach Forum Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 pm sandler Center for the Performing Arts The Simon Family JCC’s Cultural Arts department and the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish...

Sunday, September 11, 7 pm,  United Jewish Community of the Virginia Peninsula  Robert Gillette will speak about his young adult book, Escape to Virginia, in the first event of the Jewish Book Council’s 2016–2017 season. Escape to Virginia tells the true story of how...

Wednesday, September 14, 7 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus  A national leader in basic and clinical Neuropathy, Dr. Aaron Vinik will speak on diabetes and aging at Hadassah’s next meeting. Vinik has defined the heterogenic of neuropathy and has pioneered the use...

September 15, 9–11 am, Sandler Family Campus, free The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will host the next Hampton Roads Diversity and Inclusion Consortium quarterly meeting. The HRDIC provides organizations with opportunities to share ideas, resources, and...

Sunday, September 11, 11:30 am–2:30 pm A reunion for area Iota Gamma Phi Sorority sisters is slated to take place in September. The high school sorority was active for 70 years in Tidewater and the reunion is for anyone who was a member at any time. “Sisters” from...

Wednesday, August 3, 6 pm, Simon Family JCC Ten 17-year-old Israeli Scouts and two leaders will visit the Simon Family JCC in early August. Each Friendship Caravan of Scouts, or Tzofim, consists of five males and five females. The Scouts are all accomplished...

Leon Family Art Gallery at the Simon Family JCC July 20–August 20 A white billowy hood crowns a woman’s face peeking out of the darkness. Ceremonial robes drape the human form. The composition is swallowed in sorrow. Monochromatic tones transition from deep blacks to...