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Monday, January 27, 7:30 pm, Congregation Beth El, Free, with RSVP to JewishVa.org/TidewaterTogether Ariel Burger was interviewed by Sarah Hurwitz at Politics and Prose in Washington, DC. As a Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival author, Hurwitz came to...
Friday, January 31, 6 pm, B’nai Israel An elegant Shabbos dinner in support of BINA High School will take place on Friday, January 31. The fundraiser for the girls’ high school still has sponsorship opportunities available.For reservations, sponsorships, or more...
Author Elizabeth Weitzman to lead gallery tour Thursday, February 6, noon, free Elizabeth Weitzman, author of Renegade Women in Film & TV, will visit the Simon Family JCC for a community luncheon and gallery tour as part of the Lee and Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish...
Ever wonder if a vote mattered in an election? Consider the latest Virginia state delegate election recount of Nancy Guy and Chris Stolle. Guy was officially declared the winner of the 83rd House of Delegates race with 40 votes over the incumbent Chris Stolle. Forty...
4,000 people have summited Mount Everest, 12 people have walked on the moon, 5 people have ever dived with polar bears, and one of them will be in Virginia Beach. Saturday, February 22, 8 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Tickets $35 or under 21, FREE The BIG...
As attacks against Jews increase across the country, varied reactions of fear, sadness, and anger rarely consider the way that Jewishness and events affecting Jews are experienced by Jews of Color. With this in mind, Congregation Beth El invited Rabbi Sandra Lawson,...
Next session: Wednesday, February 12, 3 pm Elihu Flax first studied to be a rabbi before becoming a Conservative-trained cantor. For the past 16 years, he has served in both roles as director of Religious Services at Beth Sholom Village. Now, four times a year,...
Saturday, March 7 Doors open: 6:45 pm; Auction begins: 7:45 pm Save the date! Kempsville Conservative Synagogue’s popular 19th Annual Gala Art Auction is slated for March. Featuring art in all media and price ranges, the event will be presented by Arrin Ross Auctions,...
Tuesday, January 21, 7 pm, L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center at Norfolk State University In honor of the National Day of Racial Healing, the Hampton Roads Community Foundation will sponsor a civil rights panel to discuss how laws have led to racism. It will...
Sunday, January 12, 3–5 pm Brock Environmental Center One of the world’s greenest buildings is right here in Virginia Beach. The Brock Environmental Center was built in 2014 and is an international model for energy saving and water efficiency. An exclusive tour of the...
Winter Camp: Monday, December 23–Tuesday, December 31 6:30 am–6 pm (closed Dec. 25) Kids Connection is a Before and After-School Care Program for elementary aged children that attend Strelitz and Virginia Beach Public Schools.* The enrichment program includes weekly...
Thursday, January 9, 7:30 pm, B’nai Israel A lively step-by-step chocolate babka baking class in B’nai Israel’s Richels Hall. $10 for B’nai Israel Sisterhood members; $15 for non-members. Reservations required by Thursday, January 2 at...
Israel Fest Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Israeli Kitchen Encounters: A Culinary Adventure with Puzzle Israel Tuesday, May 2, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Israeli chefs Guy Marom and Nir Margalith will tantalize...
Saturday, April 22, 6 pm, Hilton Norfolk The Main Joyce Strelitz, of blessed memory, and the Virginia Opera are forever linked. A long-time member of the Opera's leadership, Strelitz served as chair of the state-wide board of directors and also, for many years, guided...
Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus On May 14, 1948, Israel’s future first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, publically read Israel’s Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel, marking the ending of the British Mandate. The...
Sunday, March 19, 6:30 pm Congregation Beth El In the beginning of Escape to Virginia From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm, author Bob Gillette writes, “Hope and courage are the right hand and left hand of the human spirit that keeps suffering people going. They keep...
The Be A Reader (BEAR) program is one of three finalists for Classic Air’s One Hour Cares $5,000 giveaway. The recipient will be chosen at the end of March in a lottery-type drawing, with the more “likes” received at OneHourCares.com increasing the chances to win....
Tuesdays, March 28 and May 2, 7 pm Ohef Sholom Temple’s recent Listening Campaign “indicated that congregants are interested in sharpening their communicative fluency in Hebrew, and that they would like to do so in a fun and relaxed setting,” says Dr. David Metzger,...
Sunday, April 2, 5:30 pm, Temple Israel Shabbos Night Fever is this year’s theme for Temple Israel’s annual spring fundraiser. Guests are encouraged to dress in disco wear—leisure suits, bell bottoms, platform shoes, and, for the more adventurous, full John Travolta...
Four-week session begins Wednesday, March 29, 12:30 pm, Simon Family JCC Classes: Wednesdays, March 29, April 5, April 26, May 3 Dr. Alan Morinis, founder and dean of The Mussar Institute, was the guest scholar for last month’s Milton “Mickey” Kramer...
Sunday, March 19, 2 pm Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue’s 17th annual art exhibition and auction will feature auctioneer Rick Brandwein of Marlin Fine Auctions and Creative Events. He plans to bring a variety of media to meet varied pocketbooks...
Wednesday, March 15, 12 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Sharing her journey of recovery from a ruptured aneurysm at age 28 through the restorative power of food and cooking, Jessica Fechtor, author of the award-winning memoir, Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals...
Thursday, March 30 The Westin, Virginia Beach Town Center Since 1963, Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC) has annually honored individuals and organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to heal divisions within their community and to advance a...
Saturday, March 25, 8 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus One of Israel’s singing treasures, Gitit Shoval will share her vocal and storytelling talents through her concert, “From Gershwin to Dylan: the Genius of Jewish Songwriters,” a tribute to Jewish composers, as...
Monday, March 13, 7:30–8:30 pm Boyd Dining Center, Virginia Wesleyan College Rabbi David N. Saperstein is the immediate past United States Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom. Saperstein was a principal advisor to the President and Secretary of...
Sunday, March 12 11:30 am–2 pm, Ohef Sholom Temple Ohef Sholom Temple Youth (OSTY) will hold its annual Purim Carnival at the temple. This year’s carnival will feature games, a dunk tank, pie-the-Cantor and other festivities. The Men’s Club will sell lunch and the...
Sunday, March 12, Temple Israel Megillah reading: 9:15–10:30 am Carnival: 10:30 am–12:30 pm Two Norfolk congregations are joining together for a morning of Purim. Congregation Beth El and Temple Israel will host a multi-generational Megillah reading and a Purim...
Sunday, March 12, 11:30 am–3 pm Temple Emanuel’s Purim celebration includes a one-of-akind Megillah & Movie at 11:30 am, as well as a Carnival for the entire family from 12:30 until 3 pm. The Megillah Movie will showcase students from the Temple Emanuel Religious...
Last call for tickets to the hottest party in town! Saturday, March 18, 8 pm, ages 22–45 Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Hundreds of young adults are expected to attend this year’s Alice in Wonderland themed Purim party hosted by the Young Adult Division (YAD) of...
Thursday, March 2, 6:30 pm Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, rabbi of Tidewater Chavurah, will begin a 10-week class on prayer book and biblical Hebrew. The first half will focus on learning the Hebrew alphabet and vowels, and the second part will be for the beginners and for...
From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm with author Robert H. Gillette March 19, 6:30 pm, Congregation Beth El Escape to Virginia follows the true story of two Jewish teenagers growing up in Nazi Germany who end up living on a farm outside of Richmond, Va. Eva Jacobson...
Thursday, March 30, The Westin, Virginia Beach Town Center The Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities (VCIC) will present a Humanitarian Award to Kim Simon Fink at its 2017 Tidewater Humanitarian Awards Dinner next month. Other honorees include Kenneth C....