What’s Happening

Thursday, September 19, 9:30–11am Sandler Family Campus For 20 years, Be A Reader (BEAR) mentors have made a meaningful difference in the lives of children by sharing just one hour a week of their time during the school year. BEAR partners with Title 1 schools...

Tuesdays and Thursdays Self-defense: 5:30–6:15 pm Karate: 6:15–7 pm free for JCC members Personal safety has never been more relevant, and the Simon Family JCC membership package has never been more responsive to members’ lifestyle and wellness needs. And, starting...

Tuesday, September 17, 12 pm, Bayville Golf Club, Virginia Beach Tee off with the 31st Annual Bob Josephberg Classic Golf Tournament, presented by Strelitz International Academy (formerly Hebrew Academy of Tidewater), for a good cause and a good time. Golfer...

Monday, September 23, 7:30 pm, ODU’s University Theater A leading voice in klezmer music and Yiddish song for more than 30 years, the Klezmer Conservatory Band (KCB) will appear in concert at Old Dominion University. KCB’s repertoire ranges from Yiddish standards to...

Sunday, October 6, Ohef Sholom Temple, 10:30 am An Ohef Sholom Temple Men’s Club Carpool Cafe will be the occasion for a showing of an important and fascinating documentary film that recounts the story of more than 80 Jewish refugees who were detained in Norfolk...

Begins Saturday, September 14, 9 am What is Judaism? is the name of Ohef Sholom’s course introducing Jewish ideas. The class is open to anyone interested in learning more about the distinctively Jewish way of thinking and relating to life. In recent years, the...

October 29 – November 3 Award-winning Israeli actor Sasson Gabay and star of Beautiful Chilina Kennedy, part of North American Tour cast Winner of 10 Tony awards—including best musical Winner of Grammy award for best musical theater album The Band’s Visit tells a...

Friday, August 23, 6:30 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Join Ohef Sholom Temple for an uplifting, contemporary, especially-musical Shabbat service featuring Rabbi Rosalin Mandleberg, Cantor Jen Reuben, and FNL musicians Marilyn & Bob Johns. Following the service, a catered...

Tuesday, September 17, 12 pm, Bayville Golf Club Tee off with the 31st Annual Bob Josephberg Classic Golf Tournament, presented by Strelitz International Academy (formerly Hebrew Academy of Tidewater), for a good cause and a good time. Golfer registration includes...

Saturdays, August 24 and September 14, 9:30 am It’s getting to be that time of year—time to start thinking about the High Holy Days. For everyone, it’s a time of teshuvah, of returning. For long-time members of the Jewish community, returning can mean anything from...

Wednesday, August 21, 12 pm Simon Family JCC Join the JCC Seniors Club for lunch and a discussion with Chaplain Jim Thompson of Freda H. Gordon Hospice & Palliative Care on how the roles of these two services have changed dramatically in the past decade. Members,...

An Israeli husband and wife dance duo, one deaf and one who hears, will share their uniquely choreographed dance work, Two Worlds, at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. Combining pantomime, sign language and expressive movement, this dance team...

Spend time with residents and be part of a more than 30-year-tradition. Volunteer activities include: • Serving food • Reading books • Playing board games • And, more! Well-behaved animals are also welcome. A Switch Day social for residents and volunteers begins at 2...

Want to put a smile on a teenager’s face this holiday season? Young Adult Division of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is collecting $5 and $10 gift cards for local teens in need. These gift cards will serve as holiday gifts for teens that need it most. Consider...

Crossing the Line 2 Wednesday, Jan. 18, 7:30 pm A documentary revealing the rise of anti-Israel activity and anti-Semitic rhetoric on North American university campuses, Crossing the Line 2 demonstrates when reasonable criticism of Israel ‘crosses the line’ into...

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus, free Author Kenneth L. Marcus will share details from his latest book, The Definition of Anti-Semitism, in which he elaborates on the link between anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism, and how this is impacting...

K-5 Open House — Wednesday, Dec. 7, 8:30 am This event will include information sessions and the chance to meet current HAT faculty, students and parents. RSVP to Carin Simon, admissions director, Hebrew Academy of Tidewater and Strelitz Early Childhood Education...

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6–7 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Society of Professionals and INSCO Insurance invite community members to attend the next event in the Conversations series, a private discussion with Kenneth L. Marcus, president and general counsel of...

Sunday, Dec. 11, 2 pm Jewish Museum & Cultural Center The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center’s Cheva Cinema film series will present Yentl, a 1983 American romantic musical drama film from United Artists (through MGM) directed, co-written, co-produced by and...

Sunday, Dec. 11, 6 pm Museum of Contemporary Art An Israeli deaf and hearing dance duo from Israel, Jill and Amnon Damti will perform, Two Worlds, where the worlds of silence and sound are creatively meshed into a moving dance performance. The Damtis use pantomime,...

Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts presents The Aluminum Show next month, a new and unique show that brings the material, music and artists together on stage in a magical, mystery-filled creation. A combination of visual theater, dance...

Sundays, Oct. 9 and 23, Nov. 6 and 20, Dec. 4 and 18, 6 pm Rabbi Ellen Jaffe- Gill of Tidewater Chavurah facilitates reading and discussion of texts from Hebrew Scripture with an eye toward meaning beyond the literal, in service of alternative interpretations. All...

Friday, Nov. 11, 9:30 am, Sandler Family Campus Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s 7th Annual Veterans Day Service and Celebration seeks to honor those who have served in America’s armed forces, as well as those who continue to do so with dedication and bravery. This...

Begins, Monday, Oct. 31, 7 pm Rabbi Sender Haber A course designed to teach how to read Hebrew in five easy lessons is being offered by Norfolk’s B’nai Israel Congregation. The free Hebrew Reading Crash Course is available to all members of the Tidewater Jewish...

Wednesday, Nov. 2, 7 pm, Temple Sinai, Newport News Paul Goldberg, author of The Yid, a black comedy about the last days of Stalinist Russia, will speak at Temple Sinai. The Yid begins in late February 1953 in Moscow, where Stalin is hatching his plan to unleash his...

6th annual Israel Today series presents Avi Melamed: author, educator and analyst Tuesday, Nov. 15, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Acclaimed Israeli intelligence analyst Avi Melamed has spent more than 30 years interpreting Middle East affairs. His...

Sherri Wisoff Want to enjoy the fragrance of yeast rising, laugh and share community with hundreds of women and then experience the deep satisfaction of baking your own challah on Shabbat? This year, the 2nd Annual Great Big Challah Bake is slated to take place nine...

Sundays, Nov. 6, Jan. 22, March 5, 2 pm Dedicated to the memory of Jewish Museum and Cultural Center’s beloved board member, Rabbi Arthur Z. Steinberg who died on April 10, the museum began its 2016-2017 Lecture Series on Sunday, Sept. 25 with a presentation about...

Friday, November 11–Saturday, November 12 Yisroel Stein The Tidewater community has many programs and functions to bring together various groups of Jews, including organizations for young adults, older adults, teens, college students and various synagogues. What if...

Sundays, September 25; November 6, 18, & 20;  December 11; January 8 & 29; February 10, 12 & 26;  March 12 & 26; April 23 & 30; May 14  10–11 am, free  Born Jewish, but not really certain about the basics? Considering Conversion? Part of an...