What’s Happening

Monday, December 16, noon, Beth Sholom Village Jane Bernstein The Face Tells the Secret by Jane Bernstein is a story of a woman who discovers love and learns how to open herself to life’s happier relationships. The main character, Roxanne, a single 40-year old product...

Sunday, December 8, 10 am, Temple Emanuel, Free The Storyteller’s Story—Michelle Obama’s trailblazing speechwriter forges new path, again Sarah Hurwitz was Michelle Obama’s speechwriter. Now she’s dubbed Judaism’s speechwriter. If grace and gravitas were a big box...

Tony Award®-nominated Broadway revival of Fiddler on the Roof Tuesday, November 19–Sunday, November 24 Chrysler Hall A beloved theatrical classic from Tony Award-winner Joseph Stein, and Pulitzer Prize-winners Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, Fiddler on the Roof is the...

Latkes, books, music, crafts and camps Sunday, December 15 | 11:30 am–2:30 pm Sandler Family Campus Three children’s authors, a light lunch and latkes, crafts, visiting overnight camp representatives, and tons of activities combine to create a celebration of Hanukkah...

Friday, November 15, 6–9 pm B’nai Israel Congregation For the past five years, the Tidewater community has joined this global Shabbat Project movement. Last year, 200 people came together for a beautiful and inspiring Friday night dinner in Ghent. The Tidewater...

Friday, November 15, 8:30–9:30 am Strelitz International Academy Kindergarten–5th Grade Hear about the school’s new International Baccalaureate® candidacy program, meet middle school alumni, learn about its K-5 affordability program, and explore the primary years...

Wednesday, November 13, 7 pm B’nai Israel Congregation Women of all ages are invited to Tidewater’s fifth annual Great Big Challah Bake, a partnership between B’nai Israel Congregation and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. The event will be just one of...

Sunday, November 17, 9:30 am–1 pm Sandler Family Campus Super Sunday, as always, is being planned by a group of up and coming visionary leaders. Now called Rishon: Emerging Leaders, the group has spent the last few months learning about the Jewish community and...

Naomi Nachman hosts the Vaad of Tidewater’s Chopped Competition Sunday, November 3, 5 pm, Sheraton Waterside On the precipice of Naomi Nachman’s visit to Norfolk, I had the opportunity to speak with her about her extensive travels, love of food, and what to expect at...

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...

Fridays, September 23, November 4, January 21 and April 21, 5–6:30 pm, free A special family Shabbat program designed for young children and their families at Ohef Sholom Temple, Kids & Kiddush uses prayer, songs, stories and crafts to introduce religious services...

Tuesday, September 20, 7:30 pm,  Sandler Center for the Performing Arts  The Israel Today 2016–2017 season, sponsored by Charles Barker Automotive, begins with visiting expert Dennis Ross, who will discuss his new book, Doomed to Succeed: The U.S.-Israel Relationship...

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...