Every language enables a way of thinking. The language that thinks Jewishly is Hebrew and Ohef Sholom Temple offers myriad opportunities to explore and learn with Hebrew classes for adults and children beginning next month. The adult classes aim to make the prayer...
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B’nai Israel Congregation Scholar-in-Residence: Rabbi Yoseph Friedman
Shabbos Nacham Friday, August 16–Saturday, August 17 For more than a decade, Rabbi Yosef Friedman was the rabbi of B’nai Israel Congregation, shaping the community and its Torah institutions into the vibrant organizations they are today. He returns for an inspiring...
UJFT’s Hineni Fellowship, a leadership development for young adults, seeks nominations
Hineni is a Jewish values-based innovative Fellowship designed to give the most promising young volunteers insight and skills to enhance their personal and professional lives, as well as to empower them to lead the Jewish community into the future. Are you, or do you...
Three-session class offers overview of Judaism
Tuesdays, August 7, 14, 21; 4–6 pm Alfriends House behind Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill of Tidewater Chavurah will present a three-session class, Belonging, Behaving, and Believing. The class will provide a...
Beach congregations to hold joint High Holiday services
Congregations Beth Chaverim and Tidewater Chavurah will see in the Hebrew year 5780 together, holding joint holiday services beginning Sept. 29, 2019. All services will be held in the parish hall of Old Donation Episcopal Church, 4449 N. Witchduck Rd., Virginia Beach....
Clean the beach with YAD
Sunday, August 25, 9 am 2500 Shore Drive, Virginia Beach Tikkun Olam is the social action concept in Judaism of repairing the world. The Young Adult Division of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Hands on Tidewater ‘HoT’ programming meets multiple times a year to...
Registration open for Religious School at Ohef Sholom
Offering Religious School for preschoolers through 10th grade, Ohef Sholom Temple is committed to raising Reform Jews whose identity is firmly grounded in Torah and Jewish texts, and who are connected to Israel, Jewish history, culture, language, and traditions. OST’s...
Pickleball at the JCC
One of the fastest growing sports in the nation, Pickleball is now available at the Simon Family JCC in partnership with Virginia 757 Pickleball Association. Many volunteers have diligently worked to get the eight dedicated courts ready for play. Along with the...
Holocaust Commission’s 14th Biennial Educators’ Conference Teaching Difficult History: How Our Past Informs Our Present
REGISTRATION OPEN Tuesday, July 30, 5:30–7 pm, Norfolk Academy, 1585 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk Wednesday, July 31, 7:30 am–4:30 pm Norfolk Academy Batten Library, 1585 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk Thursday, August 1, 7:30 am–5 pm, trip to the Virginia Holocaust Museum,...
Where We Disappear, Simon Fink’s directorial debut set to premiere in Los Angeles
Friday, June 21, 7 pm The feature film, Where We Disappear, directed by Norfolk native Simon Fink, is getting its world premiere in Los Angeles at the historic TLC (Grauman’s) Chinese Theatres. The film is the official selection of the 2019 Dances With Films festival....
2019 Biennial Meeting of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Thursday, June 13, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Reception begins at 6 pm; Program begins at 6:45 pm The community is invited to attend the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater. The evening will include the nomination and election of...
B’nai Israel to host Ann Zukerman Memorial Scholar-in-Residence, Moe Mernick
Friday, June 14–Saturday, June 15 Ann Zukerman’s appreciation for Torah lectures and tasteful events inspired her family—under the leadership of Herb Zukerman—to initiate an annual Scholar-in-Residence program in her memory. The idea is to bring high quality speakers...
Challah Days—Highlights of featured speakers
Friday, June 17–Sunday, June 19, Kempsville Conservative Synagogue When Kempsville Conservative Synagogue/Kehillat Bet Hamidrash began planning A Taste of Challah Days Around the World, no one imagined where it would lead the congregation. Planning a Shabbat...
Lorraine Fink turns discarded JCC lights into sculpture
Saturday, June 4, Exhibit opens at Slover Library, Norfolk In 2014, As Lorraine Fink took down her art show at the Leon Family Gallery and loaded it into her car, she was drawn by “a silent vibrant cry from a small mountain of metal and plastic at the edge of the...
Now in it’s sixth year, the Simon Family JCC Presidents’ Cup Golf Tournament has seen its share of exciting and silly moments
Thursday, June 9, 11:30 am registration, 1 pm shotgun start, Heron Ridge Golf Club, Virginia Beach Everyone’s favorite character—Norman Sher (known to most as Normie)— shares a few, colorful memories from past Simon Family JCC Presidents’ Cup Golf Tournaments, as well...
Simon Family JCC Israel Fest extravaganza promises fun for the entire family—celebrating 68 years
Sunday, June 5, 11 am–4 pm, Sandler Family Campus Explore everything Israeli at the Simon Family JCC’s biggest party of the year, the sixth annual Israel Fest, honoring Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s 68th Independence Day. The festival honors all the cultural, artistic, and...
Israel Fest to feature tapestries that weave a tale of Jewish Pilgrimage
Sunday, June 5, 11 am–4 pm During the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century, the Monzon family from Monzon, Spain, was one of many Jewish families expelled from their homes. This displaced family wandered around Europe seeking a new home in Russia where they lived...
The Simon Family JCC celebrates its Biennial Meeting as its staff merges with the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
Wednesday, June 15, 7 pm The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC are merging. Starting in January of 2016, JCC leadership initiated a plan for the Center and UJFT to combine resources, creating a stronger staff to support both the Federation and...
Splashes of color and hours of fun planned for opening day pool party
Sunday, May 22, 1–4 pm, Simon Family JCC, Free for everyone The calendar may say May, but the weather shouts, “summer.” Simon Family JCC members and guests are invited to cool off and get their feet wet at the first pool party of 2016. The family friendly outdoor...
Matti Friedman Israel Today—Sifting through the media spin
Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Matti Friedman, former Jerusalem Bureau reporter and editor for the Associated Press will be the featured speaker in the final event of the 5th Annual Israel Today Series, hosted by the Community Relations...
Simon Family JCC’s 6th Annual President’s Golf Cup Tournament improves kids programs at every shot
Thursday, June 9, 1 pm, Heron Ridge Golf Club One of the greatest professional golfers of all time, William Ben Hogan, said, “The most important shot in golf is the next one.” The Simon Family JCC applies that sentiment when planning their Annual Presidents’ Golf Cup...
YAD, JCC, and Chabad’s Lag B’Omer Bash
Bonfire, Food, Beer, Music Thursday, May 26, 5:30 pm In the midst of Omer count, count off these 10 fun facts about the Lag B’omer holiday, to get informed and pumped for the upcoming YAD, JCC and Chabad Lag B’Omer Bash. • Lag B’Omer, literally translated from Hebrew...
JDC photograph auction includes image by Annie Sandler Repairing the World: Frame by Frame
Tuesday, May 17, 6 pm Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) is presenting its first ever auction of original photographs by board members who have been involved with JDC’s humanitarian programs...
Student art exhibit completes the Holocaust Commission’s Elie Wiesel competitions
May 10–May 31, Old Dominion University Higher Education Center, Virginia Beach The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2016 Elie Wiesel Visual Arts competition, which yielded a record number of submissions from students across the...
Ghent Your Game On: Ohef Sholom Temple’s fun raising event
Saturday, April 30, 11 pm O’Connor Brewing Co., 211 West 24th Street, Norfolk Ohef Sholom Temple’s (OST) fundraising event, Ghent Your Game On (GYGO), is “our attempt to meet our community where they are,” says Karen Fine, committee chair. “We wanted,” she says, “to...
Israel Today speaker offers insider’s view of a “malfunctioning” international press—and how to determine truth
Wednesday, May 11, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and community partners wrap up the 2015–2016 Israel Today series with another distinct, compelling and of-the-moment speaker....
CRC Israel Poster Contest
Vote online through April 20 The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 4th annual Israel Poster Contest is now in its final days of voting. For the contest, students in grades 1 through 12 illustrated a cool fact about Israel for a...
Community is invited to attend 2016 Holocaust Day of Remembrance
Wednesday, May 4, 6:45 pm, Temple Israel The Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invites the Jewish community to attend the annual Holocaust Day of Remembrance, Yom Hashoah. The free event includes a guest speaker, a poignant candle...
Camp JCC Preschool Carnival gives kids a taste of camp—and sweet treats
Sunday, April 17, 9:30 am to 12:30 pm—Free and open to everyone April is the ideal time to put summer plans in place for young children. The weather’s warm, the school year is almost over, and rather than be left scrambling for what to do for three long months,...
Virginia Arts Festival presents Emanuel Ax, piano and Yo-Yo Ma, cello “All Beethoven Program”
April 12, 7:30 pm, Chrysler Hall In this return Virginia Arts Festival engagement, Yo Yo Ma is joined by his longtime friend and frequent musical partner, Emanuel Ax, a virtuoso pianist whose passionate performances have drawn acclaim around the world. The San...
NASA and Israelis, art on public benches, spiders replacing pesticides, and more
Vote online for your favorite Israel poster beginning April 4 This winter, the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater invited students in grades 1 through 12 to participate in their 4th annual Israel Poster Contest. Students...
Seniors Seder at JCC
Thursday, April 21, 12 pm The Simon Family JCC is hosting a Seniors Seder, sponsored by Tidewater Jewish Foundation and The Joseph Fleishmann Memorial Fund. Led by Cantor Elihu Flax and Rabbi Michael Panitz, this will be a mini-Seder with all of the traditional...