What’s Happening

March 9–March 16 For more than 20 years, Richmond Ballet’s Minds In Motion program has brought students from across Virginia and from all walks of life, to perform together on stage and share the joy of dance. Nearly a decade ago, the program traveled to Israel, and...

Sunday, April 22, 11 am–4 pm Israel only turns 70 once. That’s why organizers of Israel Fest at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus are working to make this year’s event one of the most memorable ever—and they need help! How? With authentic Israeli food and music,...

Sunday, March 11, event preview: 2 pm; auction: 3 pm, 952 Indian Lakes Blvd, Virginia Beach Auctioneer Rick Brandwein of Marlin Fine Auctions and Creative Events will bring a variety of media to meet everyone’s pocketbooks and wall space for the 18th annual Matinee...

Friday, March 9—Sunday, March 11 Simon Family JCC and Ohef Sholom Temple present Nefesh Mountain Community Shabbaton* — Open to the Entire Community Friday, March 9 Ohef Sholom Temple Shabbat for Everyone 5:45 pm Family friendly Bluegrass Kabbalat Shabbat 6:30 pm...

As the worldwide Jewish and pro-Israel communities prepare to celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary, the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is offering a range of celebratory opportunities with hopes of stretching the community’s imagination through art, by way of...

United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Virginia Arts Festival present a live multimedia event featuring Israel Story Sunday, April 15, 7:30 pm, the Gallery at Waterside Tickets: $35 Israel Story, the award-winning radio show and podcast, kicks off it’s U.S. tour...

Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach Free and open to the community with RS VP required to JewishVA.org/GilTroy CRC, Simon Family JCC, Virginia Beach Public Library, and community partners present...

14th Annual Grieving Children’s Art Show March Imagine being a child and learning that your mother was killed in a car accident. Who can you talk to about this sudden tragic loss and who will understand? Although family and friends of all ages are impacted when a...

Let the skies rejoice and sing a new song Let the earth dance with glee Let the oceans give a mighty roar So their praise will echo through the tree — Psalm 96:11, from A Mighty Roar, track 3 in Beneath the Open Sky CD What do you get when you mix the Tanakh’s 96th...

Celebrating Israeli culture and bringing communities together through art and dance March 9–16 More than 70 artists and guests from Israel, including former First Lady Miri Shafir Navon, will travel to Virginia as part of Art For Understanding next month. This...

Erin Zimmerman Scenes from Israel February A writer, producer, and director for CBN Documentaries, Erin Zimmerman earned an M.A. in Broadcast Journalism from Regent University, then spent four years at CBN News, where she served as a segment producer and line producer...

Premieres Sunday, March 11, 8 pm on WHRO TV 15 Three young cantors, all rising stars in the Jewish music scene, are brought together in Amsterdam’s revered 17th century Portuguese Synagogue for a concert of Jewish sacred and secular music arranged for orchestra and...

Sunday, July 13, 7:15 pm at the Naro Cinema The Simon Family JCC and the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg, are co-sponsoring a one-time-only showing of one of the best films of the year. Ida is a total marvel: beautiful and...

Zumba Very popular among adult members of the JCC, Zumba will be offered for kids over age four, with regular Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning classes beginning Wednesday, July 2. Special family yoga class Friday, July 18, 11 am-noon Introduce children to the...

Ages 6-15 Monday, August 11 through Friday, August 15 9 am–5 pm, JCC Jaffe Gym This week-long basketball camp for girls and boys offers group and individual instruction with the experienced instructors of Family First Basketball Association, including former minor...

Saturday, August 16, 6 pm Seas the Day, Arthritis Ball 2014 will honor Linda Spindel at its gala event, which includes cocktails, a program, live and silent auctions, a seated dinner and dancing. “About nine years ago, my niece, Stephanie, returning from her...

Pickle-ball anyone? Learn how to play this fast growing sport, as well as tennis when tennis pro Carl Earnshaw brings his racquet programs to the Simon Family JCC. Involved in playing and promoting tennis since 1977, Earnshaw has taught and coached extensively as a...

Monday, June 23, 6:30 pm Ten 17-year-old Israeli Scouts, along with two leaders, will visit the Simon Family JCC to perform and visit with JCC campers during the following day. The Scouts, or Tzofim, are teens from all over Israel. Each Friendship Caravan consists of...

Tuesday, July 1 through Friday, July 18 Sunday, July 13, 11:30 am–1:30 pm, reception Beth Sholom Village will display and sell artwork from its residents in the Leon Family Gallery at the Simon Family JCC next month. Those who have walked into Beth Sholom Village...

Tuesday, June 3, 7 pm, Barnes & Noble, Virginia Beach Just weeks prior to her wedding, Rachelle Friedman was playfully pushed into the pool at her bachelorette party. At that moment, her life changed forever. Friedman will speak about her new book, The Promise: A...

What is there to do at Shul?Children are not always ready for the grownup services, primarily because they are not as meaningful as they might be to an adult and it is hard to sit still without fidgeting. Over the past few months, B’nai Israel has completely...

Temple Israel is giving its members a choice on the second Saturday of each month. Arrive at 9:15 am for a traditional service in the sanctuary or go downstairs at 11 am to the more intimate Sandler Hall for an engaging program like no other perhaps in the country....

Sunday, June 1, 1–4 pm Get revved up for the summer at Camp JCC at an open house social filled with games, pool fun and other activities. New and returning campers are invited for pool games and a pool party in the Simon Family JCC splash park, to enjoy Putt-Putt and...

Tuesday, May 13- Wednesday, June 18th Images of anthropomorphic animal shapes will soon be seen joyfully dancing, flying and swimming across the walls of the Leon Family Art Gallery at the Simon Family JCC.  In her show, On the Run/ To or From, award winning artist,...

Free Yom Ha’atzmaut film screening—Tuesday, May 6, 7 pm In observance of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in partnership with the Simon Family JCC’s Celebrate Israel series, will...