February Utilizing a bold graphic aesthetic to tell biblical stories, the Parsha Posters project contains 54 illustrations that embody the emotions and characters of the parshat hashavua (weekly Torah portion). Each poster cleverly integrates the Hebrew name of the...
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Distant Survivors, a play based on Holocaust poetry
Temple Israel Night at the Theater Saturday, February, 2, 7:30 pm Zeiders American Dream Theatre Distant Survivors, a play based on the stirring Holocaust poetry of William Heyen, that was adapted for the stage and directed by June Prager, runs January 24 through...
Boxing World Champion Dorin Spivey joins Simon Family JCC team
Classes: Mondays, 6:45 pm; Saturdays, 11 am $99 per month for members; $150 per month for non-members Dorin Spivey has been boxing for more than 26 years. He’s won two National Boxing Association titles and the World Boxing Association NABA lightweight title, and has...
When Heroes Fly
Reviewed by Chen Glikman When Heroes Fly shows multiple dimensions of Israeli society. The film begins with a very dramatic and full of action opening scene that takes place during The Second Lebanon War in 2006. The story then moves to the reality of four soldiers’...
An Evening with Father Patrick Desbois
World renowned humanitarian uncovers secret procedures behind The Holocaust by Bullets Thursday, January 31, 7:30 pm, Sandler Center In honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Holocaust Commission of The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, The Norfolk...
Kids & Kiddush at Ohef Sholom Temple
Fridays, January 25, March 8, and May 17 | 5–6:30 pm Ohef Sholom Temple offers a special family Shabbat program, designed specifically for young children and their families. Kids & Kiddush uses prayer, songs, stories, and crafts to introduce young children to...
Summit Against Hate
Monday, January 14, 6:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus In response to the increase of hate crimes and bigotry across the country, Hands United Building Bridges (HUBB) and the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, are hosting...
Date with the State
Wednesday, February 6, 7 am–4 pm Bus departs from the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Meet Virginia’s State Senators and Delegates to discuss issues that affect the Jewish community with the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater...
Seniors Club luncheon features Sid Sward
Wednesday, January 23, 12–2 pm Simon Family JCC Join the Seniors Club for an entertaining lunch program. Sid Sward, accomplished accordionist for more than 65 years, will entertain the Club with his musical skills. All seniors are welcome. For information, contact...
JDC-Eshel’s Photography with Joy
Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Through January Featuring photographs taken by Holocaust survivors living in Israel that speak of courage, aging, surviving, loving, and living, that express personal stories, the American Jewish Joint...
Father Patrick Desbois to speak on the Holocaust and his fight against anti-Semitism
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 7:30 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts International Holocaust Remembrance Day is marked each year on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp. While concentration camps are the first thought...
An Act of Defiance
Monday, January 21, 6 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center Free with RSVP required An Act of Defiance, a film which highlights a critical period in South Africa’s history, will be shown in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and in partnership with Community...
The Maccabeats
Sunday, March 29, 3 pm Performing Arts at the J, presented by Leah Wohl*, presents The Maccabeats, a male a cappella group, performing at the Simon Family JCC. Tickets are going fast, so order now at 321-2338. Adults are $20 or $15 for JCC members; Children are $15 or...
Community Relations Council’s 3rd Annual Israel Poster Contest
Vote March 10–March 27 All entries in the Community Relations Council’s 3rd Annual Israel Poster Contest are on display (and available for voting) in the Sandler Family Campus Cardo. Stop by and cast a vote for an Israel Advocacy poster. The display includes the...
Local rabbis say amen to choice of Tidewater Together Scholar-in-Residence 2nd Annual Tidewater Together
Thursday–Sunday, March 26–29, 2015 When Rabbi Sharon Brous arrives in Virginia Beach on March 26 to begin a four day weekend as the 2nd Annual Tidewater Together Scholarin- Residence, she’ll meet a community that’s curious to find out: how does someone earn the title...
The Maccabeats to perform live
Sunday, March 29, 3 pm, Simon Family JCC The Maccabeats are not “your grandfather’s synagogue choir,” according to their website, but their ideology and identity play an important part in their performances, as they are “strongly committed to the integration of...
Humanitarian Award of the Virginia Center For Inclusive Communities 2015 recipients: Leah and Richard Waitzer
Wednesday, March 25, 5:45 pm, Norfolk Waterside Marriott Leah and Richard Waitzer are the nominees to receive the prestigious Humanitarian Award at the Tidewater chapter of the Virginia Center For Inclusive Communities’ 51st annual dinner. The award is presented to...
Temple Israel Gala to pay homage to Jewish jazz giants Local bandleader brings story of survival to event
Sunday, April 19, 5:45 pm Artie Shaw, Harry James and Benny Goodman. They were the kings of swing in the 1930s and 40s, and they were all Jewish. Temple Israel will recall their contributions to one of the greatest eras in American musical history with “Let’s Shwing:...
Hundreds of costumed young adults expected at Purimpalooza
Saturday, March 7, 8 pm, Sandler Family Campus “The party of the year.” Purimpalooza hasn’t taken place yet, but the buzz from those who have gone to community-wide, Jewish, young adult holiday parties like this one in the past five years, say that it shouldn’t be...
American with a Jewish Accent series: The Rag Race: The Schmatta Trade
Sunday, March 1, 2pm, Jewish Museum and Cultural Center Dr. Adam Mendelsohn, associate professor of Jewish Studies at the College of Charleston, will speak about “The Rag Race: the Schmatta Trade,” as the final lecture in the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center’s...
Why Israelis will save their enemies: Israel Today Forum—Dr. Ofer Merin
Sunday, March 15, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus When faced with a decision over which patient to provide medical treatment to first—an alleged Hamas terrorist in critical condition or one of his victims whose wounds were less severe— the medical staff at an Israeli...
Tidewater Together brings new scholar and ideas
The Tidewater Together community weekend held last year in March was optimistically billed as “the first annual.” Positive thinking and feedback, as well as audiences totaling more than 1,000 over the four days of events, ensured that a “second annual” would be held...
Community Relations Council’s 3rd Annual Israel Poster Contest for first through 12th graders
Deadline for submission: Monday, March 2, 4:30 pm Students throughout Tidewater are eligible to participate in United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Community Relations Council’s third annual Israel Poster Contest. Each student should choose one fact from the list...
Join the mission to bake and create at Operation Hamantaschen
Sunday, Feb. 15, 9 am–3 pm Can you believe it’s already time for Operation Hamantaschen? The triangle- shaped cookies that Jews worldwide associated with the holiday of Purim give this annual Jewish community event its name. At Operation Hamantaschen, toddlers, teens,...
Global disaster relief: first on scene Israel Today with Lt. Col. Dr. Ofer Merin
Sunday, March 15, 7:30, Sandler Family Campus Responsible for setting up the field hospitals in instances of natural disaster, Lt. Col. Dr. Ofer Merin, is also part of the Cardio Thoracic Surgery Department at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, as well as the...
Gidi Grinstein to open Celebrate Israel Series
Thursday, Feb. 26, 7 pm, Simon Family JCC “In working with Gidi Grinstein and his team at the Reut Institute these past few years, we have delved into many topics. I believe Gidi is on the cutting edge of modern Jewish and Zionist thinking,” says David Brand....
Purimpalooza: a costume carnivale for the young adult crowd
Saturday, March 7, 8 pm Known for throwing great, community- wide parties, the Young Adult Division of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is planning to hold an extravaganza next month at the Sandler Family Campus. In a nod to the international music fest of a...
Chuck Woodward at Ohef Sholom’s Men’s Club Shabbat Service
Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 pm The Men’s Club at Ohef Sholom Temple’s Annual Men’s Club Shabbat will feature Chuck Woodward, the temple’s music director of 33 years. He will speak about “A Life of Music and Faith.” Woodward will share his personal and professional...
CRC holds 3rd annual Israel poster contest
Deadline for submission: Monday, March 2 The third annual Israel Poster Contest for first through 12th graders is now accepting entrees. The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater sponsors the contest. Students and teachers can find a...
Family Friendly Fridays at Ohef Sholom
Friday, January 16, 5:45 pm A child-friendly Shabbat evening service with songs and stories led by Rabbi Roz, Cantor Wally and Rabbi Steinberg are the buzz at Ohef Sholom Temple. These abbreviated monthly services, specifically designed for families with infants...
Operation Hamantaschen
Sunday, Feb. 15 9 am–12 pm, or 12–3 pm With the New Year in full swing, some events from last year are back with a new twist. Operation Hamantaschen, a popular collaborative event between the Young Adult Division of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and the...
Film Festival’s closing night features Mal Vincent and reception
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Sunday, Jan. 25, 5:30 pm, TCC Roper Performing Arts Center For his seventh “Mal’s Pick” night at the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg, veteran movie and entertainment critic Mal Vincent. has...