What’s Happening

The Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival has fall reads for book clubs. Register a community book club and receive the following exclusive perks: discounts on group tickets, reserved seating with book club at author events, book club mention during...

Sunday, October 21, 10 am–1 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Tidewater Jewish community’s annual fundraising phone-a-thon, Super Sunday is a volunteer-driven day. Super Sunday is being held earlier than in previous years to accelerate the Annual Campaign and...

Thursday, Nov. 29, 6 pm Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) from all areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia will gather for the first-ever FIDF Virginia Chapter Gala to support well-being and educational programs for the IDF...

What better way to start off the New Year, than with a little bit of cleaning? When Israel Today’s first ever Artist-in-Residence, Hanoch Piven, arrives in Tidewater, supplies will be needed. In order to have a workshop based on found objects, the Community Relations...

The 30th Annual Hebrew Academy of Tidewater’s Bob Josephberg Classic, which raises money for Hebrew Academy of Tidewater and Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center, will include a continental breakfast, on course lunch, beverages, snacks, and a post-tournament awards reception and dinner.

While the end of summer is almost here, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division still has plenty of fun planned, especially at its annual End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party.

Israelis living in communities on the border with Gaza, known as the Gaza Envelope, are facing a wave of extreme terrorism. Since April, rockets—made from kites, balloons, and other devices—have barraged the region, causing fires that have burned thousands of acres of...

Mondays, beginning August 13, 7 pm, Simon Family JCC The Simon Family JCC is offering a free Hebrew Reading Crash Course that is designed to teach those with no basic knowledge of Hebrew how to read the language in five easy lessons—just in time to be better prepared...

Thursday, September 6, 6 pm Sandler Family Campus United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will launch the 2019 Annual Campaign with Izzy Ezagui, the first one-armed military sharp shooter and author of Disarmed; presented in partnership with The Lee & Bernard Jaffe*...

Sunday, July 29, 4 pm Simon Family JCC, free A troupe of talented Israeli Scouts, the Tzofim Friendship Caravan, will return this month to the Simon Family JCC for an afternoon performance. These young Israelis travel across North America sharing their message of...

Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 pm, Simon Family JCC by Leslie Shroyer A two-hour party with dancing, sweating, fun and door prizes to benefit FORCE’s lifesaving work will take place at the Simon Family JCC. FORCE (Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered) is a national non-profit that...

Saturday, August 23 by Jason Lovitz “This is a game-changer when it comes to synagogue worship!” proclaimed one attendee at Temple Emanuel’s first monthly ‘Shabbat Shirah’ service. “We wanted to create something joyous, soulful and engaging,” says Kevin Tabakin, the...

Classes begin Monday, Sept. 8 by Leslie Shroyer Designed for those who want to get lean, toned and fit fast, BODYPUMP tm is on its way to the Simon Family JCC. Members will have their choice of five classes offered weekly in the fitness center. The class, called “The...

Sunday, September 21, 10 am–3 pm (rolling enrollment) Simon Family JCC The Simon Family JCC will host a local Washington Redskins competition for NFL Punt, Pass & Kick. The competition is free and open to all boys and girls ages 6 to 15 (a valid birth certificate...

“We understand that starting off after college can be a financial challenge, especially for those with student debts to pay off,” says Barbara Dudley, chair of the dues committee. “So we are making it financially stress-free to get involved with our Temple community”...

Maimonides Society Summer Social, Sunday, July 27, 5:30 pm Business & Legal Society Summer Social, Sunday, August 10, 5:30 pm The Maimonides Society and the Business & Legal Society of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater are hosting Summer Socials in the...

Saturday, July 19, 10 am, Sandler Family Campus Always innovative, Temple Israel will relocate its Saturday, July 19 morning service to the Fleder Multipurpose Room at the Sandler Family Campus to give its congregation and the community a chance to meet an innovative...

Wednesday, August 6, 6 pm, Simon Family JCC Hunger Feast, an experiential event designed to instruct about local and world hunger, will take place in partnership with The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore, Jewish Family Service, and the...

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...