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.
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Leon Family Gallery August Photography Exhibit: Israel on Fire, ‘Operation Black South’
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...
Learn Hebrew in five lessons: Free Hebrew Reading Crash Course
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...
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Campaign Kick-Off
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*...
Tzofim Friendship Caravan: a spirited afternoon of Israeli entertainment
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...
Registration open for Hebrew Academy of Tidewater’s Bob Josephberg Classic Golf Tournament
Tuesday, August 28, 10:30 am, Tee-off, 12 pm Cypress Point Country Club, Virginia Beach 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...
Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
July Photography by Eitan Stern This exhibit of Eitan Stern’s photographs provides an unexpected look at the people and places of Israel. Using a camera to capture ordinary people in an empathetic light, Stern’s love for humanity is expressed through his focus on...
Tidewater Chavurah changes location for Second Friday Shabbat Service
Friday, July 13, 7 pm July’s second Friday of the month Shabbat service for Tidewater Chavurah will take place at the home of Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill and Spencer Gill in the Bayside area of Virginia Beach. A “congregation without walls,” events are held in members’...
Leon Family Gallery Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
July Eitan Stern uses a camera to capture ordinary people in an empathetic light. Stern’s love for humanity is expressed through his focus on street photography, portraits, and compositions questioning social issues of today. His photography has received several...
Retirement celebration planned for Harry Graber
Thursday, June 14, 6 pm, Sandler Family Campus A festive celebration honoring Harry Graber for his decades of service to Tidewater’s Jewish community will take place this week. Months in the planning, the event promises to be meaningful, memorable, and entertaining....
Holly Berger Markhoff art at Stravitz Galleries
Through June A contemporary mixed media artist, Holly Berger Markhoff’s paintings are currently on exhibit at Richard Stravitz Sculpture & Fine Art Galleries in Virginia Beach. Influenced by the elongated figures of Modigliani and the gilding of Klimt, her...
Scholarship for Beth El members
The J. Samuel Goldback Scholarship Grants Selection Committee is accepting applications for the coming academic year. Scholarship grants of $500 to $4,000 are available to the children/dependents of Congregation Beth El members only. Grants are awarded based on the...
Rachelle Friedman promotes new book
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...
Kid’s programming at B’nai Israel
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...
The Deloreans are coming!
Saturday, June 14, 7 pm, Ohef Sholom Temple “Go back to the ’80s” at Ohef Sholom Temple’s annual casino-style event, which will feature the ‘80s tribute band, The Deloreans. It’s been said, “when you go to a Deloreans show, you feel like you’re actually back in the...
Second Saturday is a big hit at Temple Israel
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....
GAGA for Camp JCC with time to save on fees
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...
Brunch to celebrate Alene Jo Kaufman
Sunday, June 1, 11:30 am To honor Alene Kaufman’s 36 years of dedication to the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning and Strelitz Early Childhood Center, a brunch will take place at the Sandler Family Campus. Kaufman will retire as director of the...
Business professionals tackle discussion of pro sports and arena proposals Scoring Big: Bringing the Pros to Hampton Roads
Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 pm, Harbor Park, Norfolk. For business and legal professionals. It’s not time to decide the winners just yet, but big league players, in the form of two business alliances, are lining up to win the rights to build and manage a new 18,000-seat...
Elie Wiesel student competitions continue to engage young minds
Student Holocaust Commission art exhibit opening reception Tuesday, May 20, 5–7 pm, in the Atrium, ODU Virginia Beach More than 1,400 students entered the 2014 Elie Wiesel Writing and Visual Arts Competitions presented by the Holocaust Commission of the United Jewish...
Artwork of Lorraine Fink, On the Run/To or From
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,...
Co-producer and editor of The Prime Ministers: The Pioneers talks about the film
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...
Forty years a rabbi: Rabbi Israel Zoberman
Sunday, June 1, 3 pm Rabbi Israel Zoberman , founding rabbi of Congregation Beth Chaverim in Virginia Beach, will celebrate his 40th ordination anniversary at the synagogue next month. Born in 1945 in Chu, Kazakhstan (USSR) to Polish Holocaust survivors who had met in...
Exhibit features selections from the annual Elie Wiesel Visual Arts Competition for Students
May 19–June 6 Opening Reception: Tuesday, May 20, 5–7 pm, ODU Virginia Beach Judges for the 12th annual Elie Wiesel Visual Arts Competition for students say the level of artistry and complexity of thought they found in student entries this year astounded them....
The Business and Legal Society debates the question: If they build it will we come?
Tuesday, May 27, 5:30 pm The upcoming “Scoring Big: Bringing the Pros to Hampton Roads” will serve three important purposes: it will tackle a timely subject for Hampton Roads, it will introduce two sports business people at the top of their profession and, finally, it...
A game changer for Israelis — how the Iron Dome anti-missile system is saving lives
Sunday, May 18, 7 pm Israel has four layers of missile-based interception systems, all of which have been used on a regular basis to try to save Israeli lives from terrorist attacks. Arrow 3 intercepts threats at long ranges in outer space. Arrow 2 intercepts medium...
Israel: The Royal Tour, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and CBS Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, Premieres on Public Television, local WHRO (Cox Channel 15)
One-hour special — Sunday, May 11, 6 pm Israel: The Royal Tour is an up-close-and-personal journey with special guide, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu. The latest in the Royal Tour series hosted by CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg, Israel: The...
The flower and the torch
Sunday, May 4, 7:15 pm In Hebrew, the flower Red Everlasting is called “Dam HaMacabim,” the Blood of the Maccabees. The name comes from a legend that red flowers grew wherever a Maccabee’s blood fell to the ground. The Dam HaMacabim has become a symbol of Yom...
Film screening commemorates Israel Independence Day
Tuesday, May 6, 7 pm For those who can’t be in Israel on Tuesday, May 6 to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, there is an opportunity to commemorate the occasion locally. The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, in...
Yom Hazikaron Commemoration and Day of Learning for adults
May 5 Hebrew Academy of Tidewater Konikoff Center of Learning 8:30–9:30 am—Commemoration and Memorial Service with students Session I: Israel Through Local Voices 9:45–10:30 am Session II : World Jewry Answering the Call for a Jewish Homeland with Maly Jackson,...
Simon Family JCC’s Israel Fest
Sunday, May 18, 11 am -5 pm The Simon Family JCC’s biggest party of the year, Israel Fest, is presented this year by Charles Barker Automotive. The day will include a food extravaganza of authentic Israeli and Jewish cuisine prepared by area synagogues and Beth Sholom...
An exclusive look into the Iron Dome
Sunday May 18, 7 pm, Regent University Theatre 1000 Regent University Drive, Virginia Beach The number of rockets fired into Israel by Hamas in November 2012 is estimated at around 1,000. Not all of the weapons were armed or considered a threat, but the majority of...