What’s Happening

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...

Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 pm Meyera E. Oberndorf Central Library, 4100 Virginia Beach Blvd, Virginia Beach Free and open to the community A leading political historian and one of today’s most prominent activists in the fight against the de-legitimization of Israel, Gil...

Wednesday, March 21, 12 pm Simon Family JCC The Joseph Fleishma n n Memorial Fund of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation and the Simon Family JCC invite Seniors to celebrate Passover at the Senior Seder. Taking place in the Multipurpose Room at the Simon Family JCC, Rabbi...

Sunday, March 25, 4–7 pm Uno’s Pizzeria, 5900 East Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk Save the date for the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center’s 10th anniversary celebration. Each ticket includes an all you can eat Italian buffet and one alcoholic beverage. Silent and live...

Thursday March 1, 5 pm Wyndham Garden, Downtown Norfolk The Twins From France will amaze children and adults alike with their mind-boggling acrobatic and daredevil feats in a performance unlike any other. A reading of the Megillah will also take place. RSVP to...

Tuesdays, 2 pm, Kehillat Beit Hamidrash A conservative synagogue located in Virginia Beach’s Kempsville section, Kehillat Beit Hamidrash Synagogue does not have a formal rabbi. But that does not stop the congregation from having a weekly Torah study class. When the...

March 9–11, Ohef Sholom Temple Back by popular demand, Mama Doni and her four-person bluegrass band, Nefesh Mountain, return to Tidewater for multiple concerts and a musical Kabbalat Shabbat over three days. In fall 2016, under her “Mama Doni” billing, Doni Zasloff...

Monday, February 12, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Aaron David Miller, vice president for New Initiatives and Distinguished Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars will discuss the future of the U.S. involvement in a volatile...

Erin Zimmerman Scenes from Israel February The architecture in Israel and the daily lives of the country’s citizens are explored in this moving photography exhibit. Erin Zimmerman is a writer, producer, and director of documentaries about history, people, and biblical...

February 15 7 pm, Keynote address VIP cocktail reception, 6 pm TCC Roper Performing Arts Center February 16 8:30 am–1 pm Simon Family JCC Tidewater Learning Connection, an initiative of the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, presents “How to Raise an Adult.” This two-day...

Sunday, Jan. 28, 10:30 am–12 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Dr. Bernd Wollschläeger, the son of a decorated Nazi tank commander, and author of A German Life: Against All Odds, Change is Possible (2007) will tell the story of his struggle of being torn between faith, family,...

Sunday, March 2, 11 am–3 pm For the third time, Operation Hamantashen, a joint venture of the UJFT Young Adult Division and the JCC Children and Family Department, will take place at the Sandler Family Campus. In 2012, more than 100 bakers and helpers of all ages...

Thursday, Feb. 20, 6:30 pm at Bite Restaurant, Norfolk One of the more striking sights in Israel: teenagers, the blush of youth evident in their unlined faces and in their energetic gait, dressed not in jeans and t-shirts but in head-to-toe standard issue Israel...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 pm The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater had astute foresight in inviting Gil Troy to be the second speaker in this year’s Israel Today Forum. While the organization had no way of knowing that Troy would...

Sunday, Jan. 19, 2 pm To Frank Grunwald, an industrial designer and accomplished sculptor in his spare time, memories of the Holocaust and the 10 concentration camps he endured were something he’d left far behind. Active only in recent years in his Indiana community’s...

First session: Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6:30 pm Members of Congregation Beth Chaverim, as is typical of Reform Jewish congregations throughout North America, come from diverse religious backgrounds and experiences. Some are born Jewish; some are not. Some have converted to...

Saturday, Jan. 18, 10 am–12 pm Noam Katz, minister for Public Diplomacy for the Embassy of Israel will speak as a part of the World Affairs Council’s Great Decisions lecture series at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach. Katz oversees the public diplomacy...

Date with the State: Wednesday, Feb. 5 bus departs Sandler Family Campus at 8:45 am CRC Briefing on Date with the State: Thursday, Jan. 30, 6 pm Mix civic responsibility, democracy, political action, Jewish values, and history, add a healthy dose of elbow rubbing with...

Wednesday, Jan. 29, 7 pm Regular audience members of the Community Relations Council’s Israel Today Forum say they often get the “news before the ‘news’” by listening to the speaker series’ featured guests. Whether that’s learning about Israel’s underpublicized...

Sunday, Jan. 12, 5:30 pm The community is invited to “B’nai Israel Congregation’s Hakaras HaTov: An Evening Of Gratitude.” Six individuals who have gone “above and beyond” in the service of B’nai Israel will be honored: Gershon Aronoff, Nancy Berman, Harold...

Thursday, Jan. 9, 12 pm Join Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg for Lunch and Learn with the topic, “Fall Out from the Pew Study on American Judaism: What We Learn, What We Can Do.” Bring a lunch, an open mind, a sense of humor, and any interested friends. RSVPs to...

Tuesdays, beginning Jan. 7 10:30 am – noon Ten week course taught by Rabbi Panitz at the Simon Family JCC. Call 321-2328 or email mbrunnruberg@simonfamilyj.org for more information, pricing, and to register.

Sunday, Jan. 12, 1–4 pm Start the New Year with more than 60 group exercise classes, great cardio and weight training equipment, heated pools, personal training, free towel service, babysitting and day lockers, and so much more at the Simon Family JCC. Learn about it...

Sunday, Jan. 5, 3 pm A reception for Don Hurwitz’s exhibit, “Postcards from the Old Country” will take place in the Leon Family Gallery on the second floor of the Sandler Family Campus. Hurwitz’s photographs are from Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Lithuania. A portion of...

December 25, 7 am–3 pm An annual Beth Sholom Village tradition, Switch Day allows employees to celebrate the Christmas holiday with their families. Switch Day family members and volunteers help out in many ways. From playing Bingo with residents to serving food,...

Saturday, Jan. 4, 6 pm Bring the family and enjoy dinner and fun as the Sabbath departs. Explore the many hands-on exhibits and sights at the Children’s Museum, while it is closed to the general public. The Portsmouth Children’s Museum is located at 221 High Street....

Sunday, Jan. 12, 8:30 am–2 pm A partnership of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Community Relations Council and the Business and Legal Society, the Simon Family JCC, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation will offer the Federal Bureau of Investigation...

Sponsored by Jewish Family Service Sunday, Dec. 15, 10 am–3 pm, Simon Family JCC Anyone who is Ashkenazi or has Ashkenazi heritage is recommended for genetic screening. In addition, it is recommended that those with an Ashkenazi partner get screened, because it is...