What’s Happening

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018 12:30 pm Sandler Family Campus To prepare for this year’s Date with the State, also known as Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day, which takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, UJFT’s Community Relations Council Legislative Action Committee will host a...

Thursday, Dec. 21 6:30–8:30 pm The YAD Guys Night Out will be at Topgolf this month. See who has the longest drive, and test skills on the range alongside YAD guys. RSVP to Sara Gottschalk at sgottschalk@ujft.org for a spot in one of the bays.

Sunday, Dec. 10, 12:30 pm Hands on Tidewater needs help to groom the Mikro Kodesh cemetery on 2295 Berkley Ave., in Chesapeake. YAD will clean headstones, clear weeds, and remove overgrown shrubs. Take part in a mitzvah to help restore the cemetery. Street parking is...

Friday, Dec. 8, 5:45 pm Enjoy a delicious Shabbat dinner with YAD hosted by Chabad House at 1920 Colley Ave in Norfolk. The Young Adult Division (YAD) of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is open to adults ages 22 through 45. $10 per adult and $5 per child (a...

Simon Family JCC’s Leon Family Gallery, Sandler Family Campus What’s up now and next Repairing the World December Produced by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Repairing the World: Frame by Frame is comprised of work by Israeli and American...

Thursday, Dec. 14, 5:30 – 7:30 pm Join YAD for a special Hanukkah Happy Hour at Twist and welcome in the third night with a menorah lighting. Appetizers are on YAD; drinks are on attendees. The Young Adult Division (YAD) of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is...

Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1:30 pm Simon Family JCC Israeli music, bingo, prizes, traditional Hanukkah snacks, and more are planned for the JCC Seniors Club’s Hanukkah celebration. This event is free and open to the community. For more information or to RSVP, contact Melissa...

Friday, Dec. 15, 6 pm Old Donation Episcopal Church Tidewater Chavurah has moved its second-Friday Shabbat service so that it can celebrate Shabbat during Hanukkah. The festivities will begin with a latke dinner at 6 pm, continuing with a Shabbat service at 7 pm,...

Israeli artist Amit Shimoni gives political and cultural figures fashionable facelifts for free. Amit Shimoni has done the impossible. This Israeli designer-illustrator is making people smile when they see politicians. Shimoni, 29, is the artist behind Hipstory, an...

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, 7 am–4 pm bus leaves from the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Meet State Senator and Delegates, discuss issues that affect the Jewish community. The governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general have all been invited on the date, too....

Monday, Dec. 4, 4 pm, Dreyfus Auditorium, Cape Henry Collegiate The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Cape Henry Collegiate are presenting Reflections on Israel, a talk by Karen Mason, an eighth grade history teacher, about...

Afternoon and evening options available Tuesdays, Dec. 5, Dec. 12, Dec. 19, Jan. 16, Jan. 23, 7:30 pm Wednesdays, Nov. 29, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20, Jan. 10, Jan. 17, 12:30 pm Since its inception, the Norfolk Kollel has provided a variety of Torah classes and...

YAD and Chabad are teaming up for the seventh consecutive year to celebrate Shabbat. Dinner and lots of l’chaims are sure to make a great evening. Supervised playroom will be provided for children. $10 per adult; $5 per child. Chabad House is located at 1920 Colley...

Wednesday, Oct. 30, 3:30–4:30 pm Join the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and the Children and Family department of the Simon Family JCC to welcome Israeli Youth Ambassadors in their annual student exchange with Tallwood High...

Monday, Nov. 11, 11 am The Jewish War Veterans Monument on the Reba and Sam Sandler Campus of the Tidewater Jewish community was a dream come true for many local veterans. The Tidewater Jewish Foundation invites the community to attend its annual Veterans Day Memorial...

Sunday, Nov. 17, 1–3 pm The Simon Family JCC will celebrate Jewish heritage through Jewish-based learning in conjunciton with 350 communities worldwide as part of the Global Day of Jewish Learning. Conceived to mark the completion of Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz’s historic...

Saturday, Nov. 2, 5:30pm The Virginia Symphony League and Young Audiences of Virginia are joining forces to honor Bettie Minette Cooper with a Gala. The celebration recognizes the 50 years of Cooper’s passionately persistent, vocal and philanthropic support of music...

Mondays, Nov. 4, Nov. 11, Nov. 18, Nov. 25, and Dec. 9, 7:30 pm Members of Tidewater’s Jewish community have an opportunity to participate in a continent-wide campaign to teach North American Jews to read Hebrew beginning Monday, Nov. 4. Classes take place at B’nai...

Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct. 20 Dr. David Dalin, a widely-publ i shed author in the field of American Jewish history, will be Temple Israel’s scholar in residence. The weekend is sponsored by the Charles Sand Brenner Memorial Fund. The community is invited to...

Friday, Oct. 25, 7 pm Join YAD for the first ever Aruchat Shabbat. Come enjoy Shabbat dinner at various YADian’s homes throughout the year—dinner (kosher meat meal), drinks, schmoozing and more! Great People. Great Food. Great Energy. Home of Amy and Eliot Weinstein...

Sunday, Oct. 27, 10:30am Learn more about UANI and the situation regarding Iran’s nuclear intentions during a special briefing with Bob Feferman at B’nai Israel Congregation. This important program is offered by B’nai Israel in partnership with the Community Relations...

Pizza with a Purpose: Tuesday, Oct. 29 It’s hard to imagine spending a holiday alone, but sadly, many adults right here in Tidewater do just that. As the holidays approach, Jewish Family Service staff and volunteers reach out to these individuals with helping hearts,...

Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 pm Temple Israel’s sun-filled atrium will transform into a chamber music venue when “Lei Lei and Friends,” a group assembled for this one event, perform cello, piano and voice pieces by Schubert, Elgar, Chopin, Rimsky-Korsakov and Vivaldi, as well...

Sunday Oct 20, 2:30 pm From opera to book author presentations, cultural arts events are filling the calendar for children at the Simon Family JCC. To kick off the children’s cultural arts season, the Virginia Opera will perform a scaled down, family friendly version...

Entertainment, shopping, eating and a great membership deal! — Sunday, Oct. 20, 11–3 pm A free fall festival at the Simon Family JCC will highlight much that the Center offers for both current and prospective members. Activities for everyone in the family include a...

Friday, Oct. 4–Sunday, Oct. 6 The 30th anniversary season of the Virginia Chorale opens with Signature Chorale, a celebration of choral masterpieces, folk songs, and motets. Featuring pieces representative of the three decades of group’s repertoire, Signature Chorale...

Sunday, Nov. 10 The book took 10 years to write—partially because its author is a top scoring wealth manager in the Boston area and because he is a passionate painter in his spare time. It also took so long because Bloodlines, an engrossing novel about South Africa,...

Sunday, Oct. 6, 6 pm A ceremony marking the 40th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War will take place at Temple Israel to honor those who fought and memorialize those who died defending Israel, and to commemorate the miraculous (yes, in military terms, MIRACULOUS)...

Through Oct. 4 Tidewater Jewish Foundation and the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division are co-hosting a food drive for the Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia. During September’s Hunger Action Month, Feeding America, which is a nationwide...