What’s Happening

Thursday, April 20, 6–7 pm Sandler Family Campus So you’re planning to run the JFS Run, Roll or Stroll 8K, 5K, or 1 Miler. Now what? Maybe this is your first race or your 10th. Either way, it helps to get tips from experienced runners. Hear some great running tips...

Sunday, May 7 24th Street Park at the Virginia Beach Boardwalk With options of the 8K run, 5K run or walk, and 1-mile run/walk, Jewish Family Service’s 13th Annual Run, Roll or Stroll is open to both serious and not-so-serious athletes. This also includes those of all...

Sunday, April 30 11 am–4 pm Simon Family JCC The Simon Family Jewish Community Center’s largest celebration, Israel Fest, honors Israel’s 69th Independence Day. This annual festival offers the chance to experience some of the diverse culinary, cultural, and artistic...

Monday–Friday, May 30–July 31 Boys and girls, ages 5–18 Registration Deadline: May 26 The Simon Family JCC’s Athletic Leagues are gearing up for a season of good sportsmanship and teamwork. Open to all boys and girls, ages 5–18, the recreational competitive swim team...

Friday, April 14, 7 pm Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill will lead Tidewater Chavurah’s second Friday of the month Shabbat service at the home of Hal and Elaine in the Great Neck Meadows area, Virginia Beach. A “congregation without walls,” events are held in members’ homes or...

Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Tuesday, May 2, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Puzzle Israel’s mission to taste, explore, experience, and discover Israel defines the creative life work of Israeli chefs and entrepreneurs, Guy...

Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm, Simon Family JCC More than 1,600 people attended last year’s Simon Family JCC’s annual Israel Fest to experience a little piece of Israel without traveling more than 5,000 miles. Local temples and synagogues, volunteers, vendors, and...

Sunday, April 23, Ohef Sholom Temple Brunch: 10:30 am—Award presentation: 11 am For more than 35 years, Ohef Sholom Temple Men’s Club has bestowed the Henry B. Kaufmann Award upon a congregant who has demonstrated outstanding service to the temple and the community....

Through Wednesday, April 26, Sandler Family Campus A Jewish Sports Photography exhibit from the collection of Beit Hatfutsot, The Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv, and the Bernard H. and Miriam Oster Visual Documentation Center, is now on display in the Leon...

Monday, June 5, Heron Ridge Golf Club Early Bird Registration Deadline: April 30 Raising funds for children’s programming at the Simon Family JCC, as well as experiencing a fun, relaxing day of golf are two of the goals of the Simon Family JCC’s 7th Annual Presidents’...

Friday, March 24–Sunday, March 26 The Main, Norfolk This weekend of visual and performing arts, fine dining, and luxurious accommodations hopes to raise $1 million for Hampton Roads Arts organizations. Susan Hirschbiel and the Honorable Paul Fraim are the event’s...

Thursday, April 13, 7:30 pm Sandler Center for the Performing Arts Undeniably the reigning virtuoso of the violin, Itzhak Perlman enjoys superstar status rarely afforded a classical musician. In this return engagement at the Virginia Arts Festival, Perlman will...

Sunday, Nov. 18, 4 pm Colonel Keith Gibson will discuss Moses J. Ezekiel as part of The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center’s Lecture Series 2012–2013, A Minority in the Midst of Conflict: Jewish Experiences During The Civil War. Few sculptors of the 19th century were...

Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 pm As Election Day nears, the candidates vying for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District seat will address the Tidewater Jewish community and answer audience questions. The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater...

Wednesday, Oct. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 4 Promoting understanding and building relationships between the Jewish community and other faith communities, is the mission of the outreach committee of the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater....

Thursday, Nov. 8, 12:30 pm Join the Community Relations Council for a Learn@Lunch program with David Cohen, the senior associate for Israel and Middle East Affairs at the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia as he talks about current events relating to Israel and...

Saturday, Nov. 3, 8 pm Some of Hampton Roads’ best local comedians will be featured at B’nai Israel’s 2nd Annual Comedy Night: Mike Easmeil, Jim Seward, Vince Pilato, Dwayne Murphy, Jr., Tim “The Big 44” Loulies and Sid Bridge. The evening will feature clean comedy...

Begins Sunday, Nov. 11, 2 pm The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center is presenting an exciting new series to discuss the differences in religious cultures, yet how many rituals are derived from the same ideas. The series takes place on the second Sunday of each month...

Pizza with a Purpose: Thursday, Oct. 25 It’s hard to imagine spending a holiday alone, but sadly, many adults right here in Tidewater do just that. As the holidays approach, JFS staff and volunteers reach out to these people with helping hearts, as part of the JFS...

Sunday, Nov. 4, 2:30pm The Virginia Opera performs Hansel and Gretel at the Simon Family JCC. Children are sure to enjoy one of the most beloved works in the operatic repertoire, based on the favorite Brothers Grimm fairy tale. This musical spectacle features favorite...

The 2012–2013 Nexus Interfaith Dialogue Series Monday, Oct. 15, 7:30 pm The annual series will explore the relationship between religion and art by looking at five modes of artistic expression from the perspective of two different religious traditions. The series...

Fri. Oct. 26 Beth El Shabbat Services and Dinner, 5:30 pm Sat. Oct. 27 Temple Israel Shabbat Morning Services, 9:30 am Sat. Oct. 27 B’nai Israel Motzei Shabbat Social, 9 pm Sun. Oct. 28 Ohef Sholom Brunch, 11 am David Elcott, a professor at New York University, will...

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 10:30 am Nutrition for older Americans is the focus of this program sponsored by Jewish Family Service of Tidewater at Gomley Chesed Congregation. Beth Gerstein, MS, RD, CNSC will review nutritional choices for older Americans, as well as engage in...

Sunday, Oct. 14 To kick off its new tennis program, the Simon Family JCC will host a Pro-Am Tennis Tournament. Darryl Cummings will provide his brand of tennis, offering a one-day tournament, featuring well-known players. Cummings, a former 20-year NCAA tennis coach...

Are you at risk for breast cancer? I did not think I was when I was diagnosed over six years ago. Early detection is the reason I am healthy and cancer free today. The Simon Family JCC has a team participating in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure®. This event...

The national 2012 political races are in full swing. Pundits, media analysts and observers from all parties are paying close attention to campaigns in Virginia, considered a swing state. Particular scrutiny is being applied to the race for the open Senate seat being...

Jim Schuyler speaks on: Phoebe Yates Levy Pember: A Woman of Valor Sunday, Sept. 30, 4 pm name not often recognized, Phoebe Pember was a Jewish woman whose portrait is featured on a U.S. postage stamp. Why such a distinguished honor? Why has she been referred to as a...

He graduated with honors from Johns Hopkins University and planned to apply to medical school. Sound like a future doctor? Not so for Dan Ahdoot, whose New York City charm, likeability, and wit have earned him a reputation as one of the hottest young comics on the...

Friday, Oct. 26—Sunday, Oct. 28 David Elcott, a professor at New York University, will speak on Rebuilding Community: The Search for new models of leadership, during the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Shabbaton next month. As Scholar in Residence at Beth...

Sept. 23–Sept. 29 The Simon Family JCC will recognize senior adult members during the week of Active Aging with the theme: Many journeys, many destinations, by hosting a drop in event on Thursday, Sept. 27, when any senior over the age of 60 entering the JCC from 9 am...

Monday, Sept. 24 When some Beth Sholom Terrace residents inquired about a book club this spring, Allison Whiteman, Beth Sholom Village activities director, reached out to the Simon Family JCC’s Senior Book Club and brought members to its June meeting. The monthly...

Sunday, Sept. 16, 9 am-1 pm United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division and Ohef Sholom Temple’s Young Adult Community are joining as one Jewish community on the eve of Rosh Hashanah to celebrate the birthday of the world. The groups will work side by...