What’s Happening

Through Monday, Jan. 30, Sandler Family Campus Photojournalist Ricki Rosen, whose photography has been published by New York Times, Time Magazine, Newsweek, People, and Figaro, will exhibit her work in the Leon Family Art Gallery on the second floor of the Simon...

Thursday, February 16, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus, free Master storyteller and host of the hit podcast series, Israel Story, Mishy Harman will be in Tidewater as part of the Community Relations Council (CRC) and community partners’ 6th annual Israel...

Four days of learning and exploration hosted by a variety of organizations in different Jewish settings, Tidewater Together began in 2013 as part of United Jewish Federation’s Strategic Plan. The Tidewater Synagogue Leadership Council planned and supported the concept...

Sunday, Jan. 15 TCC Roper Performing Arts Center, Norfolk The Holocaust Commission of the UJFT has a unique opportunity to collaborate with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra and the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film to show the award-winning documentary, Defiant Requiem...

Begins Sunday, Jan. 8, 6–8 pm Rabbi Ellen Jaffe-Gill, spiritual leader of Tidewater Chavurah, will continue her popular class Torah Study for Skeptics, meeting in the parish hall at Old Donation Episcopal Church. The class meets on the second and fourth Sundays of...

Sunday, Dec. 25, 7 am–2 pm Spend time with residents and be part of a more than 30-year-tradition. Volunteer activities include: • Serving food • Reading books • Playing board games • And, more! Well-behaved animals are also welcome. A Switch Day social for residents...

Sunday, Jan. 15, 12:30 pm Temple Sinai Newport News Bring an appetite for a showing of the documentary Deli Man at Temple Sinai. Feast on deli meat or cheese sandwiches, Sabra hummus, chips and dill pickles, Dr. Brown’s sodas and more (including popcorn), while...

Sunday, Dec. 25, 9:30 am–3 pm Mister G concert: 11 am Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Partaking of delicious and comforting food during the holiday season spans all religious traditions. With Hanukkah and Christmas sharing the same date this year, what could be...

Thursday, Jan. 12, 12 pm, Sandler Family Campus To prepare for this year’s Date with the State on Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Legislative Action Committee will host a meeting to discuss potential...

Wednesday, Feb. 8, 7 am–4 pm For years, members of Jewish communities from across the Commonwealth have gone to the State Capitol in Richmond to collaborate on Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day, also known as Date with the State. This annual event has proven to be a...

Sunday, Jan. 22, 9 am – 1 pm Super Sunday, the Tidewater Jewish community’s largest single fundraising day of the year, is as predictable as eating latkes during Hanukkah. Volunteers from throughout South Hampton Roads will gather at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family...

The Emmy-nominated documentary film, Defiant Requiem, will be shown as part of the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film at the Tidewater Community College Roper Performing Arts Center in Norfolk. The film tells the story of Rafael Schachter, a brilliant young Czech...

Monday, June 11 For the second consecutive year, the Simon Family JCC Presidents’ Cup Golf Tournament will be held at Heron Ridge Golf Club in Virginia Beach. The tournament is a time to enjoy golf, food, drinks, and time with friends, all while helping the JCC raise...

Monday, June 11, 7–9pm Honoring the school’s founding board of directors, with a special thank you to the founding principals, Ohef Sholom Temple and their board of directors for its first home. Vintage Kitchen, 999 Waterside Dr., Norfolk. $18 per person. Sponsorship...

Joann Falletta and Friends Wednesday, June 13, 7:30pm JoAnn Falletta, Debra Wendells Cross, and Robert Alemany, have performed and recorded together and promise to bring an exciting evening of wonderful music. Falletta (guitar), Cross (flute), and Alemany (clarinet)...

Thursday, June 7, 5 pm In June 2012, Zena Herod will retire from a 35-year career dedicated to the education of children in Tidewater. For the last six years, Herod has served as head of school of the Hebrew Academy of Tidewater, Konikoff Center of Learning, and the...

Tuesday, May 8, 11 am It’s 3 am and there you lie in bed… wide awake. You’re exhausted after a busy day, but your mind is still running through your to-do list for tomorrow. You worry how you’ll get through the day if you don’t get some sleep, but the worry only adds...

Sunday, May 13, 3 pm The Simon Family JCC will co-present Itzhak Perlman and a group of young musicians from The Perlman Music Program at the Sandler Center for Performing Arts as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. They will perform Mozart, Shostakovich and...

Monday, May 14, 6:30pm Jewish Education Night at the Simon Family JCC honors Jewish educators in area schools. Several categories of awards are given, including the announcement of the Jewish Educator of the Year. Free. RSVP to Miriam Brunn Ruberg, 321-2328 or...

Sunday, May 20, 10 am Light Brunch followed by film and discussion at the Sandler Family Campus.

As Israel prepares to begin its 65th year of modern-day independence, there can be no disputing that this nation remains confronted with a myriad of challenges and threats to its very existence. But despite the perceived pall of fear and tension which seem to hang...