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Friday, May 23, 8:30 am, Jewish War Veterans Flagpole, Sandler Family Campus Memorial Day’s origins lie in the aftermath of the Civil War, a conflict that claimed more American lives than any other. The immense loss overwhelmed the nation, leading to the establishment...
Thursday, May 1, 7 pm • Sandler Family Campus Celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut—Israel’s Independence Day —with an extraordinary evening of flavor, heritage, and storytelling at the second annual Israeli Chef’s Table Experience, presented by Avraham and Karen Ashkenazi.This...
Sunday, May 4, 12 - 3 pm Sandler Family Campus Get ready for a joyful afternoon of culture, connection, and celebration at the Yom Ha’Atzmaut Community Celebration.Presented by Avraham and Karen Ashkenazi, this free, family-friendly celebration honors Israel’s 77th...
BeAR Appreciation Luncheon • Friday, May 9, 11 am – 1 pm As the 2024-2025 school year draws to a close, the Be A Reader (BeAR) Literacy Project is celebrating another extraordinary season of reading, mentorship, and making a meaningful impact on the lives of its young...
Wednesday, March 26, 5:30 pm Sandler Family Campus The Norfolk Kollel and Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater present an evening of family-friendly musical inspiration and entertainment featuring the Jewish music sensation Joey...
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm • Sandler Family Campus United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Konikoff Center for Learning will welcome Liel Leibovitz, author and journalist, as he discusses his latest book, How the Talmud Can Change Your Life: Surprisingly Modern Advice...
Wednesday, April 23, 6:45 pm Ohef Sholom Temple The Holocaust Commission of United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s annual Holocaust Day Remembrance, Yom Hashoah, will take place next month. The event is open to the community.The commemoration will feature survivor...
An extraordinary culinary journey is planned with the second annual Israeli Chef’s Table Experience – part of the community’s Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) celebration, presented by United Jewish Federation of Tidewater.Chef Moshe Basson, founder of...
Tuesday, April 8, 7:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus In today's fast-paced digital world, social media is a powerful tool for shaping narratives, spreading information, and influencing public opinion. In the wake of October 7, however, it has also become a battleground...
Sunday, March 30, 12:30 – 2:30 pm, Torggler Center at Christopher Newport University In Judaism’s mystical traditions, the myth of the ‘breaking of the vessels’ imagines vessels of divine essence shattered at creation, left for humans to find and repair the...
8-week course begins: Tuesday, April 1 12:30 – 2 pm, Sandler Family Campus What happens after death? It’s a question as old as humanity. For Jews, the answer has never been a singular, fixed doctrine. Instead, Jewish thought has evolved over millennia, offering a...
Sunday, May 4, 12 - 3 pm, Sandler Family Campus Jewish Tidewater is making plans to celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut, Israel’s 77th Independence Day, with another vibrant and family-friendly afternoon filled with fun, culture, and community spirit.Attendees will have the...
Monday, October 7 8:30 am Sandler Family Campus October 7th was a turning point in modern Jewish history, both because of the tragic depth of that day’s events and the monumental events that followed. Join United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and its Jewish Community...
Sherry Lieberman is the winner of the Jewish News contest for two passes to the Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience at the Virginia Beach Convention Center. Sponsored by the Virginia Arts Festival, the Monet experience showcases more than 400 of Monet’s most iconic...
Sunday, September 15, 10 am – 1 pm, Sandler Family Campus(Marty Einhorn Pavilion, weather-permitting; indoors in the event of rain)Two Calling Shifts: 10 – 11:30 am and 11:30 am – 1 pmCaller training starts 15 minutes before each shiftCome make the calls! • Have a...
The Rabbi Sacks Tidewater Community Book Club met last month at Temple Israel to discuss its third book together, Not In God’s Name: Confronting Religious Violence.The book club, a partnership between the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of...
Sunday, August 4, 12 – 4 pmVoodoo Brewing Co., Virginia Beach Voodoo Brewing and local art educators are teaming up to create a benefit for the Ukranian Humanity Center.Twenty-five Virginia Beach art teachers created tiny masterpieces responding to the theme, “Summer...
James Johnson’s art career began when he was just four years old when his 14-year-old brother Kenneth, introduced him to painting. Johnson remembers his brother sitting him down and saying, “Jimmy, I got you some paints and canvas board so you can make pictures like...
Wednesday, July 24 - Thursday, July 25 With incidents of discrimination and antisemitism increasing across the nation, local educators are invited to learn how to turn the tide with knowledge and compassion.The Holocaust Commission and the Jewish Community Relations...
Through Thursday, September 5Virginia Beach Convention Center Beyond Monet: The Immersive Experience sheds new light on what the world thought it knew about Claude Monet. Presented by the Virginia Arts Festival and produced by Paquin Entertainment Group, the...
Wednesday, July 24, 8:30 am - 3 pm Salem Middle School2380 Lynnhaven Pkwy., Virginia Beach Thursday, July 25, 7:30 am – 5 pm Virginia Holocaust Museum, Richmond Transportation provided • Registration Open As antisemitism rises globally, educators become...
Save the date for the Golf Tournament of the Year! Wednesday, August 28 • Virginia Beach National Golf Club Co-chaired by David Leon and Babbi Bangel, the 36th Annual Strelitz International Golf Tournament, proudly known as the “Bob Josephberg Classic” is set to be...
Next session: Thursday, June 6, 1 pm • Sandler Family Campus The April session of “Coffee and Conversation” was very thought-provoking with about a dozen participants sharing rich discussions. The group, with diverse Jewish backgrounds, found the dialogue both...
Tuesday, June 18, 5:30 pm • Sandler Family Campus The Konikoff Center for Learning of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is hosting a Celebration of Lifelong Learning to honor the dedication and achievements of those in the community who continue their Judaic...
Sunday, June 9, 1-3 pm • Sandler Family Campus The annual car wash that benefits the Team Virginia Beach delegation for the JCC Maccabi Games & Access will take place again this year in the parking lot of the Sandler Family Campus. This year’s games are in...
Sunday, May 19 • 12 – 3 pm • Sandler Family Campus Yom Ha’ Atzmaut, commemorating Israel @76, is a day for people of all ages to come together to learn about Israeli people, art, music, food, and history.Presented by Avraham and Karen Ashkenazi, the United Jewish...
Sunday, May 19, 10 am • Sandler Family Campus Jewish Family Service of Tidewater will hold its 20th Annual Run, Roll, or Stroll at a new location: on the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community. In past years, JFS has held events on the...
Wednesday, May 22, 1 pm Cypress Point Golf Course Golfing buddies are about to have an opportunity to swing their clubs together for a fantastic cause – Ohef Sholom Temple. The Ohef Sholom Temple Kiddush Cup promises an afternoon of fun golfing, an upbeat reception...
An Israeli Chef’s Table Experience • Thursday, May 16, 7 pm • Sandler Family Campus Israeli Chef Yaniv Cohen will visit Tidewater in honor of Israel’s 76th anniversary this week.In this conversation, Cohen offers insight into his world of cuisine, passion, and...
With an eye on the future, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is launching a new jobs project for youth and young adults.Plenty of articles in The Virginian-Pilot and stories on local broadcast news shows have focused on population changes and a shifting job market...
Next meeting: Sunday, June 16, 10 am, Temple Israel The Rabbi Sacks Tidewater Community Book Club continued its journey of Jewish conversation by reviewing The Great Partnership in collaboration with Temple Israel and the Konikoff Center for Learning of the United...
Friday, June 7, 5 pm Sandler Family Campus After a year of learning how to make Friday night Shabbat dinners memorable in the Shabbat@Home series, it’s time to bring it all together.Cap off the year with a heartwarming community dinner at the Simon Family JCC,...