What’s Happening

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...

Wednesdays, March 29, April 5, April 26, May 3 12:30-1:30 pm, Simon Family JCC While commonly translated as ethics, Mussar is really much broader. Dr. Alan Morinis, founder of the Mussar Institute, recently spent a weekend in Tidewater as the guest scholar for the...

Through March 31 Dozens of handmade posters from the 5th Annual Israel Poster Contest presented by the Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater were on display in The Leon Gamily Art Gallery through March 10. Designed by first through...

Sunday, March 26, 1-4 pm, Simon Family JCC Camp JCC invites parents and their children, two years old through 11th grade, to experience a "taste of camp." The children will become happy campers with a fun-filled day of arts and crafts, mini golf, Israeli dodgeball...

Monday, April 17, 7:30 pm ODU's Chandler Recital Hall The Norfolk Chamber Consort concludes its 48th season with "Two Rivals." Dedicated to the two most illustrious names to have emerged out of Soviet Russia -- Sergey Prokofiev and Dmitri Shostakovich -- this program...

Saturday, March 25, 8 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Israeli singing sensation Gitit Shoval and her family will present an evening of song in a jazz club atmosphere that will include a cash bar and appetizers at the Simon Family JCC. The hits of Leonard Cohen,...

Israel Fest Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Israeli Kitchen Encounters: A Culinary Adventure with Puzzle Israel Tuesday, May 2, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Israeli chefs Guy Marom and Nir Margalith will tantalize...

Saturday, April 22, 6 pm, Hilton Norfolk The Main Joyce Strelitz, of blessed memory, and the Virginia Opera are forever linked. A long-time member of the Opera's leadership, Strelitz served as chair of the state-wide board of directors and also, for many years, guided...

Sunday, April 30, 11 am–4 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus On May 14, 1948, Israel’s future first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, publically read Israel’s Declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel, marking the ending of the British Mandate. The...

Sunday, March 19, 6:30 pm Congregation Beth El In the beginning of Escape to Virginia From Nazi Germany to Thalhimer’s Farm, author Bob Gillette writes, “Hope and courage are the right hand and left hand of the human spirit that keeps suffering people going. They keep...

The Be A Reader (BEAR) program is one of three finalists for Classic Air’s One Hour Cares $5,000 giveaway. The recipient will be chosen at the end of March in a lottery-type drawing, with the more “likes” received at OneHourCares.com increasing the chances to win....

Dora Marshall Mullins Wednesday, July 18, 7:30pm Locally acclaimed artist and native Virginian, violinist Dora Marshall Mullins recently celebrated 60 years as a performer and teacher. She will be accompanied by pianist Stephan Dulcie. The Sensational Silver Screen...

An “interfaith academy” with Jewish, Christian and Muslim congregations, co-sponsored by Temple Israel. The series is entitled The Sacred Space of Word, Time and Journey with topics designed to help each person gain an appreciation of the emotional quality of the...

Sunday, Sept. 23, 2:30pm Many people in Tidewater already know Sam Glaser and his music, since he performed in concert last year at Temple Emanuel to an audience of more than 300 people. This year, the Beach temple is bringing Glaser back to Tidewater, but to a new...

One of the blessings of American life is that our society is structured to promote good relations among people of faith. It was not always thus. There was a time when the various denominations were often in notso- splendid isolation, and even now, some denominations...

Through June 28 As part of Holocaust remembrance activities, “The Face of the Ghetto” exhibition in Norfolk is a collaboration of the Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding, College of Arts and Letters; the Federal Republic of Germany; and the Old...

Sunday, June 10, 12:30–3 pm Are you afraid of the influence of Facebook and other forms of social media on your child? Are you a grandparent who sees your grandchild rarely reading books and more often on the computer or texting? Most children begin using various...

Wednesday June 20, 12 noon Entertainers will be three singers and one who also plays the piano. They will all sing a mix of Broadway music from the ’30s and ’40s. If interested in becoming a member of the Seniors Club, call Wayne Gordon at 426-3297.

Monday, June 4, 7pm The Florence Melton Adult Mini-School at the Simon Family Jewish Community Center is preparing to graduate its 10th class. This year’s class of 13 has three physicians, creating lively and more complex discussions about issues Melton classes...

Sunday, June 10, 7:15 pm As a prelude to the Simon Family JCC’s 20th anniversary of the Virginia Festival of Jewish Film, Presented by Alma* and Howard Laderberg, Footnote will be shown at the Naro Expanded Cinema. Footnote is a 2011 Israeli drama written and directed...

For complete details, visit www.jfsrunrollorstroll.org. Tuesday, May 8, 11 am “Sleep…Your Way to Health & Happiness” Presented by Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., The Sleep Doctor. Simon Family JCC Registration is required—call 321-222 to register. Wednesday, May 9, 12–6...

Sunday, May 13, 3 pm The Simon Family JCC and The Virginia Arts Festival copresents Itzhak Perlman and The Perlman Music Program at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach. The legendary violinist has won multiple Grammy Awards and accepted nearly every honor the music...

Monday, June 4, 7pm This is the 10th graduating class of the two-year program at the Simon Family JCC. Join friends and family of the graduates. For more information, contact Miriam Brunn Ruberg, 321-2328.

Wednesday May 16 Entertainers will be “The Beach Tones.” They will sing oldies and Broadway melodies. Performing for more than 20 years, they are a group of seniors who sing at least once a week, 30 times a year at nursing homes, senior groups, retirement homes and...

Friday, May 18, 6:30 pm Both active duty and former military will be honored at Ohef Sholom Temple’s Armed Services Shabbat. The featured speaker is Rear Admiral Harold L. Robinson of the Chaplain Corps. He is the Deputy Chief of Chaplains for Reserve Matters and...

Wednesday, May 9, 7pm Ohef Sholom Temple and its adult education committee will present the film Jewish Soldiers in Blue and Gray, Faith Under Fire in the American Civil War. This film explores the little known and little publicized history of the Civil War Jews who...

Thursday, May 10, 12 to 1:30 pm The community is invited to a Lunch & Learn with Ohef Sholom Temple’s Rabbi Rosalin Mandelberg at Deborah Casey’s office, Vandeventer Black at 101 West Main Street, Suite 500, in Norfolk. Parking is across from the building on Main...

Sunday, May 20 Yeshivas Aish Kodesh, the Talmudical Academy of Norfolk’s upcoming Tribute Dinner in honor of Jordan Slone, founding president of the Yeshiva, will take place at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel. At the event, Slone will be recognized for his...

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...