MEL SIFEN
Norfolk —Mel Sifen of Virginia Beach, passed away peacefully in his home at the age of 90, surrounded by his loving family, on Tuesday, May 16, 2017. He was born on January 18, 1927, in Suffolk, Va. He...
View ArticleIsraeli spy Shulamit Cohen-Kishik
Shulamit “Shula” Cohen-Kishik, a a spy for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency who worked undercover in Lebanon for 14 years, has died at 100. Cohen-Kishik, who was codenamed “The Pearl,” died Sunday,...
View ArticleFather, mother, parent, you: God is beyond our language
About two decades ago, a bat mitzvah student asked me a familiar question, but with a surprising twist. She said, “Rabbi, is God a He?” And I answered, “No, He’s not.” Then we both thought for two...
View ArticleRabbi Israel Zoberman with Martin Culqreth
Rabbi Israel Zoberman with Martin Culqreth, Special Agent in Charge, of the FBI’s Norfolk field office. Rabbi Zoberman addressed the Hampton Roads FBI community on the historical Jewish experience.
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. David Balaban
Mr. and Mrs. David Balaban of Virginia Beach on the engagement of their son, Jody Michael Balaban to Erin Ashley McGrattan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel T. McGrattan Jr., also of Virginia Beach. Ms....
View ArticleROBERT EUGENE BROWN
Norfolk —Robert Eugene Brown 79, died on May 20, 2017, at his home, in the care of family, friends, and home hospice. The cause was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Bob Brown was a principled, analytic,...
View ArticleJUDITH BLUM HATHAWAY
Virginia Beach —Judi Blum Hathaway, 64, passed away on Tuesday, May 16, 2017 surrounded by her family. Judi was born on October 6, 1952 to Cecil (deceased) and Irene Blum. Left to cherish Judi’s memory...
View ArticleFRANCES MINKIN
Virginia Beach – Frances Minkin, 82, passed away on June 2, 2017. Originally from the Bronx, N.Y., she was the daughter of the later Isadore and Rose Rauchwerger and the widow of Charles Minkin. She is...
View ArticleJOSEPH REZNICK
Virginia Beach – Joseph I. Reznick, 98, passed away on May 27, 2017. He was born on January 23, 1919 in Columbia, S.C. to Louis Reznick and Esther Solomon Reznick. He served as a Major in the United...
View ArticleMICHAEL EUGENE STREDLER
Norfolk – Michael “Mickey” Stredler, 77, passed away peacefully at home on May 30, 2017. Mickey was born in Philadelphia, Pa. He attended the University of Virginia from 1957 through 1960 and then the...
View ArticleAlan Mintz, Hebrew literature scholar and one-time student activits
New York (JTA) – Alan Mintz, a professor of Hebrew literature at the Jewish Theological Seminary and, as a student in the 1960s and 1970s, a leader of a movement of young Jews who sought to infuse...
View ArticleNikos Stavroulakis, activist promoting Jewish life and heritage in Greece
Nikos Stavroulakis, an artist, scholar, and prominent activist promoting Jewish life and heritage in Greece, has died. Stavroulakis died Friday, May 19 in Chania, on the island of Crete. He was in his...
View ArticleSound healing through chanting and sacred vessels with Rabbi Roz and Toni...
Friday, July 21, 5:15–6:15 pm Ohef Sholom Temple Experience inner peace, soul nourishment, and personal transformation through the vibration resonance of chanting texts and quartz and gemstone singing...
View ArticleJewish comedy comes to the J
Thursday, August 3, 6:30 pm Hilarity is coming to the Simon Family JCC when comedian, writer, and actor Elon Gold performs at Laughter on the Lawn. Gold, born in the Bronx and currently living and...
View ArticleTidewater Chavurah to present program on intermarriage
Sunday, Sept. 10 and Sunday, Sept. 17 Sandler Family Campus A two-part program on intermarriage between Jews and non-Jews, Making Jewish Choices, presented by Tidewater Chavurah, will take place at the...
View ArticleBrandon Terkeltaub and David Calliott
Brandon Terkeltaub and David Calliott on successfully passing the Certified Financial Planner™ exam and becoming CFP® practitioners. This certification is held by only 20% of financial advisors and...
View ArticleRabbi Dr. Mordechai Loiterman
Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Loiterman, Toras Chaim’s principal, was recenlty invited to become a member of Virginia’s Equitable Services Workgroup by Christopher Kelly, EdD. Kelly is the equitable services...
View ArticleElizabeth Block Rosenberg
Elizabeth Block Rosenberg on her graduation from Yale University’s graduate school of management with an MBA. Liz recently moved to Dallas to pursue her career. She is the daughter of Paul and Stefan...
View ArticleGERALD S. BORMAN
Norfolk —Gerald Sanford Borman, 87, passed away on Thursday, June 8. He was born on September 22, 1929 in Pittsburgh, Pa., to the late Samuel and Dora Borman. He was predeceased by his wife, Elsa, and...
View ArticleAl Erlick, longtime editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent
Al Erlick, who retired as editor of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent in 1994 after 24 years with the newspaper, died May 24. He was 88. His death was announced by the Exponent. Erlick had been living...
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