Friends of the IDF to hold first Virginia Gala
Thursday, Nov. 29, 6 pm Hilton Virginia Beach Oceanfront Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) from all areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia will gather for the first-ever FIDF Virginia Chapter...
View ArticleLeon Family Gallery: Shana Tova! Rosh Hashanah Greeting Cards from the...
Leon Family Gallery | Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus | September Shana Tova! Rosh Hashanah Greeting Cards from the 1920s–1940s Shana Tova greeting cards are a surprisingly ancient tradition—dating...
View ArticleSuper Sunday is early this year
Sunday, October 21, 10 am–1 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Tidewater Jewish community’s annual fundraising phone-a-thon, Super Sunday is a volunteer-driven day. Super Sunday is being held...
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Leon Family Gallery: Faces: Portraits from Madonna to the Pope
Leon Family Gallery, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus October Faces: Portraits from Madonna to the Pope Hanoch Piven Giving the art of caricature an innovative look while shedding new light on...
View ArticleEngagement: Aaron Brenner and Kate Belleman
Aaron Brenner and Kate Belleman on their engagement. Aaron is the son of Janet Peck and Jeff Kramer, and Martin and Pam Brenner. He is the grandson of Nancy and Stanley Peck, and Ramona and Lawrence...
View ArticleBecome a Book Club Insider
The Lee and Bernard Jaffe* Family Jewish Book Festival has fall reads for book clubs. Register a community book club and receive the following exclusive perks: discounts on group tickets, reserved...
View ArticleThe Year of the Pen
In services on the Yamim Noraim, the Days of Awe, tradition requires us to recite the masterwork of prayer U-netaneh Tokef on both Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. These awe-filled days are times of...
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Federation launches 2019 Annual Campaign
The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater kicked-off its 2019 Annual Campaign to a standing room only crowd on Thursday, Sept. 6 at the Sandler Family Campus. Featured speaker Izzy Ezagui— IDF soldier...
View ArticleWhat a start to 5779!
It was wonderful to see so many of you on Thursday, September 6, as our community came together to launch our 2019 Annual Campaign, our Patron of the J Campaign and the Lee & Bernard Jaffe* Family...
View ArticleNot the neighbor’s Yom Kippur
The first Jews were part of the Ancient Near East. They knew the habits of thought, the default assumptions, of their society. But as Jews, they were revolutionaries, rejecting the depravity and the...
View ArticleIsraelis want American Jewish help in promoting religious pluralism, study finds
(JTA)—For years, American Jewish groups have agitated for more religious pluralism in Israel. And year after year, the Israeli government has acted as if the country’s demographic and political...
View ArticleAlene and Ron Kaufman: Assuring a strong future for the community they love
Although they are actually transplants to the area, Alene and Ron Kaufman are such an integral part of the Tidewater Jewish community that it feels as if they have been here forever. Ron’s parents...
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Simon Family Passport to Israel grant helps area teen with month-long trip
This past summer I spent a month in Israel with 32 of my best friends, while meeting 52 new friends, on the most amazing trip of my life. We did all the typical activities you do when traveling to...
View ArticleMark Zuckerberg posts video of himself blowing shofar
(JTA)—Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted a video of himself blowing a several-foot-long shofar. Zuckerberg executed a perfect tekiyah- teruah-shevarim combination on the twisted ram’s horn...
View ArticleNew director for education and engagement at Ohef Sholom
Stephanie Ben Simon has joined Ohef Sholom Temple as director of Education and Engagement (DEE). As DEE, Ben Simon will develop and oversee a dynamic program of education and engagement for the entire...
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New school year begins at Hebrew Academy of Tidewater
Back in full swing, Hebrew Academy of Tidewater (HAT) kicked off its new year with a back to school Meet and Greet accompanied by a Kona Ice Truck Treat on Monday, August 20. Students were excited to...
View ArticleJewish rapper Mac Miller found dead at 26
Rapper Mac Miller was found dead of an apparent drug overdose on Friday, Sept. 7 TMZ reported. The 26-year-old struggled with substance abuse for years, including during a high-profile relationship...
View ArticleSuper Sunday moves to October and makes plan to engage all ages
Sunday, October 21, 10 am—1 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Breakfast starts at 9:30 am for volunteer callers Super Sunday comes early this year, so mark calendars and get ready to “rise up.” Be...
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Celebrated artist to conduct workshops
Sunday, October 21, 10 am and 12 pm, Sandler Family Campus Israel Today’s first ever artist-in-residence, Hanoch Piven, will lead two workshops during Super Sunday. The hands-on family workshops...
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Collage workshop with Hanoch Piven for Seniors
Wednesday, October 17, 12:30 pm Join the senior community for a special workshop with Israel Today’s artist-in-residence Hanoch Piven. Identities are composed of different values, experiences, and...
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