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Beth Sholom Village renovates to feel safe like home and transition people home
At Beth Sholom Village, cleanliness is paramount. The recent renovation at the skilled nursing and rehab center located in Virginia Beach, completed days before lockdown in March, has already impressed...
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That 70’s Show: Senior trailblazers shine in the age of engagement
Freedom and fulfillment can be dubious soulmates. Being free doesn’t necessarily mean getting up in the morning with no place to be and no one to answer to. That would be the antithesis of rewarding...
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Young adults: Are you a Changemaker? If so, then the Jewish Changemakers...
The Jewish Changemakers Fellowship is a three-week online leadership experience, July 6–July 24, free of charge for current and aspiring Jewish leaders, 20–25 years old, focusing on career development,...
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This isn’t just for you, it’s for us too…
As we began to plan for a very different looking summer and reaching out to families in new ways, we realized that our plans and the work we were doing weren’t just for the families, they were for us,...
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National initiative tops $1-billion in commitments
Tidewater Jewish organizations secure more than $20.6-million in legacy commitments through LIFE & LEGACY® initiative Three hundred and twenty-five local donors have made 550 legacy commitments to...
View ArticleThe Joy of the J – You can’t keep a good senior down
When the Simon Family JCC opened on Monday, June 8, seniors bounced back in real numbers. Even with the necessary implemented regulations and other logistics, “overjoyed” was the overall response. In...
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Community Relations Council
Recent weeks have been extremely difficult for our country. The Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is appalled and angered by the death of George Floyd at...
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Kurt Rosenbach – June 5, 1923–June 6, 2020
Tidewater’s Jewish community lost a giant on Saturday, June 6 with the passing of Kurt Rosenbach. Kurt was equally a man of vision and action. More than all of his volunteer service—often as founder or...
View ArticleRichard Eisenpress
Portsmouth—Rick (as he was known) was born in New York City in 1959 and grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y. He moved to Portsmouth, Va. in 1996. Along with his parents, he joined Gomley Chesed Synagogue. Before...
View ArticleWalter D. Budman
Olney, Md.—Walter D. Budman passed away peacefully on June 27, 2020 in Olney, Maryland. Born in Georgetown, Washington, DC on March 19, 1930, he had a great ride for 90 years. Walter was the fourth of...
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Konikoff Center for Learning. Spark one mind. Change many lives.
David Konikoff didn’t come up with the legacy phrase “A mind is a terrible thing to waste,” however it aptly describes his life purpose and why he imagined the Konikoff Center for Learning at the...
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Tidewater Jewish Foundation welcomes Naomi Sedek, new CEO and president
After a national search, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation is ready to welcome Naomi Limor Sedek as its new president and chief executive officer. Coming from Nashville, Tennessee, Sedek’s lifelong work...
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Camp JCC In the Cloud welcomes Noya Azari as the 2020 Shaliach
Noya Azari is joining Camp JCC In the Cloud this summer as the camp’s Shaliach. A native of Tel Aviv, Noya Arazi, 23, was in Virginia Beach as a Camp JCC Shaliach in 2018. “Dance has always been a big...
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Camp JCC In the Cloud
For kids and families seeking some camp-like fun this summer, Camp JCC In the Cloud is ‘to the rescue!’ Unlimited access to online activities is FREE and available to anyone from anywhere. Different...
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Graduation in the parking lot
Strelitz International Academy Graduation was originally planned for June 2, but like nearly everything else this past spring, was postponed. A special outdoor, mask wearing ceremony took place on...
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Tidewater women ‘travel’ to the Jewish communities of Minsk and Sofia…
Over three dozen local Jewish women, led by mission co-chairs Annie Sandler and Mona Flax, along with JDC professional Sandy Katz, made the long trek to the Jewish communities of Minsk in Belarus and...
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Israeli Fellows at Virginia Tech provide perspective and an entry point to...
Virginia Tech students in IsraelIt doesn’t take a campus massacre or a pandemic for Virginia Tech students to bond with a charismatic and culturally distinct Israeli fellow, and to connect Jewishly....
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Board of Rabbis and Cantors of Hampton Roads’ Statement of Commitment to...
Tzedek, tzedek tirdof: “Justice, justice you shall pursue” (Deut. 16:20). We, the Jewish faith leaders of Hampton Roads, are appalled not only by the murder of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis,...
View ArticleWith a nod to Carl Reiner, My Favorite Year recalls the infancy of TV sketch...
Social distancing and staying inside is hard. Thankfully, accessing good things to watch during this time is not. This is another installation of a column on Jewish movies and TV shows to stream in...
View ArticleHot dogs are the greatest American Jewish food. Here’s why.
American Jewish food is most typically defined as pastrami sandwiches, chocolate babka or bagels and lox. But I am here to argue that the greatest American Jewish food may actually be the humble hot...
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