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Ketanji Brown Jackson brings up a Black-Jewish civil rights alliance in...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Whether he meant to or not, Republican Sen. Ted Cruz gave Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee, an opportunity for a breather in the middle of a...
View ArticleSecurity training for the Jewish community
The continued threat to Jewish institutions throughout the nation prompted the formation of Secure Community Network in 2004 as the official homeland security and safety initiative of the organized...
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Close to home
The Serpent Papers Jeff Schnader The Permanent Press, March 2022 ISBN: 978-1-57962-648-8 302 pages, $29.95 I recently finished reading The Serpent Papers, a new novel about the Vietnam era by Jeff...
View ArticleSupport for those who are homeless in the community
When driving up to Congregation Beth El, a group of homeless people are frequently seen across the street at New Life Church waiting to get in to have a meal. Riding down Colonial Avenue, an old woman...
View ArticleIsrael’s governing coalition in crisis as right-wing Knesset member resigns,...
(JTA)—Of all the issues facing Israel—violence within the country, how to handle Russia’s war on Ukraine, Iran—the one that appears to have put the country’s delicate governing coalition at risk could...
View ArticleEmbracing Jewish groups’ request, Biden proposes boosting budget for...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—President Joe Biden wants to increase federal funding for security for nonprofits from $250 million to $360 million, a key request advanced by Jewish organizations in the wake of...
View ArticleSenate unanimously confirms Deborah Lipstadt as antisemitism monitor
WASHINGTON (JTA)—The Senate, in a voice vote, unanimously confirmed Deborah Lipstadt, the Holocaust scholar who endured delays and a contentious hearing in her nomination to be antisemitism monitor....
View ArticleCommunity invited to participate in 2022 Holocaust Commemoration events
Reading of the Names on Zoom Wednesday, April 27, 10 am–2 pm Contact hhorwitzintune@yahoo.com to reserve a spot. Yom Hashoah Commemoration Wednesday April 27, 6:45 pm Congregation Beth El Masks are...
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JFS continues mission for mental health and wellness
Support is urgently needed. Throughout the past year, Jewish Family Service, in partnership with United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, has been highlighting the importance of mental health and...
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Congressman McEachin visits Sandler Family Campus
The first Virginia Congressman to sign the bipartisan Pascrell-Latko letter, demanding increased funding to protect synagogues and houses of worship, Congressman Donald McEachin visited the Sandler...
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Tidewater Chavurah acquires Torah scroll
Through the efforts of its rabbi, Ellen Jaffe-Gill, Tidewater Chavurah has received a Torah scroll to use during Shabbat and holidays. Rabbi Jaffe-Gill acquired the scroll through the Jewish Community...
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Tidewater Ukraine Emergency Fund raises and distributes dollars
The severity of the war in Ukraine, its inhumane treatment of civilians, and devasting destruction, is apparent to anyone watching or reading the news. What is not found in the main-stream media,...
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Yom Ha’Atzmaut Sunday, May 1, 12–4 pm, Sandler Family Campus
Five reasons to celebrate Yom Ha’Atzmaut in Tidewater There will be something for everyone at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s and Simon Family JCC’s annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration. By...
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Ohef Sholom Temple celebrates 175 years with Gala
Ohef Sholom Temple presidents behind the cake marking the congregation’s 175 years: Terri Budman, Bob Rubin, Karen Fine, Steve Kayer, Eddie Kramer, Linda Spindel, Charlie Nusbaum, Kurt Rosenbach,...
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Mazel Tov, Jack Rephan
Jack Rephan receives recognition from Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar’s Construction Law and Public Contracts Section The Board of Governors of the Virginia State Bar’s of recognition to...
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Save the Date, for a Date with the State: Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Members of Jewish communities from across the Commonwealth go each year to the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond to collaborate on Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day, also known...
View ArticleJewish Museum and Cultural Center: “Saturdays At Seven”
For its 10th Annual Chevra Cinema Series, the Jewish Museum and Cultural Center is featuring “Saturdays At Seven.” These four Saturday evening films, beginning at 7 pm, will have an introductory...
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The Face Tells the Secret, Jane Bernstein Monday, December 16, noon, Beth...
A story of a woman who discovers love and learns how to open herself to life’s happier relationships, Jane Bernstein’s The Face Tells the Secret is, as Sherry Lieberman, notes, “a definite...
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Israel Today, Yaakov Katz: Jerusalem Post’s editor-in-chief
A conversation with Herm Shelanski, Vice Admiral USN, Ret. Monday, December 9, 7:30 pm Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus Yaakov Katz’s book, Shadow Strike, tells the never-before-told inside story of...
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The relevance of Hanukkah continues
Hanukkah’s origins in the drama of a small, yet determined people, with a large vision standing up to the might of the Hellenistic empire of antiquity, is a poignant demonstration and a timeless...
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