Leading Orthodox groups cheered the end of Roe v. Wade. Many Orthodox women...
WASHINGTON (JTA)—Pam Scheininger and J. David Bleich have this much in common: They are Orthodox Jews who are preoccupied with Jewish ethics and teach at New York City law schools. But when Scheininger...
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In first speech as Israeli prime minister, Yair Lapid calls to stem extremism...
Yair Lapid. (JTA)—Yair Lapid might only be Israel’s interim prime minister, but he appears to be determined to maximize the position in the four months he is guaranteed to occupy it. In a speech...
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Jefferson: Democracy’s success depends upon freedom of belief, expression,...
Rabbi Roz Mandelberg. Two hundred forty-five years ago, in October 1776, the first General Assembly of our Commonwealth appointed a five-man Committee of Revisors to review the existing laws and...
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Super Sunday Phone-a-Thon seeks volunteers
“Make the call or take the call” 1–4 pm Religious School students, Super Sunday 2020. The Annual Super Sunday Phone-a-thon will again reach out to the community to support Jews locally, nationally, and...
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Nancy Engel: Cheers to 33 years
Nancy Engel It was bound to happen one day… Nancy Engel, Jewish Family Service’s executive administrative assistant, retired on August 4 after serving the organization for more than 33 years. Engel’s...
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Podcaster Michael Brooke brings Torah to knowledge-hungry listeners
Michael Brooke Why would someone with a very limited social media footprint start a podcast and hope it grows organically? Because it did. Michael Brooke, who has a bachelor’s degree in Talmudic...
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Team Virginia Beach competes at JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego
Team Virginia Beach: Ethan Jenkins, Jack Jenkins, Sam Levin, Alayah Stupar, Nate Simon, Tamir Zach, and Ryan Bailey. After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the JCC Maccabi Games...
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Jeffrey Flax helps claim Gold Medal at Israel’s Maccabi Games
Jeff Flax (third from left) with U.S. Masters Golf Team. An article in the July 18 issue of Jewish News reported on local attorney Jeffrey Flax’s qualifying for the Masters Golf Division at the...
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A Holocaust study tour is powerful and timely
The group that traveled to Poland. The trip started with a crazy coincidence. I have been director of the Holocaust Commission for 12 years, and was a volunteer for the previous 10. After working with...
View ArticleGuide to Jewish Living in Tidewater: Dear Readers
Dear Readers, A guide or directory is often an accurate barometer of how a community is faring. If the guide shrinks over the years, it stands to reason that the same is true for the community. The...
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Dedication of Marty Einhorn Pavilion
A party was held at the Marty Einhorn Pavilion in July. Music and arrival, 11:30 am Dedication, 12 pm The day’s festivities begin with the long-anticipated dedication of the Marty Einhorn Pavilion with...
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Antisemitism appears in Virginia Beach
Sunday morning, July 24, residents in the Little Neck community of Virginia Beach woke up to find antisemitic fliers distributed throughout multiple neighborhoods. The United Jewish Federation of...
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A “Super Day” planned for the Sandler Family Campus
Sunday, September 18, beginning at 12 pm Dedication of Marty Einhorn Pavilion, 12 pm Super Sunday, 1–4 pm • Sunday Fun Day, 1–4 pm It’s being called “Super Duper Sunday” because of all of the...
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Separating Man from Myth: Grappling with Wagner’s Ring
Tuesday, Sept. 13, 7 – 8 pm, Ohef Sholom Temple, Free Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle is the most monumental operatic experience ever created. Comprised of four epic operas, the Ring Cycle tells the story...
View ArticleJTA Teen Journalism Fellowship – Apply Today!
The Jewish Telegraphic Agency is offering a virtual journalism fellowship for high school-age (14-18 years old) Jewish teenagers. This remote fellowship encourages teens of all backgrounds, identities,...
View ArticleWhat’s in the new Iran deal, and what’s holding it up?
(JTA)—Last month, the chances that the United States would rejoin the Iran nuclear deal seemed higher than they had been in years. CNN and Reuters reported that Iran had dropped multiple demands in the...
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Strummin’ along with Bob and Jeanne Zentz
Fun fact: Johnny Cash listened to local folk musician Bob Zentz’s debut album Mirror and Changes and praised it as one of the finest things he’d heard by any artist. The album, which features The...
View ArticleKeepin’ it jazzy with Jack Frieden
For Jack Frieden, the love of vocal music of the 60s and beyond (think the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and Crosby, Stills & Nash) eventually spread to an appreciation of jazz. Today, he is the host of...
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Rain doesn’t stop Sababa and Fretomology
Despite a slightly soggy start to the night, Sababa Social Club’s summer party went on as planned. The Marty Einhorn Pavilion provided great shelter from the rain as Sababa committee members Alene Jo...
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That’s a wrap: End of Summer Shabbat
PJ Library in Tidewater and United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division (YAD) teamed up again to host the annual End of Summer Shabbat Dinner and Pool Party at the Simon Family JCC....
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