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Strelitz International Academy is back to school
Ally St. Pierre A reimagined entryway with a beautiful IB®-themed mural and new toddler classrooms helped contribute to the excitement as Strelitz International Academy welcomed the new school year...
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Nadiv begins a new year of programming, networking, and philanthropy
Todd Holcomb Members of Nadiv, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Young Adult Division men’s giving circle, gathered at the Downtown Norfolk home of Jeff Chernitzer on Wednesday, Sept. 6 to kick...
View ArticleFive-year calendar highlights Jewish holidays
Stephanie Peck Each summer, the Jewish Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater submits a five-year, Jewish holiday calendar to area school districts, arts leaders,...
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Unetaneh Tokef, the High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real...
Alex Weisler (JTA) — A catalog of calamities is central to the liturgy of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. We Jews are asked to imagine ourselves perched on the precipice of life and death. Nothing frames...
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5784 will enter on a solid foundation in Tidewater
Betty Ann Levin It is strange preparing for the new year while it still feels like the middle of summer outside, but like all things, that will soon change. I will be grateful for the cooler weather as...
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Moroccan Jews and Israelis reportedly all safe in devastating quake
Philissa Cramer, Eliyahu Freedman (JTA) — Jews and Jewish sites appear to have largely been spared following the devastating earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday, Sept. 8, killing more than 2,600...
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Praying for a better future during the High Holidays
Naomi Sedek As Yom Kippur approaches, many of us in the Jewish community prepare for a day of fasting, prayer, and reflection. But beyond these rituals lies an essential message that intersects...
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‘It was utter chaos’: Families and survivors describe the horrors of Hamas’...
(JTA) — Yoni Asher’s voice was steady but his urgency was unmistakable. “I ask anyone coming to Efrat Katz’s home to tell me they are there, I have not heard from them for four hours,” he said on...
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John Cooper
Area attorneys: Committed to their work, family, and communities Firm Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers The Car Crash Experts Specialty Personal Injury – Helping folks hurt in wrecks against insurance...
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Biden expands Civil Rights Act protections at 8 cabinet departments to...
Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Biden administration is aiming to counter antisemitic discrimination in federally-funded transit systems, housing, food programs, and other areas — one of the most...
View ArticleJCRC 2023 Voter’s Guide
State elections take center stage. Drew Goodove, JCRC Summer Intern All seats in the Virginia House of Delegates and the Virginia Senate are up for grabs on Tuesday, November 7. With so many vital...
View ArticleU.S. lets Israel into Visa Waiver Program, easing travel for Israeli citizens
WASHINGTON (JTA) — As of November, Israelis will be able to enter the United States without a visa, a major change that Israel has long sought and that will ease travel for hundreds of thousands of its...
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Biden: Hamas attack is moment when ‘a pure, unadulterated evil is unleashed...
Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden issued a forceful condemnation of Hamas, and pledged American support for Israel, as he announced that the number of American dead from the terror...
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A view from Israel
Liz Dovrat Where to start? How do you describe the terror, horror, and devastation of the last few days? It feels similar to how I processed the first shutdown of COVID-19, but with a knot of terror...
View ArticleLetter – Israel’s Dilemma
On October 7, 50 years after the last unprovoked mass enemy incursion into the sovereign state of Israel, hundreds of Hamas terrorists entered southern Israel from Gaza with the intent to murder as...
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Lee & Bernard Jaffe Family Jewish Book Festival 2023
For more than 40 years, this annual celebration of Jewish authors, books, and ideas has featured authors from a variety of backgrounds who have written about a diverse array of topics, providing the...
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Solidarity for Israel demonstrated at Sandler Family Campus
Stephanie Peck Jewish Tidewater gathered in support of Israel on Tuesday, October 10, three days after the tiny nation was brutally attacked. Nearly 500 people, including many political dignitaries,...
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A View From Israel
The three Goldberg siblings when the twins arrived in Israel on September 4. Ari (center) decided to dress as American as he could to embarrass them. Zipporah is on the left, Zev-Adi is on the...
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