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Have your cake and eat it too: A dual approach to charitable giving
Naomi Limor Sedek At Tidewater Jewish Foundation, a number of fund holders and donors enthusiastically embrace strategies for lifetime gifts and bequests. These champions of the “do it now” approach to...
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Germaine Clair, long-time Jewish News art director, retires
Terri Denison After 18 years, the April 3, 2023 issue was Germaine Clair’s last as art director for Jewish News. Germaine served as art director for the final Renewal magazine published by United...
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Tidewater’s Annie Sandler is installed as JDC president
Terri Denison Annie Sandler, who was installed as the new president of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) on December 5 in Manhattan, visited with Israeli President Herzog and his...
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Williamsburg festival says it won’t hold a menorah lighting due to...
Andrew Lapin (JTA) – When the director of the Chabad-Lubavitch center in Williamsburg, Virginia, pitched a local arts and culture festival last month on the idea of holding a public menorah lighting to...
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Chesapeake’s Mayor West delivers statement against antisemitism
Stephanie Peck At Chesapeake’s City Council meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 28, Mayor Rick West read a statement unequivocally condemning the recent rise in antisemitism and standing in solidarity with those...
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‘Coffee and Chat with Art’ informs employees at LM Sandler and Sons
Terri Denison The attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7 prompted many of the employees at LM Sandler & Sons to ask Art Sandler what they could do to help Israel and the Jewish community. They...
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Shine Hanukkah’s lights on supporting Israel and Jewish communities at home...
Betty Ann Levin With Jewish communities around the world, we are sharing our Hanukkah lightings with friends, family, and our community. This Hanukkah, United Jewish Federation of Tidewater is again...
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Jewish Tidewater and beyond in 2023
Stephanie Peck and Terri Denison Last year, the introduction to this section began “Jewish-related news made more mainstream headlines in 2022 than most of us could ever recall.” With Israel at war,...
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Building community through a new partnership: Ohef Sholom Temple presents...
Thursdays, starting February 1 • 7 pm, online • JewishVA.org/Melton Staff report Ohef Sholom Temple has a robust adult education program led by Alyson Morrissey, director of Lifelong Learning. The...
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How Do They Get It So Wrong?
Noach Gruen Why was it so hard for the university presidents of Harvard, Penn, and MIT to offer the most obvious directive of safety and stability to students of all faiths? How did college campuses...
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Amy Weinstein joins Tidewater Jewish Foundation as development strategist
Staff report A seasoned professional in the field of philanthropy and development, Amy Weinstein is rejoining Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s team as its development strategist in March. “Amy’s return to...
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PJ Library in Tidewater helps families gather with friends for Jewish-themed...
Sarah Cooper Tidewater residents are discovering the joy of celebrating Jewish values and culture through PJ Library Get Together grants. Many know that PJ Library sends free, award-winning books that...
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TJF’s 2023 Annual Report: Building today for a secure tomorrow
Charlie Nusbaum As chair of Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s board, I am proud to present our 2023 Annual Report, which is inserted in this edition of Jewish News. Unfathomable events have taken place...
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27, 2024
Elka Mednick As Holocaust denial and antisemitism continue to spread at alarming rates, International Holocaust Remembrance Day provides an opportunity to learn and reflect upon this important event...
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New year, new director, new programs for BBYO
Stephanie Peck The new school year began for BBYO with a new Tidewater city director, Evan Gordon. Forty teens are registered between the two chapters, OD (AZA for the boys) and Simcha (BBG for the...
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JDC Names Tidewater’s Annie Sandler president
Terri Denison The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the leading Jewish humanitarian aid organization, announced that Tidewater’s Annie Sandler — a noted Jewish, civic, and global...
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Virginia Jewish Advocacy Day: Lobby and Meet State Leaders
Kirk Levy Over the past three months, most of us in the Jewish community have been affected by events in Israel, rallies in the streets both here and abroad, and antisemitism on college campuses. We’ve...
View ArticleLetter of Support for Israel on January 4, 2024
To our beloved Jewish Community: We support the nation of Israel—or any nation—in defending its citizens from massive terrorist attacks. We reject any form of antisemitism as unbiblical. We bless the...
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Challenges to charity: Alene and Ron Kaufman give with TJF
Marriage has its ups and downs, challenges and stability, joy and sadness, romantic moments, and “just everyday” happenings. We often simply react and respond to what is happening around us....
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