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Dear Readers, Fall is a favorite season of the year for many, including me. While the spring is when we look to outside, fall tends to be the time to begin spending more of our days inside. (That is, after we get those leaves raked and gardens prepared for the winter!) Moving indoors, however, doesn’t [...]

LOS ANGELES (JTA)—Rabbi Jacob Pressman, a religious, community and civil rights leader, died in his Los Angeles home on Oct. 1. He was 95. He served as spiritual leader of the city’s Temple Beth Am for 35 years and founded the Conservative congregation’s school system. He was also a founder of such Los Angeles institutions [...]

Virginia Beach —Nancy Yagoda Weill passed away on Friday, October 2, 2015 at the age of 75. Nancy was a devoted and beloved wife, sister, mother, grandmother and friend. She is survived by her beloved husband, Alan of 51 years, her brother Ronald, her children Karen (Larry) Shagrin, Michael Weill, Andrew (Trisha) Weill, and grandchildren [...]

VIRGINIA BEACH—After a valiant fight with aging, Lou Stadlin passed from natural causes on Friday, October 9, 2015 at his home in First Colonial Inn. Lou was born on July 11, 1928 in Brooklyn, N. Y. He met his wife, Frances Stadlin while serving in the Navy in Norfolk, Va. He and Fran (who predeceased [...]

Watkinsville , Ga.—Eli Rafal, 91, of Watkinsville, died Wednesday, September 30, 2015. Born in Norfolk, Va., he was the proud son of the late Solomon Rafal and Bertha Fine Rafal. During World War II , Mr. Rafal was in the service of the U.S. Army for 36 months, with almost 24 months in the most [...]

Thousand Oaks, Calif.—Rubie Puritz, 82, passed away peacefully on October 5, 2015 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. with her daughters by her side. She was born October 28, 1932 in Brooklyn, N. Y. to Faye and Martin Meyers of blessed memory. After graduating high school, Rubie worked for Chubb Insurance before marrying Sheldon Puritz. They moved [...]

Norfolk —Abraham Mandel, 96, passed away on Oct. 3, 2015. He was the son of the late Rae and Joseph Mandel. Abraham moved with his family to Norfolk, Va. in 1938 where he met and married his wife of 73 years, Sylvia Levinson. He was preceded in death by his wife and only child, Marilyn [...]

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 7:30 pm, Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus The Community Relations Council of the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and community partners’ fifth annual Israel Today series includes three visiting experts under the age of 40, beginning with Josh Kram and followed by Olga Meshoe, founder and CEO of Defend Embrace Invest [...]

The goals of the United Jewish Federation’s 2015 Week of Extraordinary Deeds are threefold: engagement, action, and tikkun olam, or repairing the world. Achieving these goals means event organizers are tackling one of the larger challenges facing world Jewry today: how to positively connect Jews to their communities, and each other. To build a stronger [...]

Sunday, Oct. 25, 1:30–4:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus All ages. Free and open to the community. Register at www.JewishVA.org/mitzvah-day. Volunteers who participate in the community-wide 2nd Annual Mitzvah Day will be changing lives, not just in Tidewater, but in small Army outposts in Israeli villages. And not just this year, but for years to come. [...]