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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 of Norsegods, heroes, and a magical ring of power. Since its premiere in 1876, the Ring has wielded tremendous influence over Western culture and has changed the way audiences listen. [...]

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 exciting activity on tap at the Sandler Family Campus on Sunday, September 18. The day’s festivities begin with the [...]

  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 Tidewater’s Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) was notified and quickly in touch with local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, as well as the Anti-Defamation League [...]

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 the program and lunch starting at noon. Alvin Wall and Jeff Chernitzer, Einhorn’s long-time business partners and friends, are serving as the event’s co-chairs. In a nod to Einhorn’s musical talent and passion, [...]

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 converse, of course, is also true. Across the nation many communities have contracted since March 2020, yet Tidewater’s [...]

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 educators, the Virginia Department of Education, and the public on Holocaust education for 22 years, I decided it was time to put boots on the ground [...]

  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 Maccabi Games in Israel. Flax returned from the competition with great news: an individual Bronze win on the U.S. Masters Golf Team and a team win that brought home the [...]

  After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the JCC Maccabi Games returned for its 40th year and Team Virginia Beach descended on San Diego, La Jolla, and Del Mar, California, for five days of competition, building friendships, and continuing to build Jewish identity. Tidewater has a long history of Maccabi participation—just check out [...]

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 Studies and is continuing his education in Kollel, launched his Motivation Congregation’s Torah Podcast with Michael Brooke two years ago and he isn’t looking back. [...]