2027 Super Sunday was truly different
This year’s UJFT Super Sunday was truly a Super Sunday unlike any other—prompting the question, “Ma nishtana ha-Super Sunday?” On a day that threatened not only bad weather but possible tornadoes, dozens of volunteers gathered at the Sandler Family Campus to make the...
Pots, pans and people: Joel Feldman celebrates 50 years of Kitchen Barn
It doesn’t take much to keep Joel Feldman motivated to go into work every day. His store is his sanctuary, a culmination of half a century of hard work. “When my car pulls in the parking lot, I’m excited,” he says. “Sometimes I get chills. I’ve also broken down in...
Community gathers to remember, reflect, and reaffirm its connection to Israel three years after October 7
Three years after the atrocities of October 7, 2023, members of the Tidewater Jewish community gathered not simply to recall a date, but to honor lives, bear witness to loss, and reaffirm their enduring connection to Israel and the Jewish people.Surrounding the...
UJFT’s 2027 Community Campaign kicks off with a celebration of community
The United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s 2027 Community Campaign kicked off on September 24 with a celebration at the Sandler Family Campus. It was an inspiring evening filled with personal stories and heartfelt testimonials from several of the Campaign’s...
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El-Sayed’s Senate election has divided Michigan Jews. What will bring them together?
The senator-elect’s victory is forcing some of the state’s Jewish community to reassess their approach.
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A biographer tried to get Larry David to talk about his Jewishness. ‘Nothing’ doing.
Despite his subject's reticence, Blake J. Harris was able to explore David’s Jewish upbringing, comic influences and ongoing grappling with all things Jewish.
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After an evening of frothy celebrations, Jewish Democrats wrestle with what’s next
Moderate, conservative voices warn of the normalization of ‘untethered’ attacks on Israel
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From Israel hawks to ‘genocide’: The Jewish center no longer holds in Congress
A once-cohesive bipartisan Jewish caucus is now frequently at odds with itself.
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Legacy cannot be built from the sidelines
On a Saturday evening in Tel Aviv, I found myself dancing along the boardwalk. Nearby, a couple in their 80s danced to the music, seemingly without a care in the world. Families strolled along the waterfront. Friends gathered. Children played. It was ordinary. It was...
Feldman Family Scholarship invests in three future healthcare professionals
For 33 years, Dr. William Feldman cared for children and families throughout Hampton Roads. But his commitment to improving lives extended well beyond his medical practice. With his wife, Mary, Feldman believed that one of the most meaningful ways to strengthen the...
Tidewater BBYO’s annual kickoff started with Havdalah, ended with games
Tidewater BBYO held its annual fall kickoff event on Saturday, Sept. 19. Launching what will be an incredible year, the program started with a Havdalah on the beach where everyone took the time to begin the year as a community. Next, at Beachside Social, teens spent...
Tidewater BBYO creates foundation for the programming at LTI
Virginia Council came together for an amazing LTI (Leadership Training Institute), bringing together teens from Tidewater and Richmond to prepare for the year ahead. The event was held in Richmond on August 30. Chapter leadership boards from Tidewater’s Simcha BBG and...
JFS honors Debbie Mayer’s legacy and welcomes Michelle Fenley to new leadership role at Embrace Counseling
After 33 years of devoted service as clinical director, Debbie Mayer is “retired-ish” from Jewish Family Service, marking a meaningful transition for the agency and the many children, families, and community members whose lives she has touched.Mayer will continue to...
Beth Sholom Village volunteers roll up their sleeves to construct a ramp for a disabled Portsmouth manNew BSV Fund paid for the aluminum ramp
When a Virginia Beach based foundation funds a Norfolk non-profit to improve a house for a disabled man in Portsmouth, that’s regionalism. And a great story.Beth Sholom Village took the earnings from selling its skilled care nursing home and assisted living facility...
Passing the torch: Succession in family businesses
In Prime Video’s hidden-camera comedy Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, which began streaming in March, the founder of a family-owned hot sauce company, Doug, announces his retirement and subsequent handing over of the business to his astonishingly unprepared son,...
Be A Reader mentors gather at annual kickoff luncheon
Books are packed, supplies are ready, and excitement is in the air because BeAR is heading back to school.The annual Be A Reader Literacy Project’s kickoff luncheon was a wonderful success, bringing together familiar faces, brand new mentors, lots of laughter and, of...
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A synagogue and Jewish-owned shops damaged in French riots
(JTA) —PARIS – Jewish-owned shops in Marseille were set ablaze and a synagogue in Paris was vandalized as part of widespread property damage caused by riots across France October 17 and 18, according to the Jewish Community Protection Service.It is too early to assess...
Community partnership brings safety and independence to local seniors through home repairs
In a powerful demonstration of community collaboration and the deeply rooted Jewish value of Kibbud Zekenim (honoring the elderly), Jewish Family Service and Beth Sholom Village Foundation have joined forces to protect and support local seniors.A grant from Beth...
60 Photographs byElise Melnick Simon on display
Elise Melnick Simon led a vibrant, creative life as a painter, photographer, performer, and educator. The mark she left on the local community was reflected in the group that gathered last month to celebrate the opening of 60 Photographs by Elise Melnick Simon, on...
Norfolk Academy grad is building network for athletes to transition to careers post playing days
Every athlete eventually plays a last game, and Jack Gross, a Norfolk Academy graduate and senior at Tulane University, wants to make sure there’s a plan for what comes next.Gross is a founder and the chief operating officer of Second Half Network, a free mentorship...
What’s Happening
Ohef Sholom’s Senior Shabbaton hits a high note
Next Senior Shabbat Initiative: Friday November 27, Ohef Sholom Temple In August, Ohef Sholom...
Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim
Join the Tidewater Shinshinim for weekly conversational Hebrew classes designed to help...
Siblings on the Sidelines
This winter, while their siblings compete in the Simon Family JCC Youth Basketball League,...
ESEK returns to Tidewater with Made in Israel Pop-Up Market
Monday, Nov. 23, 12 - 7 pm Tuesday, Nov. 24, 8 am - 2 pmSandler Family Campus ESEK, an initiative...
Obituaries
May the Source of Peace
send peace to all who mourn, and comfort to all who are bereaved.
Keith Harrison Bangel
Virginia Beach – Keith Harrison Bangel, born March 23, 1952, in Portsmouth, Virginia, passed away on October 24, 2026, at the age of 74.He was the...
Jerome L. Cohen
Virginia Beach – Jerome L. Cohen 83, of Virginia Beach, died October 18, 2026.Born in Bronx, New York, he was the son of the late Leonard Cohen and...
Adele Gitterman Cutler
Boca Raton, Fla. – Adele Cutler passed away peacefully in her home on September 23, 2026.As a young girl, she lived in the Ogontz section of...
Ida “Becky” Rebeca Levin
Virginia Beach – Ida Rebeca “Becky” Levin, born on April 9, 1962, in Cuba, passed away on October 23, 2026, in Virginia Beach at the age of 64.Becky...