Thanksgiving
Community Calendar
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May
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Annual Yom Hashoah Commemoration hosted by the Holocaust Commission of UJFT. Celebrate our student and educator award winners, honor survivors, rescuers, and liberators.
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May
16
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As part of Tidewater's Yom Ha'Atzmaut commemorations, Chef Yaniv Cohen will visit our community to prepare and serve an exclusive menu. The dinner will include an Israeli wine bar and an opportunity to meet Chef C...
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May
19
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Every Spring, the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and Simon Family JCC present a Yom Ha’Atzmaut commemoration of Israel’s Independence Day. It is FREE and open to ALL.
Situated throughout the Reb...
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May
20
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Aaron Hamburger - Hotel Cuba
JBC Author Event
Join us for a discussion and online conversation with the author.
If you enjoy reading and discussing books with others, this group is for you. The discussions ...
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Nov 24, 2022
Nov
1 2022
OST: ECO-JUDAISM GARDENING
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Do you . . . Want to help to make the Ohef Sholom grounds more attractive? Need some fresh air and exercise? Want to …
Nov
1 2022
OST Presents Comedian Benji Lovitt: Stand-Up Comedy? What War Zone?
6:00PM - 9:00PM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Benji presents a hilarious picture of Israel by deconstructing cultural differences and the immigrant experience in I…
Nov
2 2022
Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Take a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust — sobering, profound accounts of…
Nov
2 2022
OST: Men's Club Meeting
7:00PM - 8:30PM
ZOOM
The Ohef Sholom Temple’s Men’s Club is a fraternal organization whose goal is to provide service and support to t…
Nov
2 2022
Daniel Grunfeld - Jewish Book Festival
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, 23462
40 years after the game of basketball was first played at the Olympics in Nazi Germany, a young Hungarian-Jewish…
Nov
3 2022
Israel Today: On Assignment with Lahav Harkov
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Keeping up with the news cycle can be challenging. Even more challenging is the desire to remain knowledgeable on c…
Nov
3 2022
Jewish History in an International Context
12:00PM - 1:30PM
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
This 4-week course, offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will be …
Nov
4 2022
Rockin Shabbat 6:30 pm followed by dinner
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Beth El
422 Shirley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
Musical Shabbat service followed by dinner
Nov
6 2022
My G-d - JLI Course
9:30AM - 11:00AM
Chabad House
1920 Colley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Lesson 1
The Basics
Let’s become familiar with G-d’s basic bio:
What is G-d and where is He? Does G-d have a gend…
Nov
6 2022
Nov
6 2022
Torah on Trails with Rabbi Koas
3:00PM - 5:00PM
To be determined
VA
Hike with Rabbi Koas as he teaches Torah
Nov
7 2022
Alla Shapiro - Jewish Book Festival
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, 23462
ALLA SHAPIRO, MD
Doctor On Call: Chernobyl Responder, Jewish Refugee, Radiation Expert
Monday, November 7, 12:00 PM…
Nov
8 2022
Baby and Me
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, 23462
Baby and Me is back at the Simon Family JCC.
Join Nofar Trem with for an hour of coffee and a sweet treat, baby acti…
Nov
8 2022
OST: ECO-JUDAISM GARDENING
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Do you . . . Want to help to make the Ohef Sholom grounds more attractive? Need some fresh air and exercise? Want to …
Nov
8 2022
JFS Board of Directors Meeting
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Jewish Family Service
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Meetings are held at Jewish Family Service, Bangel Family Board Room
Nov
8 2022
Team VB initial interest meeting for JCC Maccabi 2023
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
Initial interest meeting for all local Jewish teens ages 12-17 and families interested in joining Team Virginia Beach…
Nov
8 2022
Beth El Board of Directors Meeting 7:00 pm on Zoom
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Zoom
Beth El Board of Directors Meeting
7 PM
On Zoom
Nov
8 2022
KBH Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:30PM
KBH
952 Indian Lakes Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23464
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue's monthly board meeting.
Nov
9 2022
Kristallnacht Anniversary
8:00AM - 9:00PM
Anniversary of Kristallnacht, November 9, 1938
On this date, the Nazi government of Germany launched a state spo…
Nov
9 2022
Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Take a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust — sobering, profound accounts of…
Nov
9 2022
Nov
10 2022
Jewish History in an International Context
12:00PM - 1:30PM
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
This 4-week course, offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will be …
Nov
10 2022
Community Mission Informational Session
6:30PM - 7:30PM
Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Dr
Ste 200
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Find out more about our Federation's March 2023 Mission to Israel. Learn about pricing and deadline information as…
Nov
10 2022
My G-d - JLI course
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chabad House
1920 Colley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Lesson 1
The Basics
Let’s become familiar with G-d’s basic bio:
What is G-d and where is He? Does G-d have a gend…
Nov
11 2022
Nov
11 2022
Tidewater Shabbat Project Friday Night Diner
4:40PM - 9:00PM
B'nai Israel Synagogue
420 Spotswood Ave.
Norfolk, VA 23517
Join us and over a Million of our fellow Jews around the world for an inspirational communal Shabbat experience.
Her…
Nov
11 2022
5-7th graders will be leading the Shabbat service
Nov
11 2022
OST Shabbat in Honor of Veterans
6:30PM - 8:30PM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk,
Join us for a Shabbat Service in honor of our Veterans.
We will welcome OST Member and US Representative Elaine Luri…
Nov
13 2022
Sunday Fun Day
1:00PM - 4:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
Nov
13 2022
CTeen Event
5:00PM - 7:00PM
Cteen Community Service Event - Open to students in middle and high school
Nov
14 2022
Nov
15 2022
Nov
15 2022
OST: ECO-JUDAISM GARDENING
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Do you . . . Want to help to make the Ohef Sholom grounds more attractive? Need some fresh air and exercise? Want to …
Nov
15 2022
Nov
15 2022
WEISENTHAL
7:00PM - 9:00PM
Elena Baum
Wells Theater
108 E Tazewell St
Norfolk, VA 23510
Holocaust Commission sponsored one-man show about the life of the world's most famous Nazi hunter.
In partnering wit…
Nov
16 2022
Nov
16 2022
Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Take a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust — sobering, profound accounts of…
Nov
17 2022
Jewish History in an International Context
12:00PM - 1:30PM
United Jewish Federation of Tidewater
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
This 4-week course, offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning at the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater will be …
Nov
17 2022
My G-d - JLI course
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chabad House
1920 Colley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Lesson 1
The Basics
Let’s become familiar with G-d’s basic bio:
What is G-d and where is He? Does G-d have a gend…
Nov
17 2022
Letty Pogrebin: Shanda - Jewish Book Festival
7:30PM - 8:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, 23462
LETTY COTTIN POGREBIN
Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy
Thursday, November 17, 7:30PM
Shanda / shan · da / Yidd…
Nov
19 2022
Kids Night Out
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
Need a date night?
Kids Night Out is back and we’re feeling thankful!
Patrons with family memberships can …
Nov
19 2022
Middle School Lock-In at the JCC
6:00PM - 10:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
Bring your fiends and hang out after dark for this exclusive evening of activities, yummy food, sweet treats, swimmin…
Nov
20 2022
Norfolk Mikvah Chanukas Habayis
2:00PM - 4:00PM
Norfolk Mikvah/ Bnai Israel Congregation
420 Spotswood Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Event that will celebrate the opening of the Norfolk Mikvah. Ribbon cutting ceremony, tours, speechs and light refreshment.
Nov
20 2022
Lecture on Jewish roots of Modern American ST-Architects
3:00PM - 4:30PM
Barbara Rossen
607 Effingham Street Portsmouth, VA 21704
Richard Rivin, an architect and Portsmouth native will lecture on Jewish architects recognized both nationally and in…
Nov
22 2022
Baby and Me
9:00AM - 10:00AM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, 23454
Baby and Me is back at the Simon Family JCC.
Join Nofar Trem with for an hour of coffee and a sweet treat, baby acti…
Nov
22 2022
OST: ECO-JUDAISM GARDENING
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Do you . . . Want to help to make the Ohef Sholom grounds more attractive? Need some fresh air and exercise? Want to …
Nov
23 2022
Nov
23 2022
Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Take a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust — sobering, profound accounts of…
Nov
24 2022
Nov
24 2022
My G-d - JLI course
7:00PM - 8:30PM
Chabad House
1920 Colley Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Lesson 1
The Basics
Let’s become familiar with G-d’s basic bio:
What is G-d and where is He? Does G-d have a gend…
Nov
27 2022
PBS film & discussion about Jewish refugees finding freedom in Norfolk, VA
3:00PM - 5:00PM
The Jewish Museum and Cultural Center
607 Effingham Street
Portsmouth, VA 21704
Emmy nominated PBS film "Nobody Wants Us" about the steamship, SS Quanza, detained in Norfolk, VA for refueling for i…
Nov
28 2022
OST Soup Kitchen
10:00AM - 1:00PM
As we are taught from the Torah in Deuteronomy 15:11: "For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I…
Nov
29 2022
Nov
29 2022
OST: ECO-JUDAISM GARDENING
9:30AM - 11:30AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Do you . . . Want to help to make the Ohef Sholom grounds more attractive? Need some fresh air and exercise? Want to …
Nov
29 2022
Mira Amiras : Malkah's Notebook - Jewish Book Festival
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Watch from Home - Register for the link to join
MIRA Z. AMIRAS
Malkah’s Notebook : A Journey into the Mystical Aleph-Bet
Tuesday, November 29, 12:00 PM • Wat…
Nov
29 2022
UJFT Finance Committee
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus, Kramer Board Room
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Kramer Board Room
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
UJFT Finance Committee
Nov
30 2022
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:00AM - 4:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
UJFT/JCC is proud to partner with the American Red Cross and be a part of all they do for our community, our country …
Nov
30 2022
Nov
30 2022
Melton: The Holocaust as Reflected in Diaries and Memoirs
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Take a literary journey into the Jewish communities of Europe during the Holocaust — sobering, profound accounts of…
Nov
30 2022
United Against Hate: Identifying, Reporting, and Preventing Acts of Hate
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Dr.
Virginia Beach, VA
Facilitated By: United States Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of…
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