Veterans Day
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CHANGE OF PLANS!
Instead of a workshop, we invite teens and their families to have pizza here on campus at 6:30 and then stay for the 7:30 PM Community Event featuring stories by members of our Jewish Community...
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A STORY FOR EVERYTHING: AN EVENING OF STORIES, LAUGHTER, AND INSPIRATION
Expert storyteller Corey RosenAuthor of A Story for Everything: Mastering Diverse Storytelling for Any Occasion
Thursday, December 11, 2...
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Thanksgiving
Nov
2 2025
Next Gen Majongg Meetup Series
10:00AM - 11:30AM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Please allow a moment for information and registration to load below.
Nov
2 2025
Pumpkin Recycling with PJ Library
1:00PM - 2:30PM
Red Wing Park
1398 General Booth Blvd
VA 23451
Celebrate fall with PJ Library at Red Wing Park, designed for ages 4–6 but open to everyone. Bring your own carved …
Nov
2 2025
OST's Havdallah by the Beach
4:00PM - 7:00PM
Location will be sent to registrants
Join us for a special evening by the water to honor Rabbi Roz's 20 years of services and OST's place in the Tidewater…
Nov
3 2025
Conversational Hebrew: Session 1
5:30PM - 7:30PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim
Session 1: Everyday Hebrew
Join the Tidewater Shinshinim for weekly conver…
Nov
3 2025
From Sinai to Seinfeld: Jews and Their Jokes
6:45PM - 8:15PM
ONLINE
From Sinai to Seinfeld - Jews And Their Jokes
10-week course taught by Dr. Amy K. Milligan, on Zoom
Humor is part …
Nov
4 2025
Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Table of Contents: Lesson 1 - The Duty of Recollection: Telling the Jewish Story Lesson 2 - Greece, Restoring…
Nov
4 2025
Yiddish Club
1:00PM - 2:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Yiddish Club is returning to the Simon Family JCC! This event promises to be a joyous occasion where attendees can…
Nov
5 2025
Lion Tikvah Chai Luncheon
11:30AM - 1:30PM
UJFT
5000 Corporate Woods Dr Suite 200
Fleishman/Moss Lounge
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
Women's Philanthropy
Invitation only
Nov
5 2025
Little Bakers with Miss Regan
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Grades 1-5
Wednesdays 3:30-5:00
October 29-December 3
NO Class on Nov. 26
Session: 5 Weeks
Location: Zone
$120 Mem…
Nov
5 2025
The Jewish Way to a Good Life with Shira Stutman
7:30PM - 9:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
THE JEWISH WAY TO A GOOD LIFE
With former senior rabbi at Sixth & I, Shira Stutman
Author of The Jewish Way to a Go…
Nov
6 2025
GOD: Many ideas of "One"
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
GOD: Many Ideas of "One"
Ten Jewish Views of the Divine
Instructor: Rabbi Dr. Michael Panitz, historian and Rabbi of …
Nov
6 2025
Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto with Elizabeth R. Hyman
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
THE GIRL BANDITS OF THE WARSAW GHETTO
With Historian Elizabeth R. Hyman
Author of The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Gh…
Nov
6 2025
JCC Roundtable Conversations
1:00PM - 3:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
JCC Roundtable Discussions
A collaborative discussion group where participants tackle tough topics. Meets on the fir…
Nov
6 2025
The Nosh: Taking a Bite out of Hard Conversations
6:45PM - 8:15PM
Online
Engage in meaningful conversations with thoughtful conversationalists during two enriching events this fall. In Novem…
Nov
7 2025
Active Adult Birthday Celebration
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
ACTIVE ADULTS - Celebrate our community birthdays! Are you over 55? JOIN US! Have some cake! Do you have a birthday t…
Nov
7 2025
Beth El's 175th Anniversary Celebrations
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Beth El's Weekend of Celebrations for its 175th Anniversary
Nov
7 2025
Shabbat Shenanigans at Temple Israel
6:00PM - 7:00PM
Temple Israel
7255 Granby St (Parking and Entrance on Wilby St)
Norfolk, VA 23505
Shabbat Shenanigans is a monthly event for children 12 and younger and the grown-ups and siblings who love them. Each…
Nov
8 2025
Beth El's 175th Anniversary Celebration
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Beth El's Weekend of Celebrations for its 175th Anniversary
Nov
9 2025
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 2025
Next Gen Majongg Meetup Series
10:00AM - 11:30AM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Please allow a moment for information and registration to load below.
Nov
9 2025
Help others this Thanksgiving with NADIV
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Helping others this Thanksgiving: An afternoon of service to support JFS
Individuals and Families welcome! P…
Nov
9 2025
Congregation Beth El's 175th Anniversary Celebration
5:00PM - 10:00PM
Congregation Beth El
422 Shirley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
Join Congregation Beth El in its 175th anniversary celebration. More details will follow!
Nov
10 2025
JEWISH-JCC MAH JONGG MONDAYS
1:00PM - 4:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Fleishman/Moss Lounge
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Creating and strengthening friendships throughout the Jewish Community through the game of Mah Jongg. Whether you're …
Nov
10 2025
Conversational Hebrew: Session 1
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim
Session 1: Everyday Hebrew
Join the Tidewater Shinshinim for weekly conver…
Nov
10 2025
From Sinai to Seinfeld: Jews and Their Jokes
6:45PM - 8:15PM
ONLINE
From Sinai to Seinfeld - Jews And Their Jokes
10-week course taught by Dr. Amy K. Milligan, on Zoom
Humor is part …
Nov
11 2025
Nov
11 2025
School Days Out: Veterans Day
8:00AM - 6:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23452
Register at https://jcc.jewishva.org/school-days-out
For more information, please contact Dave Flagler, dflagler@ujf…
Nov
11 2025
Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time
12:00PM - 1:30PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Table of Contents: Lesson 1 - The Duty of Recollection: Telling the Jewish Story Lesson 2 - Greece, Restoring…
Nov
11 2025
KBH Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:30PM
KBH
952 Indian Lakes Blvd
Virginia Beach, 23464
Kehillat Bet Hamidrash/Kempsville Conservative Synagogue's monthly board meeting.
Nov
12 2025
Ketubah Renaissance with Michael Shapiro
12:00PM - 1:30PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
KETUBAH RENAISSANCE
With Ketubah.com founder Michael Shapiro
Nov
12 2025
Holocaust Commission Meeting
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Holocaust Commission Meeting- By Invitation Only
Nov
12 2025
Little Bakers with Miss Regan
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Grades 1-5
Wednesdays 3:30-5:00
October 29-December 3
NO Class on Nov. 26
Session: 5 Weeks
Location: Zone
$120 Mem…
Nov
13 2025
Knots for Kindness
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Aviva Pembroke Senior Living Community
373 Constitution Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Knots for Kindness is a combined knitting and crocheting group open to all. All projects will be donated to Jewish…
Nov
13 2025
GOD: Many ideas of "One"
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
GOD: Many Ideas of "One"
Ten Jewish Views of the Divine
Instructor: Rabbi Dr. Michael Panitz, historian and Rabbi of …
Nov
13 2025
Together We Rise - Community Challah Bake
7:00PM - 9:00PM
B'nai Israel Congregation
420 Spotswood Ave
Norfolk, VA 23517
Women in the Jewish community are invited to an inspiring Challah Bake. Experience of healing, gratitude, and hope as…
Nov
14 2025
Nov
16 2025
Temple Israel Scholar in Residence
12:00AM
Temple Israel
7255 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23505
We will be bringing in Jordan Gorfinkel (Gorf) for this weekend. Some of the events will be open to the community.
Nov
14 2025
Nov
15 2025
Tidewater Shabbat Project
4:30PM - 9:30PM
Bnai Israel Congergation
The Tidewater Shabbat Project is happening again this year. Join us as Jews from all different backgrounds join…
Nov
16 2025
Next Gen Majongg Meetup Series
10:00AM - 11:30AM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Please allow a moment for information and registration to load below.
Nov
16 2025
OST's Wiggles and Giggles
10:00AM - 11:00AM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
Ohef Sholom Temple’s Wiggles & Giggles is a fun, engaging program for children ages three months to three years and…
Nov
16 2025
Israeli Youth Movement
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Join Our New Shinshinim-Led Israeli Youth Movement!
Sundays, beginning October 19, register any time!
Calling all …
Nov
16 2025
Hampton roads Jewish Artists of the Past in Context
4:00PM - 6:00PM
The Jewish Museum & Cultural Center
607 Effingham Street
Portsmouth,, VA 23704
Mia Laufer Ph.D. , curator of European Art at the Chrysler Museum of Art will speak on Legacy 2025 Hampton Roads…
Nov
17 2025
JEWISH-JCC MAH JONGG MONDAYS
1:00PM - 4:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Fleishman/Moss Lounge
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Description: Creating and strengthening friendships throughout the Jewish Community through the game of Mah Jongg. Wh…
Nov
17 2025
JCC Book Club
1:30PM - 3:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA
Giant Love by Julie Gilbert
Online discussion with the Author
Book Club meets the third Monday of each month. …
Nov
17 2025
Conversational Hebrew: Session 1
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim
Session 1: Everyday Hebrew
Join the Tidewater Shinshinim for weekly conver…
Nov
17 2025
From Sinai to Seinfeld: Jews and Their Jokes
6:45PM - 8:15PM
ONLINE
From Sinai to Seinfeld - Jews And Their Jokes
10-week course taught by Dr. Amy K. Milligan, on Zoom
Humor is part …
Nov
18 2025
Jewish Book Month @100 with Angela Buchdahl
1:00PM - 2:20PM
ZOOM
JEWISH BOOK MONTH @ 100
Senior rabbi at Central Synagogue, Angela Buchdahl in conversation with Abigail Pogrebin
Ra…
Nov
19 2025
JCC Senior's Club - Monthly Meeting
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
JCC Senior's Club Arias & Duets
Senior club business at 12:00 in the Fleischmann Lounge
Lunch at 12:30
Arias & Duets…
Nov
19 2025
TJF Investment Committee
12:00PM - 2:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus, Kramer Board Room
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Kramer Board Room
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
TJF Investment Committee Meeting
Nov
19 2025
Arias & Duets - Lunch with the Opera
1:00PM - 2:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
An afternoon of fun and song from your favorite operas and musicials!
Please allow a moment for registration to load…
Nov
19 2025
Little Bakers with Miss Regan
3:30PM - 5:00PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Grades 1-5
Wednesdays 3:30-5:00
October 29-December 3
NO Class on Nov. 26
Session: 5 Weeks
Location: Zone
$120 Mem…
Nov
20 2025
GOD: Many ideas of "One"
11:00AM - 12:30PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
A 10-week course offered by the Konikoff Center for Learning. Taught by Rabbi Michael Panitz.
More details and regis…
Nov
20 2025
JCC Roundtable Conversations
1:00PM - 3:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
JCC Roundtable Discussions
A collaborative discussion group where participants tackle tough topics. Meets on the fir…
Nov
20 2025
OST Board Meeting
6:30PM - 8:00PM
Ohef Sholom Temple
530 Raleigh Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23507
The Ohef Sholom Temple board will be having their monthly meeting.
Nov
20 2025
Secrets of Sesame with Rachel Simons
7:30PM - 9:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
SECRETS OF SESAME
Founder of Seed + Mill, Rachel Simons
Nov
21 2025
Jewish Family Service Thanksgiving Pick Up
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Thanksgiving Food Pick-Up Friday, November 21 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Hand out Thanksgiving food donation bags to…
Nov
21 2025
Volunteer Days
10:00AM - 3:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Join the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater and the Simon Famly JCC for our Monthly Volunteer Days, where communit…
Nov
21 2025
Once Upon a Shabbat
5:30PM - 7:00PM
Congregation Beth El Norfolk
422 Shirley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517
Come join us for Once Upon a Shabbat, a special Shabbat service for children 12 and under, and their parents. Each…
Nov
22 2025
November Kids Night Out
5:00PM - 9:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Drop the kids off for an epic adventure at our Kids Night Out! They'll have a blast playing with friends in a safe, s…
Nov
23 2025
Community Impact Day
10:00AM - 12:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Join us for the second annual Community Impact Day! This special event offers families two exciting ways to engage an…
Nov
23 2025
Lunch & Learn followed by Genizah Burial at Mikro Kodesh Cemetery
12:00PM - 3:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Lunch & Learn, Genizah Burial Project
Drop any materials for burial at the Reba and Sam Sander Family Campus beginni…
Nov
24 2025
JCC Annual Blood Drive
11:00AM - 3:45PM
Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Your donation can mean the difference between life and death for …
Nov
24 2025
JEWISH-JCC MAH JONGG MONDAYS
1:00PM - 4:00PM
The Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Fleishman/Moss Lounge
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Description: Creating and strengthening friendships throughout the Jewish Community through the game of Mah Jongg. Wh…
Nov
24 2025
Conversational Hebrew: Session 1
5:30PM - 6:30PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim
Session 1: Everyday Hebrew
Join the Tidewater Shinshinim for weekly conver…
Nov
24 2025
From Sinai to Seinfeld: Jews and Their Jokes
6:45PM - 8:15PM
ONLINE
From Sinai to Seinfeld - Jews And Their Jokes
10-week course taught by Dr. Amy K. Milligan, on Zoom
Humor is part …
Nov
25 2025
Jewish Journeys: Collective Memories through Place and Time
12:00AM - 1:30PM
Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA
Join Rabbi Jacob Herber to explore how Jewish history and memory shape identity in this six-part course. Travel thro…
Nov
26 2025
JCRC Steering Committee Meeting
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
JCRC Steering Committee Meeting- By Invitation Only
Nov
27 2025
Knots for Kindness
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Aviva Pembroke Senior Living Community
373 Constitution Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
Knots for Kindness is a combined knitting and crocheting group open to all. All projects will be donated to Jewish…
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