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Oct

1 2026

Baby & Me

9:00AM - 10:00AM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Join us on the first Thursday of every month at the Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus from 9:00-10:00 AM for a welco…

Oct

1 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

1 2026

JCC Roundtable Conversations

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

If you love a spirited debate then this is the place for you. Come join community members of all ages for conversatio…

Oct

1 2026

Sukkah Hoppin' and Craftin' with Congregation Beth El

6:00PM - 9:00PM  

Congregation Beth El
422 Shirley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517

 

Celebrate Sukkot with UJFT’s NextGen and Congregation Beth El at an evening designed for connection & creativity with…

Oct

1 2026

Ohef Sholom Temple Board Meeting

6:30PM - 8:30PM  

 

OST Board Meeting

Oct

3 2026

Simchat Torah - Celebrate, Dance, Rejoice

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Temple Emanuel

 

Simchat Torah with Ice Cream Buffet

Oct

3 2026

Magical Simchat Torah- Chabad of Tidewater

7:30PM - 9:30PM  

Chabad of Tidewater

 

Celebrate Simchat Torah with a magic show for the kids and Hakafot Dancing with the Torah! Kiddush, buffet dinner and…

Oct

6 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

6 2026

In Their Own Words

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence, this course highlights the lives, …

Oct

6 2026

Yiddish Club

1:00PM - 2:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corpoorate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Yiddish Club is back at the Simon Family JCC! Where attendees can reconnect with old friends and make new ones who sh…

Oct

6 2026

Mishnah with Rabbi Ari

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Mishnah Course with Rabbi Ari

Unlock the Wisdom of the Mishnah. Explore Jewish Law and tradition through the teachin…

Oct

6 2026

TJF Board Meeting - Rescheduled from September

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus, Kramer Board Room
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Kramer Board Room
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

TJF Board meeting rescheduled from September 16th.

Oct

7 2026

October 7 Memorial - ODU

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Old Dominion University
Webb Center Virginia Rice Room

 

On October 7, ODU Hillel and the Institute for Jewish Studies and Interfaith Understanding invite the community to jo…

Oct

7 2026

Community Gathering Commemorating October 7

5:30PM - 6:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Join the Tidewater Jewish community as we remember those lost on October 7, 2023, and honor the resilience of the Isr…

Oct

8 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

8 2026

Destiny - Why a Tiny Nation Plays Such a Huge Role in History

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Based on the popular book by Ken Spiro - the course explores the uniqueness of the Jewish people and their special im…

Oct

9 2026

ARC Lifeguard Certification class begins
 

Simon Family JCC
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462-4429

 

Lifeguard certification class

Oct

10 2026

Kids Night Out

5:00PM - 9:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

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…

Oct

10 2026

Middle School Board Game Night

5:00PM - 7:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Middle school students are invited to an exciting evening filled with games, laughter, friendship, and fun! 

Whether…

Oct

11 2026

Super Sunday

12:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Tidewater's biggest day of Jewish community action!

Be a part at JewishVA.org/SuperSunday

Oct

12 2026

Jewish Family Service Dementia Cafe

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Dementia Cafe

Oct

13 2026

Jewish Family Service Board of Directors Meeting

12:00AM  

 

JFS Board of Directors Meeting

Oct

13 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

13 2026

Chrysler Museum Trip

11:00AM - 2:30PM  

Chrysler Museum of Art
1 Memorial Place
Norfolk, VA 23510

 

Active Adults are invited to a two part trip to the Chrysler Museum. The first part will be attending the museum's "C…

Oct

13 2026

Mishnah with Rabbi Ari

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Mishnah Course with Rabbi Ari

Unlock the Wisdom of the Mishnah. Explore Jewish Law and tradition through the teachin…

Oct

13 2026

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.

Oct

14 2026

Holocaust Commission Meeting

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Kramer Board Room

VA

 

Holocaust Commission Meeting

Oct

15 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

15 2026

Bruce Feiler

1:00PM - 2:00PM  

Online

 

A TIME TO GATHER

With bestselling author and storyteller Bruce Feiler, in conversation with Rabbi Angela Buchdahl

A…

Oct

15 2026

JCC Roundtable Conversations

1:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

If you love a spirited debate then this is the place for you. Come join community members of all ages for conversatio…

Oct

15 2026

Rosh Chodesh Mizrahi In Motion

7:00PM - 8:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Calling all women who are interested in movement, history, sisterhood, and Jewish traditions!

Join us at the JCC gym…

Oct

16 2026

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Oct

18 2026

Tidewater Community Shabbaton
 

Simon Family JCC

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462

 

Join us for the 2026 community-wide Shabbaton!  We are bringing together individuals and families from across Tidewat…

Oct

16 2026

Jewish Family Service Client Memorial Service

10:00AM - 12:00PM  

Altmeyer Funeral Home

Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Jewish Family Service Client Memorial Service - Private Event

Oct

19 2026

JFS "Decades of Memories- Honoring the Loss of our Peers and Friends"

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Decades of Memories: Honoring the Loss of Our Peers and Friends Join Jewish Family Service for a thoughtful and…

Oct

19 2026

JCC Book Club

1:30PM - 3:30PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

The Rabbi’s Knight by Michael J. Cooper

Please let us know you are coming below.

Book Club meets the third Mond…

Oct

19 2026

Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Ready to brush up on your Hebrew in a fun, relaxed setting? Join Tidewater’s newest Shinshinim, Evyatar and Liel, for…

Oct

20 2026

Jewish Family Service Clinical Committee Meeting

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 400
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Jewish Family Service Clinical Committee Meeting - By Invitation Only

Oct

20 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

20 2026

In Their Own Words

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence, this course highlights the lives, …

Oct

20 2026

Film Fest Committee Meeting

12:30PM - 1:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Planning for Film Fest 2027.

Oct

20 2026

Mishnah with Rabbi Ari

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Mishnah Course with Rabbi Ari

Unlock the Wisdom of the Mishnah. Explore Jewish Law and tradition through the teachin…

Oct

20 2026

American Sign Language Begins

3:30PM - 4:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Hands visual, minds active! Designed specifically for ages 4 to 8, this engaging ASL adventure uses playful storytell…

Oct

21 2026

JCC Senior Club- Spirit Cruise

10:50AM - 2:45PM  

Spirit of Norfolk- Otter Berth
173 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, VA

 

JCC Senior Club Members are invited to a Bingo Silver Series Cruise with the Spirit of Norfolk at Waterside in Norfol…

Oct

21 2026

TJF Executive 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 Executive Committee

Oct

21 2026

Little Bakers & Chefs Begins

3:30PM - 5:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Does your child love to whisk, pour, and create in the kitchen? Our Little Bakers & Chefs program is back and ready t…

Oct

22 2026

JFS Older & Disabled Adults Committee Meeting

10:00AM - 11:00AM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 400
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Jewish Family Service Older & Disabled Adults Committee Meeting - By invitation Only

Oct

22 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

22 2026

Destiny - Why a Tiny Nation Plays Such a Huge Role in History

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Based on the popular book by Ken Spiro - the course explores the uniqueness of the Jewish people and their special im…

Oct

22 2026

Understanding This Moment with Ambassador Michael Oren

7:00PM - 8:30PM  

Congregation Beth El
422 Shirley Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23517

 

The Milton “Mickey” Kramer Scholar-In-Residence Fund of the Congregation Beth El Foundation of the Tidewater Jewish F…

Oct

23 2026

Jewish Family Service Missing In America Memorial Event

12:00PM - 2:00PM  

National Memorial Cemetery at Quantico
18400 Joplin Road
Quantico, VA

 

Jewish Family Service is honored to host a memorial service for our veteran clients on Friday, October 23, 2026, at…

Oct

24 2026

Shinshinim at KBH

10:30AM - 11:30AM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Tidewater community kids and families are invited to join Liel and Evyatar, the Tidewater Shinshinim for fun Shabbat …

Oct

25 2026

Strelitz International Academy Fall Festival

11:00AM - 3:00PM  

Simon Family JCC

 

Join us for Strelitz International Academy's Fourth Annual Fall Festival!

Oct

25 2026

Think Pink and Play Mah Jongg

2:00PM - 4:00PM  

Temple Israel

 

This event is open to the area Sisterhoods. We will be playing Mah Jongg and honoring breast cancer survivor and ones…

Oct

26 2026

Temple Israel Foundation Annual Meeting

4:00PM - 6:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus, Kramer Board Room
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Kramer Board Room
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Temple Israel Foundation Meeting

Oct

26 2026

Conversational Hebrew with the Shinshinim

5:00PM - 6:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Ready to brush up on your Hebrew in a fun, relaxed setting? Join Tidewater’s newest Shinshinim, Evyatar and Liel, for…

Oct

27 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

27 2026

In Their Own Words

11:00AM - 12:30PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

As the United States commemorates the 250th anniversary of American independence, this course highlights the lives, …

Oct

27 2026

Mishnah with Rabbi Ari

2:00PM - 3:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Mishnah Course with Rabbi Ari

Unlock the Wisdom of the Mishnah. Explore Jewish Law and tradition through the teachin…

Oct

27 2026

TJF Life & Legacy Annual Kick-off Event

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Fleischmann Lounge - The Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Join the Tidewater Jewish Foundation as we kick off another year of Life & Legacy and come together to share ideas, e…

Oct

27 2026

The Nosh: Taking a Bite Out of Hard Conversations

6:45PM - 8:15PM  

ONLINE

 

Have you ever read an article or heard someone talking about a topic and thought, “That’s something I’d like to chat …

Oct

28 2026

TJF Executive 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 Executive Committee

Oct

28 2026

Mark Oppenheimer

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

JUDY BLUME: A LIFE 

With journalist, author, and podcaster Mark Oppenheimer, author of Judy Blume: A Life 

Wednesda…

Oct

29 2026

Bingocize- for Fall Prevention

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Campus
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

**Healthy Aging & Bingo!**  
Join us for a free 10-week course designed for adults 55+ to learn practical strategies …

Oct

29 2026

Destiny Course

11:00AM - 12:00PM  

Reba & Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Virginia Beach, VA

 

Based on the popular book by Ken Spiro - the course explores the uniqueness of the Jewish people and their special im…

Oct

29 2026

JFS, Healthy Futures: A Jewish Genetics Conversation

6:00PM - 8:00PM  

Reba and Sam Sandler Family Campus of the Tidewater Jewish Community
5000 Corporate Woods Drive
Suite 400
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

 

Join Jewish Family Service of Tidewater and JScreen for an educational program on Jewish genetic screening and heredi…

Oct

30 2026

Shabbat Project Dinner

7:00PM - 9:00PM  

B'nai Israel Congregation
420 Spotswood Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23510

 

Join Jews from all walks of life for the largest annual Shabbat dinner in Hampton Roads. The Shabbat Project is a glo…