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Jun 1, 2022

TJF Community Impact Grant helps new mental health and wellbeing cohort

Over the past few years, a larger spotlight has been placed on mental health and wellbeing. With the COVID-19 pandemic, quarantines, lack of in-person contact, and day-to-day stress, it’s no surprise that everyone from Olympic athletes to college students has made mental health and…

May 19, 2022

TJF celebrates donors at 2022 Simon Family Legacy Celebration

On May 17, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation celebrated donors, community milestones, and philanthropic accomplishments at the 2022 Simon Family Legacy Celebration. The first in-person event in three years, the celebration highlighted the continued success of the LIFE & LEGACY program, new…

May 5, 2022

Leia Morrissey receives Stein Family Scholarship from TJF

The annual Stein Family College Scholarship of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation was recently awarded to Leia Morrissey, a soon-to-be graduate of Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia. Morrissey is the 15th recipient of the four-year scholarship, which provides up to $10,000 per year to…

Apr 21, 2022

TJF to host first Simon Family Legacy Celebration in three years

On May 15, the Tidewater Jewish Foundation will host the 2022 Simon Family Legacy Celebration, an event honoring donors, agencies, and organizations serving the current and future of the Tidewater Jewish community. TJF’s first in-person event in three years, the celebration aims to…

Apr 21, 2022

TJF Community Impact Grant helps Toras Chaim with new, updated textbooks

For the educators at Toras Chaim, there was a pressing realization that they lacked the proper tools. Administrators looked to improve the curriculum and resources for students and staff. The focus quickly centered on the school’s textbooks, which were old and outdated. “The…