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May 26, 2021

A fond farewell to Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Kaitlyn Oelsner

After two years of serving the Tidewater Jewish community, Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Director of Philanthropy, Kaitlyn Oelsner, will be leaving the organization at the end of May. “I’ve decided to put a pause on my professional career to fully focus on being a mom,” said…

May 24, 2021

Why I signed the Jewish Future Pledge: Danny Rubin

My son, Niv, knows the layout of the Simon Family JCC like the back of his hand. He’s only five but can already point out the best kickballs on the white-top behind the building, the dogleg on the 6th hole of the mini-golf course, and how to reach max speed on the Noah’s Ark water slide…

May 6, 2021

Simon Family Passport to Israel: 8 recipients head to Israel this summer

The Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Simon Family Passport to Israel will send 8 recipients to Israel after a year-long program pause due to the pandemic. “With the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the world last year, we simply couldn't have students travel in the summer of 2020,” said Naomi…

May 6, 2021

Danial Watts receives Stein Family College Scholarship from TJF

The annual Stein Family College Scholarship of the Tidewater Jewish Foundation was recently awarded to Danial Watts, a soon-to-be graduate of Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Watts is the 13th recipient of the four-year scholarship, which provides up to $10,000 per…

Apr 23, 2021

Motherhood Reflections on Shared Traditions

When I was in college, I remember saying to my friends that I did not want to be a mother. It came with responsibility that I did not want. As a mother, you are given a precious gift, yet it comes with no instruction manual and no way to know that you’ll get it right. And, I always wanted…