This past year has brought unprecedented challenges to the Tidewater Jewish community. However, the pandemic, and the hardships produced by it, have also brought out the best in our community. While I have only been in Tidewater for less than a year, I have witnessed an extraordinary amount …
Around the time of their bar or bat mitzvahs, teens explore what it means to become an adult and active member of our Jewish Community. They study our Torah, they learn to lead services, they perform mitzvah projects and they also begin their journey into Jewish philanthropy. The Tidewater…
The Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Simon Family Passport to Israel Fund, which provides grants for trips for teens to Israel, is now accepting applications for the program until March 15, 2021. The program provides funds to enable and encourage Jewish students to participate in an Israel…
Tax law changes last year could impact your tax strategy as you begin filing your taxes. On January 1, 2020, the SECURE Act increased the beginning age for Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) from Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and other qualified retirement plans from 70 ½ to 72…
The Tidewater Jewish Foundation is proud to announce a new partnership with the Jewish Future Pledge, joining a two-year pilot program to proliferate a culture of legacy giving in communities across North America. The Tidewater Jewish Foundation is part of a cohort of 11 local federations…
