Education

GUIDE TO JEWISH LIVING IN TIDEWATER

TEMPLE EMANUEL

424 25th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451 757-428-2591 www.tevb.org, office@tevb.org Office Manager: Gail Gogan Rabbi: Ari Oliszewski CONSERVATIVE

Temple Emanuel is a thriving oceanfront Jewish community located in Virginia Beach . It is intimate, accepting, and open to all . Temple Emanuel embraces the many ways to express Jewishness and spirituality, welcoming people of all family situations, ethnicities, and sexual orientations . Located at the beach, the congregation offers a relaxed, informal atmosphere with creative worship services, as well as cultural programming for all . Religious School is free to synagogue members .

Learn more about Temple Emanuel at www .tevb .org/about .

TEMPLE ISRAEL

7255 Granby St., Norfolk, VA 23505 757-489-4550, fax 757-489-3425 templeisraelva.org, TempleIsraelVA1954@gmail.com Rabbi Michael Panitz Executive Director: Nancy Tucker CONSERVATIVE/MASORTI

Temple Israel is a vibrant, egalitarian, full-service synagogue that has served the local Jewish community for more than 67 years by meeting the spiritual, educational, life cycle, and social needs of its diverse membership . Through the fulfillment of mitzvot, it provides opportunities for meaningful Jewish living for its members . Temple Israel maintains a full schedule of joint programs with the Kempsville Conservative Synagogue . Adult education is one of the hallmarks of Temple Israel, including ongoing studies on a variety of topics, as well as adult bar and bat mitzvah classes . Temple Israel enthusiastically embraces tikkun olam (repairing the world) and values every individual’s unique participation .

With a perspective embracing both tradition and the challenges of today’s world, Temple Israel welcomes innovative ideas and new voices into its family . The congregation is moving forward with an ambitious program of making its facilities more fully accessible . • Daily services are on Zoom; Shabbat and holiday worship services are in-person • Adult Clubs and Classes • Library • Gift Shop

TEMPLE LEV TIKVAH (HEART OF HOPE)

1593 Lynnhaven Parkway, Virginia Beach 757-617-0334 or 757-937-8393 jzobe@aol.com Rabbi Israel Zoberman REFORM

The newest Jewish congregation in Hampton Roads meets in The Church of the Holy Apostles in Virginia Beach . The church is the world’s only Episcopal and Roman Catholic congregation . Now, it is the only place in the world where Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, and Jews meet under one roof . Rabbi Dr . Israel Zoberman is the founder and spiritual leader .

TIDEWATER CHAVURAH

tidewaterchavurah.org Rabbi Cantor Ellen Jaffe-Gill Contact: Carol tidewaterchavurah1@gmail.com or 757-499-3660 REFORM TRADITION

Tidewater Chavurah is a “synagogue without walls” involved in Jewish fellowship that meets and prays in the Virginia Beach/Hampton Roads area . Founded in 1998, Tidewater Chavurah welcomes singles, couples, and families in interfaith marriages, people of all ethnicities, gender identities, and sexual orientations while remaining a small, vibrant, and friendly group . The Hebrew word chavurah means ‘fellowship . ’

Tidewater Chavurah holds monthly Second Friday Shabbat and High Holiday services using prayer books of the Reform movement . Rabbi Jaffe-Gill also leads holiday celebrations and facilitates Jewish-themed learning experiences .

EDUCATION

BINA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL

425 Washington Park, Norfolk, VA 23517 757-627-BINA (2462), fax 757-627-2461 binahighschool.com, aharpaz@binahighschool.com Menaheles: Aviva Harpaz

Norfolk’s first and only Orthodox Jewish Middle and High School for young women, BINA opened in 2007 . The BINA experience enables each student to develop her love for Hashem, His Torah and the Jewish people . In a supportive and challenging academic environment, students are given the skills to excel in both Judaic and General studies . BINA’s knowledgeable and professional faculty foster a love of learning and pride in achievement . A BINA student is taught to be proud of her heritage, concerned for her community, and prepared for her future .

PATRICIA SARAH ASHKENAZI RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

Education Director: Sharon Serbin, Email: sharon@bethelnorfolk.com

Congregation Beth El’s Patricia Sarah Ashkenazi Religious School (PSARS) offers a rich and vibrant Jewish education for children, fostering a love of Judaism by teaching values that are relevant to daily life . Religious School is for children from three years of age through seventh grade .

Under the leadership of new director Sharon Serbin, this year’s program promises to be deeply experiential and hands-on with a curriculum that will make Judaism fun, memorable, and meaningful . All students will meet on Sunday mornings, 9 am–12 pm at Congregation Beth El . In addition, students in grades three through six will meet at the Sandler Family Campus on Wednesday afternoons with their Beth El family and friends . Students will meet at 5:30 pm with a “transition period” that will include activities and snacks, followed by Hebrew study, dinner, and dismissal at 7:30 pm . This collective Hebrew program on Wednesdays will replace the individual tutoring of the past few years .

The Community Midrashah invites teens 8th through 12th grade to deal with real world questions of Judaism during weekly sessions .

All of Congregation Beth El’s Religious School programs are open to the entire Jewish community and teach how to grow up as young Americans Jews .