GUIDE TO JEWISH LIVING IN TIDEWATER

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 term “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.