Chanukah
Community Calendar
Welcome to the Community Calendar, the Virginia Peninsula's central resource for what’s happening in our Jewish community. If you have any questions about this calendar or its events please contact Martha Vogel at mvogel@ujcvp.org.
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Feb
02
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For decades, Super Sunday has been a cornerstone of our community—an inspiring day when we come together to make a difference. Held on the UJC campus, this annual call-a-thon fundraiser has become a tradition th...
moreFor decades, Super Sunday has been a cornerstone of our community—an inspiring day when we ...
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Feb
16
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Join us for a screening of A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting to experience the incredible resilience of our Jewish community following the deadliest massacre of American Jews.
This event will feat...
moreJoin us for a screening of A Tree of Life: The Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting to experience th...
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Dec 25, 2024
Dec 25, 2024
Christmas
Dec 26, 2024
Chanukah
Dec 27, 2024
Chanukah
Dec 28, 2024
Chanukah
Dec 29, 2024
Chanukah
Dec 30, 2024
Chanukah
Dec 31, 2024
Chanukah
Dec
1 2024
Mostly Kosher Concert
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Ferguson Center for the Arts
1 Avenue of the Arts
Newport News, VA 23606
Mostly Kosher, the acclaimed Klezmer/Rock band, radically reconstructs Judaic and American cultural music through rav…
Dec
3 2024
Giving Tuesday Pushke Pour Out
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Stop by the J for a pour out for programs!
Empty your pushkes, tzedakah boxes and piggy banks to support UJC programm…
Dec
3 2024
T3 - Talking Torah for Today (Rodef Sholom)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rodef Sholom Temple
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA
Join Rodef Sholom Temple and Rabbi David Eligberg on Tuesdays at noon for an exploration of Parshat Hashavua, the wee…
Dec
3 2024
Hebrew School
4:30PM - 5:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Community Hebrew School
Questions: email Carmela@ujcvp.org
Dec
4 2024
Hanukkah Pottery Night
6:00PM - 7:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Join us at the J to build, create and paint a clay Hanukkah menorah from start to finish!
The clay pieces will get f…
Dec
5 2024
Grand Club
11:00AM - 12:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Grand Club - Lunch & Bingo
Bingo starts at 11am, lunch is served at 12pm.
Passport Members - Free lunch
Ages 60+ - …
Dec
8 2024
Maccabi Open House
1:00PM - 2:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Meet up at the J to learn more about Team Virginia and the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games!
The JCC Maccabi Games is the larg…
Dec
8 2024
TBEW Sunday Lecture Series
3:00PM - 5:00PM
Temple Beth El of Williamsburg
600 Jamestown Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
The Jerusalem of the North: Discovering the Jews of Vilnius, Lithuania
Once the center of Jewish learning, culture,
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Dec
9 2024
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:00AM - 2:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Blood donors needed!
Stop by the J and help save lives. One pint of blood can save up to three lives!
Donors will rec…
Dec
10 2024
T3 - Talking Torah for Today (Rodef Sholom)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rodef Sholom Temple
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA
Join Rodef Sholom Temple and Rabbi David Eligberg on Tuesdays at noon for an exploration of Parshat Hashavua, the wee…
Dec
10 2024
Hebrew School
4:30PM - 5:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Community Hebrew School
Questions: email Carmela@ujcvp.org
Dec
10 2024
Temple Sinai Board Meeting
7:00PM - 8:00PM
Temple Sinai
11620 Warwick Blvd
Newport News, VA
Temple Sinai Board Meeting
Dec
12 2024
Grand Club
11:00AM - 12:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Grand Club - Lunch & Bingo
Bingo starts at 11am, lunch is served at 12pm.
Passport Members - Free lunch
Ages 60+ - …
Dec
14 2024
20/30 Bonfire
6:00PM - 8:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Spend a cool autumn evening around the fire with your 20/30 friends! Make some s'mores, play some music, hang out an…
Dec
15 2024
Temple Sinai Adult Torah Study & Bagel Nosh
11:00AM - 12:00PM
Temple Sinai
11620 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
Join Fred Levy & Joanna Homrighausen for an informal discussion in the Temple library.
Dec
15 2024
TBEW The State of Hate
1:00PM - 3:00PM
Temple Beth El of Williamsburg
600 Jamestown Rd.
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Please join the upcoming program, The State of Hate: The Journey towards Understanding and Countering the Rise of Ant…
Dec
15 2024
NextGen Hanukkah
2:00PM - 3:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Drop your kids off at PJ Library and connect with fellow parents and leaders in a new way.
No kids? Come and enjoy th…
Dec
15 2024
PJ Library Hanukkah
2:00PM - 3:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Join PJ Library for a special Hanukkah storytime featuring the book "The Parakeet Named Dreidel" by Isaac Bashevis Si…
Dec
16 2024
Temple Sinai: Hanukah Activity
10:00AM - 12:00PM
Temple Sinai
11620 Warwick Blvd.
Newport News, VA 23601
Activity will be led by Carmela Malkin-Kuhn and Lynne Schofield.
Dec
17 2024
T3 - Talking Torah for Today (Rodef Sholom)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rodef Sholom Temple
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA
Join Rodef Sholom Temple and Rabbi David Eligberg on Tuesdays at noon for an exploration of Parshat Hashavua, the wee…
Dec
17 2024
Hebrew School
4:30PM - 5:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Community Hebrew School
Questions: email Carmela@ujcvp.org
Dec
18 2024
Red Cross Blood Drive
10:00AM - 2:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Shake up your holiday traditions this year and give blood.
One pint of blood can save up to three lives!
Questions? …
Dec
19 2024
Kibbitz & Create
10:00AM - 12:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Join our fiber arts craft group for a morning of snacks, chatting, and crafting.
All fiber arts welcome.
Dec
19 2024
Grand Club
11:00AM - 12:30PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Grand Club - Lunch & Bingo
Bingo starts at 11am, lunch is served at 12pm.
Passport Members - Free lunch
Ages 60+ - …
Dec
21 2024
JCCY Welcomes Hanukkah
7:00PM - 9:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
Kindergarten - 3rd Graders:
Let’s have a donut-eating, dreidel-spinning, festive Hanukkah with all our JCCY friend…
Dec
21 2024
PJOW Donut Wars
7:00PM - 9:00PM
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
4th - 7th graders:
Join your PJOW friends as we join forces to create some one-of-a-kind donuts for Hanukkah!
Passpo…
Dec
23 2024
Jan
1 2025
Sarfan Center Closed Winter Break
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
The Sarfan Center will be closed for Winter Break from December 23, 2024 till January 1, 2025.
Dec
24 2024
Jan
1 2025
UJC Closed Winter Break
UJCVP
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA 23606
The UJC Office will be closed for Winter Break from December 24, 2024 through January 1, 2025.
Dec
24 2024
T3 - Talking Torah for Today (Rodef Sholom)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rodef Sholom Temple
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA
Join Rodef Sholom Temple and Rabbi David Eligberg on Tuesdays at noon for an exploration of Parshat Hashavua, the wee…
Dec
25 2024
Hanukkah at City Center
6:00PM - 7:00PM
City Center at Oyster Point
701 Town Center Dr.
Newport News, VA 23606
Join together as a community at City Center in Newport News as we light the giant menorah for the first night of Han…
Dec
31 2024
T3 - Talking Torah for Today (Rodef Sholom)
12:00PM - 1:00PM
Rodef Sholom Temple
401 City Center Boulevard
Newport News, VA
Join Rodef Sholom Temple and Rabbi David Eligberg on Tuesdays at noon for an exploration of Parshat Hashavua, the wee…