Norfolk Military Jewish Community

05/23/2023

01/13/2023

First Friday Night Services back at Commodore Levy Chapel in Norfolk!

Rabbis Kleinman and Warren will be leading a service once a month to start bringing us back together as a Jewish military community this year.

Second Friday of each month at 5:30 pm.
Family friendly service followed by kiddish.

12/22/2022

Happy Hanukkah from Team Oceana!

12/21/2022

The Hebrew is atrocious, but the sentiment is perfect!

Wishing a glorious Festival of Lights to all our military families. Happy Hanukkah!

11/25/2021

Please join us in celebrating Chanukkah at the Commodore Levy Chapel next Tuesday at 1700. Everyone is invited for food, drink Jewish wisdom, candle lighting, and lots of chocolate. We hope to see you there! Please see the flier for details.

11/05/2021

Join PJ Library in Tidewater as we celebrate Veterans Day with the Military families in our community.

On November 13 at 6:30 pm at the Simon Family JCC, we will have a wonderful ceremony lead by Rabbi Yoni Warren and Rabbi Aaron Kleinman, coffee, cider, sweet snacks, and discussions with the military families in our community.

The evening will be held outside, weather permitting. We will move indoors to the multipurpose room in the case of rain or cold temperatures.

This event is FREE with registration required. Be sure to register here: https://ujft.salsalabs.org/YTEPJLMilitaryFamilyHavdalah

09/06/2021

Apples and honey. Round(ish) challah. Don’t stop there! Pomegranate seeds. Dates. Pumpkin seeds. Fish. Many simanim that you should have a blessed, prosperous, healthy, (fertile), sweet new year!
(No rams heads here) what simanim (New Years symbols) are your favorite for Rosh Hashanah?

09/05/2021

A PRAYER FOR AMERICA’S MILITARY PERSONNEL
Rabbi Gerald C. Skolnik, Forest Hills Jewish Center
Rabbi Yonatan M. Warren, LCDR CHC USN
Revised, Summer 2021

Ribbono Shel Olam! Sovereign of the Universe!

We invoke the full bounty of your blessings upon the members of our American military forces, those brave men and women whose courage and commitment to that for which this country stands protects us all.

Whether stationed here at home, or deployed by air, land or sea to wherever their orders take them around the world, so often in harm’s way, we ask, dear God, that they be protected within your sheltering presence. Shield them from harm and from pain, assuage their loneliness, and sustain their faith in the face of the formidable enemies that they confront on a daily basis. May all their efforts be crowned with victory, and the assurance that we who depend on their courage appreciate and understand the great difficulty of their work.

Most of all, we pray what is our heartfelt hope for all military personnel- that they be privileged to return to the arms of their loved ones and a grateful country safely, speedily, and in good health. In Your mercy, be with those who await the return of their deployed service members.

May our beloved country tend to their emotional and physical well-being long after their active service has been completed, and may they never feel forgotten by those whose liberty they have so steadfastly defended. Because of their courage, may we all be privileged to know and savor the blessings of true peace and security.

Amen.

09/01/2021

Shanah Tovah u’metukah!!
A sweet and blessed New Year to you!
Rosh Hashanah services at Commodore Levy Chapel in Norfolk VA:
Monday @ 1800
Tuesday @ 1000

JWB Jewish Chaplains Council
The Chapel at Naval Station Norfolk
Chapel Of The Good Shepherd Nas Oceana
Chapel by the Sea (NAS Dam Neck)
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