Temple Lev Tikvah

Temple Lev Tikvah My heart overflows with hope, gratitude and love as I announce the blessed birth of the youngest synagogue in Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads.

Temple Lev Tikvah (Heart of Hope).

09/04/2026

Torah Portion: Nitzavim
Deuteronomy 29:9 - 31:30

How appropriate and meaningful that immediately prior to the Israelites taking physical possession of the ancestral homeland, they are to undergo a spiritual initiation through a binding and bonding covenant with the liberating God of Freedom and Responsibility.

Shabbat Shalom and a safe and meaningful Labor Day Weekend!

Faithfully Yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

High Holy Days Services 5787
Rosh Hashanah Eve
Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM

Rosh Hashanah Morning
Saturday, September 12, 10:30 AM

Yom Kippur Eve
Sunday, September 20, 7:30 PM

Yom Kippur Day
Monday, September 21, 10:30 AM
Memorial and Concluding 4:00 PM

08/28/2026

Torah Portion: Kee Tavo
Deuteronomy 26:1- 29:8

The Israelites are taught that re-entering the Promised Land is more than a physical act. At the core of this great adventure is a spiritual drama calling for giving thanks through a heartfelt thanksgiving, to the God who led Israel from the diverse confines of Egypt’s House of Bo***ge to freedom’s open promise and the underlying premise of Sinai’s responsibility.

It is precisely in the moment of peak rejoicing of the harvest’s fruitful yield, that celebrating Israelites are commanded to recall trying beginnings of their people’s sojourn and the subsequent suffering in the crucible of Egyptian tyranny, lest a journey of forgetfulness and neglect ensues with disastrous consequences.

Shabbat Shalom and stay safe!

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

High Holydays Schedule
Eve of Rosh Hashanah 5787
Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM

Morning of Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 12, 10:30 PM

Eve of Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20, 7:30 PM

Morning of Yom Kippur
September 21, 10:30 AM
Memorial and concluding service
4:00 PM

08/21/2026

Torah Portion: Kee Tetze
Deuteronomy 25:10 – 25:19

As the leader Moses, about to depart from this world, continues the summation of the Israelites’ experience in the wilderness, he prepares them as well for sovereign existence in their own land.

Particularly women were and continue to be throughout human history, the target of the loosening of moral restraints when a war erupts. How compassionate and insightful that the Torah sets limits upon soldiers engaged in fighting which by its very nature is brutal and a necessary evil to defend one’s life and country.

Shabbat Shalom and stay safe!

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

High Holydays Schedule

Eve of Rosh Hashanah 5787
Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM

Morning of Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 12, 10:30 PM

Eve of Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20, 7:30 PM

Morning of Yom Kippur
September 21, 10:30 AM
Memorial and concluding service
4:00 PM

08/14/2026

Torah Portion: Shofetim
Deuteronomy 16:18 – 21:9

What is at stake, according to the Torah, is no less than a matter of life and death. A corrupt society in which the individual is oppressed and wronged would in time lead to its destruction. The bitter experience in Egypt’s House of Bo***ge taught the Israelites critical lessons concerning their own society, affecting them and those who reside in their midst. The inheritance of the Land of Israel is conditional upon Israel’s ethical conduct. What a unique concept ever alerting us to our spiritual essence and divine calling!

Shabbat Shalom and be safe!

High Holydays Schedule
Eve of Rosh Hashanah 5787
Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM

Morning of Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 12, 10:30 PM

Eve of Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20, 7:30 PM

Morning of Yom Kippur
September 21, 10:30 AM
Memorial and concluding service
4:00 PM

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

08/07/2026

Torah Portion: Re’Eh
Deuteronomy 11:26- 16: 17

Being granted the opportunity to choose our path through life, we are actually being honored as creatures who are capable of making a wise choice, as long as we are aware of the consequences of our deeds and are willing to live with them. Surely our God and the Rabbis’ trust that indeed we would make the right choice for our welfare spiritually, physically and psychologically. It is a divine concern and so much depends on it.

Shabbat Shalom and stay safe!

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

High Holydays Schedule

Eve of Rosh Hashanah 5787
Friday, September 11, 7:30 PM
Morning of Rosh Hashanah
Saturday, September 12, 10:30 PM

Eve of Yom Kippur
Sunday, September 20, 7:30 PM
Morning of Yom Kippur
September 21, 10:30 AM
Memorial and concluding service
4:00 PM

07/31/2026

Torah Portion: Ekev
Deuteronomy 7:12 – 11:25

As Moses leader, liberator, and law – giver, recounts the great saga of the Exodus from Egypt’s House of Bo***ge toward the soon to be entered Promised Land, he does not mince words concerning the meaning and implications of the covenant (B’reet) between God and Israel.

When we flourish, we tend to take for granted our blessings and thus we risk losing them. No wonder that precisely in the midst of plenty the Torah bids us to remember our humble beginnings lest we forfeit all that we have garnered at such great cost and sacrifice.

Shabbat Shalom and be safe!

Please join us tonight at 7:30 PM for our Shabbat Service!

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

07/24/2026

Torah Portion: Vaethanan
Deuteronomy 3:23 – 7:11

Moses, remaining faithful to his difficult people of ex- slaves till the end, retains his utter humanity so vividly displayed when appealing to God to alter the divine decree and allow him to fulfill his fondest heart’s desire, to accompany his victorious people into the special land God has chosen for them.

Shabbat Shalom and be safe!

Next Shabbat Service, Friday, July 31, 7:30 PM.

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

07/17/2026

Torah Portion: Devarim
Deuteronomy 1:1- 3:22

Repeatedly, God offered Moses the opportunity to have another, better people to lead, while Moses declined the divine offer, pleading with God not to destroy Israel for His own sake and reputation. Moses’ unconditional love for his people sets a high bar for all leaders who face the mounting pressures and frustrations of leadership.

The Israelites, forced to spend an additional thirty-eight challenging years in the harsh conditions of the wilderness, were warned to treat kindly the people whose territories they would approach and pay them for services rendered. God cares for them too.

Shabbat Shalom and be safe!

Our next Shabbat Service, Friday, July 31, 7:30 PM

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

Rabbi Zoberman has again been published in the Congressional Record.
07/14/2026

Rabbi Zoberman has again been published in the Congressional Record.

07/10/2026

Torah Portion: Mattot – Masay
Numbers 30:2 – 36:13

The Gadites and Reubenites are warned not to act in a manner that would again unleash God’s wrath upon His people. They heed the warning, pledging to leave the young ones behind and even go ahead in front of the fighting Israelites to conquer the land of Canaan, and following victory to return to their families east of the Jordan River for permanent settlement.

Shabbat Shalom and be safe!

Faithfully yours,
Rabbi Zoberman

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