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Parashat Va-et’chanan: How We Can Help Others Journey to the Promised Land
By Sarah Koffler This week we read Parashat Va-et’chanan (Deuteronomy 3:23–7:11), which opens with Moses…
How a ‘bless our workforce’ approach can help us frame the journey back to the office
By Mark Young Despite the pandemic’s scores of significant stressors, many Jewish organizations have thrived…
Parashat Balak: Embracing Our Intuition to Lean In to Good, Love, and Blessing
By Mark S. Young Have you ever seen something beautiful others saw as ugly? Likewise,…
Is it time for a new partnership paradigm in our Jewish community?
By Doron Krakow Together we can lower the barriers to participation. More than 3,200 professionals…
Universal preschool: What could this mean for the Jewish community?
By Shma Koleinu What if Jewish early childhood centers embraced universal preschool by partnering with…
Positive Change Is Coming to Israel
By Leah Garber “Ani v’Atah”|“You and I (Will Change the World)” You and I will…
A PRIDE Round-Up From the JCC Movement
By Jane E. Herman The vision of the LGBTQIA+ initiative at the JCC mirrors the…
Parashat Sh’lach L’cha: Why the Fringes on My Tallit Draw Me Close to Sweet Memories
By Jane E. Herman “The Eternal said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite…
Grinspoon Foundation’s JCamp 180 Awards Grants to 25 JCC Day Camps
Grinspoon Foundation’s JCamp 180 Awards Grants to 25 JCC Day Camps Monies will fund physical…
Remembering Our Military Heroes at an Underwater Memorial
By Rabbi Irv Elson I wrote this short blog but a few hours after completing…