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Parashat Vayigash: Change and Growth Are Always Possible
By Morgan Weiss וְעַתָּ֗ה יֵֽשֶׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַנַּ֔עַר עֶ֖בֶד לַֽאדֹנִ֑י וְהַנַּ֖עַר יַ֥עַל עִם־אֶחָֽיו׃ כִּי־אֵיךְ֙ אֶֽעֱלֶ֣ה…
What’s So Great About Israel in the Winter?
By Sara Sless George Winston’s “Winter,” one in a series of albums that follows the…
Parashat Miketz: Teshuvah and the Power of Dreams
By Isabel Mares “Dreams come true. Without that possibility, nature would not incite us to…
Giving Back Is the Loving Legacy of a JCC Maccabi® Athlete
By Jane E. Herman Matt Jacobs and Rich Cohen, z’l, had a decades-long friendship—and they…
שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם ~ Shabbat Shalom, 25 Kislev 5781
Illumination Last night, we began the celebration of Hanukkah. The story of the Festival of…
Parashat Vayeshev: Why We Need Resilience in These Times
By Yael Warach This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Vayeshev (Genesis 37:1-40:23), introduces us to the…
Eight Bright Lights From the JCC Field
By Jane E. Herman According to Jewish tradition, Beit Shammai (the House of Shammai) and…
JWB Jewish Chaplains® Awarded PJ Library Grant to Enrich Outreach to Jewish Military Families
NEW YORK — JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® (JWB), a signature program of JCC Association of…
Rabbi Chaplain Yaakov B. Bindell Promoted to Rank of Colonel in Air National Guard
Rabbi Chaplain Yaakov B. Bindell Promoted to Rank of Colonel in Air National Guard Highest…
Three Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) Receive FJC Funding to Launch Innovative Programming
Three Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) Receive FJC Funding to Launch Innovative Programming Efforts Will Increase…