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By Shma Koleinu What if Jewish early childhood centers embraced universal preschool by partnering with their states to open public pre-Ks? The Biden administration is calling for universal, high quality preschool for all three- and four- year-olds. How and why should the Jewish community support this, and what might this development mean for our schools? We authors … Continued
By Leah Garber “Ani v’Atah”|“You and I (Will Change the World)” You and I will change the world You and I by then all will follow Others have said it before me But it doesn’t matter You and I we’ll change the world You and I will try from the beginning It will be tough … Continued
By Jane E. Herman The vision of the LGBTQIA+ initiative at the JCC mirrors the mission of the JCC Denver to welcome everyone into our community. — Staenberg-Loup JCC website Across North America’s JCC Movement, the breadth and depth of Pride events and activities to recognize, honor, and celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community are diverse, engaging, … Continued
By Jane E. Herman “The Eternal said to Moses as follows: Speak to the Israelite people and instruct them to make for themselves fringes on the corners of their garments throughout the ages; let them attach a cord of blue to the fringe at each corner. That shall be your fringe; look at it and … Continued
Memorial Day, May 31, 2021 A shared message from: Rabbi Irving A. Elson, CAPT, CHC, USN (Ret), vice president, JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® Doron Krakow, president and CEO, JCC Association of North America Firsts matter a great deal. They can demonstrate heretofore unknown achievements, such as walking on the moon or circumnavigating the globe, and … Continued
Grinspoon Foundation’s JCamp 180 Awards Grants to 25 JCC Day Camps Monies will fund physical improvements to enhance camper experiences NEW YORK—Twenty-five Jewish Community Center (JCC) day camps recently were awarded matching grant funds from the Harold Grinspoon Foundation in a competitive challenge grant initiative of JCamp 180, a flagship program of the Grinspoon Foundation. … Continued
By Rabbi Irv Elson I wrote this short blog but a few hours after completing what was perhaps one of my most meaningful scuba dives. It has been more than 45 years since I got my scuba-diving certification, and I have more than 200 dives recorded in my logbook. The logbook entry for this dive … Continued
JCC Association Adds Two Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Professionals to Staff Charged With Advancing and Augmenting the Movement’s Accessibility and Inclusion Work NEW YORK — JCC Association of North America has hired two diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) professionals to build a foundation that positions the organization as a leader in the work of DEI for the … Continued
Hamas’ terror campaign from Gaza during the last 11 days turned our attention, thoughts, and concerns to the people of Israel. The dramatic security headlines crowded out opportunities to consider other developments of interest to the JCC Movement and North America’s Jewish community. One of these developments was the release of the Pew Research Center’s … Continued
By Rabbi Doniel Z. Kramer, Ph.D. This week’s Torah portion (Numbers 4:21-7:89), which almost always follows the Festival of Shavuot, is called Naso—“to lift up” (Numbers 4:22), because it begins with various responsibilities placed upon the family of Levites, who are to be “lifted up” to perform specific sacerdotal duties. Our Rabbis derive another lesson … Continued
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