By Danielle Patterson This past March, Len Connolly celebrated 40 years of service to the North American Jewish community. As senior director of facilities and security at Jewish Silicon Valley … Continued
The Power of Collective Memory
The Jewish people and their millennia-old heritage are built upon collective memory—expressed not only through study and recitation but also through physical, embodied acts: eating matzah, building a sukkah, sounding … Continued
JCC Association of North America Names Amy Marks as Chief Advancement Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: Sami Walley, West End Strategy Team, [email protected] JCC Association of North America Names Amy Marks as Chief Advancement Officer Veteran Jewish nonprofit … Continued
Faith Under the Canopy: Reflections on Passover at Fort Bragg
by Rabbi Scott Klein Serving as a Jewish Army chaplain, endorsed by JWB Jewish Chaplains Council®, is a calling that defies a standard desk job. This past week, as the … Continued
Pesach Under Fire
Pesach, the holiday of spring, will be rainy and cold this year, accompanied by desert dust storms—an accurate reflection of our collective mood. Pesach, also known as the Festival of … Continued
Our Daily Routine
There is no more jarring oxymoron than the phrase “emergency routine”—the collision between what defines normal life and a state of constant crisis. Normal life means leaving safely for school … Continued
How the JCC Movement Celebrated Black History Month This Year
Exactly a hundred years ago, in February of 1926, historian Carter G. Woodson established a weeklong celebration of Black history. Today, a century later, the JCC Movement honors this history … Continued
A Special Purim Message from Israel
By Leah Garber Purim is in the air. The sun shines brightly, and together with everyone, it tries with all its might to don a holiday costume and celebrate—to mark, … Continued
JCC Association of North America Announces Fifth Cohort of Tzedek, Advancing Jewish Service-Learning Across North America
JCC Association of North America is proud to announce the members of the fifth cohort of the Tzedek: Jewish Service-Learning Cohort, an initiative developed in partnership with Repair the World. … Continued
Join Our Leadership Team: Chief Advancement Officer
JCC Association of North America is seeking an experienced, strategic, and mission-driven Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) to join our executive leadership team. The CAO will play a critical role in … Continued