By Leah Zigmond Often, at the beginning of a lengthy experience, something happens early on that later becomes the theme for the entire journey. In the moment, you don’t always … Continued
Sometimes It’s Just About the Rain
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JCC Association, JFNA + URJ Announce ElevatEd, National Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 5, 2023 CONTACT: [email protected] Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative ElevatEd Launches in North America 14 communities to pilot groundbreaking and collaborative initiative addressing critical teacher shortage in … Continued
Leaning In, Leaning On: Lessons From the Heart of the South Regional Conference
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By Brooke Bowles My experience at our recent Heart of the South regional conference at the Gordon JCC in Nashville, Tennessee, has led me to reflect on the multiple and … Continued
JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® Augments Efforts to Support Teens in Jewish Military Families Through Alliance with BBYO
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 8, 2023 MEDIA CONTACTS: Debbie Shemony, SVP, Marketing & Communications, BBYO | [email protected] Joanne Harmon, Chief Marketing Officer, JCC Association | [email protected] JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® … Continued
Waiting for Tu B’Av
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By Leah Garber This Thursday, the Jewish people will celebrate the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av—a day of mourning for the destruction of the two Temples in … Continued
Even in Challenging Times, Israel Is Our Treasured Homeland
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By Leah Garber “At the heart of every difficulty lies an opportunity.” —Albert Einstein It is no secret that the state of Israel is facing one of the most challenging … Continued
How Our Shared Experiences Inform and Strengthen the Work We Do
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By Lauren Luedtke-Stafford On an early morning at the end of March, my teammates and I from the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, boarded a bus and … Continued
Living a Life That Matters
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By Rabbi Irving Elson Not too long ago, our rabbi and teacher, Harold Kushner, passed away. Kushner gained great notoriety not only in the American Jewish community but with the … Continued
How a Conference in the Woods Gave Me a New View on Community
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By Jacob Harris Wright On an unusually tranquil morning at the end of March, a few colleagues and I piled into a car and left the bustle of Manhattan, bound … Continued
Inside the Middle East Partners With JCC Association to Provide Seminars for Emerging Community Leaders
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2023 CONTACT: Joanne Harmon, Chief Marketing Officer, JCC Association of North America, [email protected] INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST PARTNERS WITH JCC ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE SEMINARS FOR EMERGING … Continued