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
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
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
The Power and Promise of the JCC Movement: Reflections on the Southeast JCC Professionals Conference
By Gennady Favel From March 26 to 28, 2023, I had the pleasure of attending the Southeast JCC Professionals Conference, hosted by the Bryan Glazer Family JCC in Tampa, Florida. … Continued
JCC Association Selects New Cohort of Merrin Teen Professional Fellows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 4, 2023 CONTACT: Joanne Harmon, Chief Marketing Officer, JCC Association of North America, [email protected] Jane E. Herman, Senior Writer, JCC Association of North America, [email protected] JCC … Continued
Inclusive Communities Are Better For All Our Members
By Sierra Weiss I recently visited the campuses of the Mandel JCC in South Florida for the agency’s first Inclusion Institute, a three-day training initiative for early childhood education (ECE) … Continued
Eminent Professionals to Head Groundbreaking Initiative in Early Childhood Jewish Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 1, 2023 CONTACT: Joanne Harmon, Chief Marketing Officer, JCC Association of North America, [email protected], 212-786-5101 Laura Frank, Assistant Director of Media Relations and Publicity, URJ, [email protected], … Continued
Movement-Building and Belonging: A View from the Great Lakes
By Isabel Mares From March 27 to 29, 2023, over 100 professionals representing 10 JCCs from the Great Lakes region gathered at the JCC of Greater Buffalo for two and … Continued
Celebrating Israel: The Masterpiece We Built Together
By Leah Garber Like cyclamen among the rocks The beautiful faces of this land hide. And when the country suddenly will need them to lie in the mud in a … Continued
JCC Association’s Workforce Survey Is a Valuable Tool, But Don’t Forget the Intangibles
By Lynn Wittels Often, we feel as though we live in isolation—that our problems are unique and new. Nothing could be further from the truth. That’s part of the beauty … Continued