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
Waiting for Tu B’Av
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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
The Power and Promise of the JCC Movement: Reflections on the Southeast JCC Professionals Conference
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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
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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
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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
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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