ProCon 2025 shined a big, bright light on the largest workforce on North America’s Jewish communal landscape—JCC professionals. A handful were invited to tell their stories during the conference, and … Continued
Day 767: 4,118 Impossibly Long Days
By Leah Garber Today, following 4,118 days of suffering, pain, frustration, and unwavering hope, a circle has finally closed. Second Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, of blessed memory, has been laid to … Continued
The U.S. Military’s First Female Rabbi Reflects on Veterans Day
by Rabbi Bonnie Koppell, CH (COL) USAR-Retired Each year on Veterans Day, I pause to remember the privilege—and the weight—of raising my right hand and swearing to defend the Constitution … Continued
JCC Movement Comes Together in Minneapolis for ProCon 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Magy, JCC Association of North America, [email protected] JCC Movement Comes Together in Minneapolis for ProCon 2025 Nearly 700 professionals from more than 90 JCCs and JCC Camps … Continued
Day 748: Reflections from Israel
By Leah Garber The euphoria of the return of 20 living hostages still hovers over us—along with the joyful videos of their reunions with family, images an entire nation yearned … Continued
I Visited 12+ Camps This Summer: Here’s What Inspired Me Most
by Uria Roth This past summer, I crisscrossed the U.S. and Canada, visiting more than a dozen JCC Camps—and JCCs—that received funding for Israel-related programming as part of JCC Association … Continued
Day 734: Iron Swords War
וַיַּעֲשׂוּ כָל-הַקָּהָל הַשָּׁבִים מִן-הַשְּׁבִי סֻכּוֹת, וַיֵּשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכּוֹת–כִּי לֹא-עָשׂוּ מִימֵי יֵשׁוּעַ בִּן-נוּן כֵּן בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַד הַיּוֹם הַהוּא; וַתְּהִי שִׂמְחָה, גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד And all the congregation of the returnees from … Continued
Day 725: Iron Swords War
פְּתַח לָנוּ שַׁעַר בְּעֵת נְעִילַת שַׁעַר כִּי פָנָה יוֹם Open the gate for us at the time the gate is closing, for the day is fading. – Yom Kippur … Continued
Day 713: Iron Swords War
וּבְכֵן תֵּן כָּבוֹד יְיָ לְעַמֶּךָ, תְּהִלָּה לִירֵאֶיךָ, וְתִקְוָה טוֹבָה לְדֹרְשֶׁיךָ, וּפִתְחוֹן פֶּה לַמְיַחֲלִים לָךְ, שִׂמְחָה לְאַרְצֶךָ וְשָׂשׂוֹן לְעִירֶךָ, וּצְמִיחַת קֶרֶן לְדָוִד עַבְדֶּךָ, וַעֲרִיכַת נֵר לְבֶן יִשַׁי מְשִׁיחֶךָ, בִּמְהֵרָה בְיָמֵינוּ. So … Continued
JCC Maccabi Games® to Welcome 3,000 Teens to Tucson and Pittsburgh This Summer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Lauren Magy, JCC Association of North America, [email protected] JCC Maccabi Games® to Welcome 3,000 Teens to Tucson and Pittsburgh This Summer This summer, thousands of Jewish teens from … Continued