FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 21, 2023 CONTACT: Jason Edelstein, [email protected] JCC Maccabi Games® Kick Off in Israel July 6 With Over a Thousand Teens, Followed by Innovative Travel and … Continued
Even in Challenging Times, Israel Is Our Treasured Homeland
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
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
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