By Doron Krakow Enduring Challenges, Crucial Conversations On Monday evening, I was privileged to participate in a conversation with Debbie Sosland-Edelman, executive director of the Sosland Foundation and one of … Continued
The More I Engage With JCC Talent, the More Doors It Opens
By Sam Aboudara When I started my first job post undergraduate, pursuing a lifelong career in Jewish communal service never crossed my mind. In fact, it took many years of … Continued
Putting the Pieces Together | Shabbat Shalom 8 Kislev 5783 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
By Doron Krakow Putting the Pieces Together Not long ago I marked five years since coming to JCC Association of North America. Though I was a long-time veteran of the … Continued
JCC Talent: Strategically Investing in the People Who Make Our JCCs Thrive
By Mark S. Young In 2004, I was a recruiter in the human resources department at 92NY—formerly the 92nd Street Y—one of our movement’s more than 170 Jewish Community Centers … Continued
Jennifer Mamlet selected to be JCC Association’s Executive Vice President
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 30, 2022 CONTACT: Hannah Gavin, [email protected] Jennifer Mamlet selected to be JCC Association’s Executive Vice President Mamlet will transition from her current role as chief development … Continued
Rabbi David E. Lapp, Longtime Military Chaplain, Dies at 91
Rabbi David E. Lapp was born in Austria in 1931 and lived there until 1940, when his family emigrated to the United States. A graduate of Yeshiva University, Lapp received … Continued
Celebrating Our Diverse Communities and Our Shared Stories
By Randy Ellen Lutterman and Isabel Mares The first months of the Jewish New Year coincide with the final months of the Western year and are filled with many holiday … Continued
May You Live Through Interesting Times | Shabbat Shalom 17 Cheshvan 5783 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
By Rabbi Irv Elson May You Live Through Interesting Times One of my favorite fortune cookie fortunes says, “May you live in interesting times,” and certainly, these are some extremely … Continued
When Jewish Professionals Visit Israel Together, the Whole Community Wins
Staff members at the Jewish Community Alliance (JCA) in Jacksonville, Fla., recently joined colleagues from the city’s Jewish Family and Community Services, Jewish Federation, and River Garden Hebrew Home on … Continued
Lecha Lecha | Shabbat Shalom 10 Cheshvan 5783 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם
By Doron Krakow Lecha Lecha Four thousand years. As a people, we are endowed with a sense of history—a history that quite literally began with the words that form the … Continued