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
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
How a Special Community Partnership Saved Our JCCs (And Can Save Yours)
By Shana Penn and Yana Kalika In times of scarcity, we typically turn inward. The start of the pandemic, though, was anything but typical. Many Jewish organizations found themselves working … Continued
Here We Go Again: Israelis at the Polls
By Leah Garber Weary and divided, frustrated, and disappointed, yesterday the Israeli people went back to the polls for the fifth time in three-and-a-half years. As a reminder, here is … Continued
Sukkot: Keeping Joy Within Our Grasp
By Morgan Weiss וּלְקַחְתֶּ֨ם לָכֶ֜ם בַּיּ֣וֹם הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן פְּרִ֨י עֵ֤ץ הָדָר֙ כַּפֹּ֣ת תְּמָרִ֔ים וַעֲנַ֥ף עֵץ־עָבֹ֖ת וְעַרְבֵי־נָ֑חַל וּשְׂמַחְתֶּ֗ם לִפְנֵ֛י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ “On the first day you shall take the product of hadar trees, branches of palm trees, boughs of leafy trees, and willows of … Continued
May the Land and People of Israel Be Blessed in the New Year
By Leah Garber אבינו מלכינו, שמע קולנו, חדש עלינו שנה טובה Lord our God, Hear our voice, bless this year. Autumn is in the air, and the days are getting … Continued
JCC Association of North America Announces $3 Million Grant to Send 300 Children of Jewish Military Families to Summer Camp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 20, 2022 CONTACT: Helen Chernikoff, West End Strategy Team 917-224-0382; [email protected] JCC Association of North America Announces $3 Million Grant to Send 300 Children of Jewish … Continued
Serving Those Who Serve: How Military Families Around the Globe Stay Connected to Their Jewishness
By Rabbi Tracy Kaplowitz, Ph.D. The thought of moving to San Diego thrilled Sarah. Her husband, a service member in the Air Force, had been transferred to the sunny Southern … Continued