David Wax Elected to Four-Year Term as JCC Association’s Board Chair 18 others join the board for a two-year term JCC Association of North America’s board of directors proudly elected … Continued
JCC Maccabi Is Back and We’re Going to Israel and Fort Lauderdale in 2023!
JCC Maccabi Is Back and We’re Going to Israel and Fort Lauderdale in 2023! Nearly 3,000 young people expected to participate in strategically expanded platform Following a two-year pandemic hiatus, … Continued
JCC Camps: Sowing and Harvesting for the Jewish Community
By Dr. Andi Meiseles When I was an overnight camp director, I lived my life in weeks. Sometimes they were announced in a public countdown followed, of course, by the … Continued
Why Jewish Tradition Invites Us To Remember the Fallen on Memorial Day
By Rabbi Irving Elson There is an old business model that explains the difference between “involvement” and “commitment” by comparing them to a breakfast of ham and eggs. (Sorry about … Continued
Lech L’cha: Going Forth to a New Jewish Home
By Jane E. Herman God said to Abram, “Go forth from your native land and from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” —Genesis 12:1 My … Continued
How Lessons From the Pandemic Inspired a Better Professional Development Model
By Sue Gelsey During the last two years, we’ve all learned to conduct our work differently. We flipped to virtual platforms for programming, Zoom for in-person meetings, and other online … Continued
Eternal Grief and Abundant Joy: A Country’s Delicate Balance
By Leah Garber As happens every year, writing about Israel’s national holidays—Holocaust Remembrance Day, Memorial Day, and Independence Day—is difficult for me. My emotions intensify and swell—my great love and … Continued
Why Our Israeli Shlichim Make Me Proud
By Guy Sela Last month all the shlichim who are working at JCCs, synagogues, day schools, and other Jewish settings in the United States met for the annual shlichim and … Continued
JCC Movement Volunteers Fulfill Needs at the Ukraine Border
By Alexandra Nyashina From the very first moments of the war in Ukraine, Jewish organizations from Israel and North America have been on the ground to receive and support both … Continued
Why Resilience and Heroism Are Also Part of the Passover Story
By Leah Garber “In every generation, a person is obligated to see himself as if he had left Egypt: as it is said: “You shall tell your child on that … Continued