JCC Association of North America
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Three Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) Receive FJC Funding to Launch Innovative Programming Efforts Will Increase Year-Round and Lifelong Jewish Engagement NEW YORK — JCC Association of North America is pleased to announce that three of its Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) have received generous funding from Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) to launch innovative programming to increase … Continued
By Annette McCann This week’s Torah portion, Parashat Vayishlach (Genesis 32:4-36:43), focuses on Jacob in the days leading up to his reunion with his older, twin brother Esau. Jacob has returned home to Canaan after 22 years of living in exile with his uncle, Laban. He has acquired great fortune—wives, children, property—but coming back to … Continued
By Zack Bodner Think about the Jews you know— both in the Diaspora and in Israel. Now, among them, do you know a Diaspora Jew whose relationship with Israel has become tainted by Israel’s politics or policy decisions—specifically Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians or non-Orthodox Jews? What about an Israeli who couldn’t care less about … Continued
By Jane E. Herman American Thanksgiving traditionally is celebrated at home in the company of family and friends. Of course, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, nothing is as it should be this year. Here’s a quick round-up of some Thanksgiving-themed activities at JCCs across the United States. As a home away from home to many … Continued
By Vanessa Stark Waye This week we celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S., acknowledging and giving thanks for all the bounties we have received this year! Have you been counting your blessings and feeling grateful for 2020 or, more likely, have you been thrown off course and feeling down or deeply disappointed by the events of … Continued
By Sarah Koffler This Shabbat, we will read from Parashah Toldot (Genesis 25:19-28.9), which includes the story of Isaac and Rebekah’s children, Esau and Jacob. After fertility issues and Isaac’s pleas to God, he and Rebekah conceived the twins. We learn of the struggle between them in the womb and the understanding that they would … Continued
By Samantha Cohen Saturday, November 7, 2020 is a day I’ll never forget. With my windows wide open amidst unseasonably warm weather in New York City, I could hear the reaction to the announcement that the U.S. presidential election had been called for Joe Biden, as cheering crowds and drivers honking their horns joined in … Continued
By Isabel Mares “Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.” – Audre Lorde “Love is the ultimate expression of the will to live.” – Tom Wolfe If there were a single word for the human spirit, it would be resilient. In … Continued
New Funding Strengthens Students’ Jewish Identity, Preparing Them for Campus Life NEW YORK — JCC Association of North America is pleased to announce that it has received a grant from Root One: The Marcus Foundation Initiative on Teen Travel to Israel. Based on the results of an RFP process, JCC Association will allocate Root One … Continued
16-Month Training Program Helps Advance Jewish Life in North America NEW YORK — JCC Association of North America is pleased to announce that seven JCC professionals have been selected to participate in Cohort III of the Mandel Executive Leadership Program. The 16-month program offers leaders in Jewish nonprofit organizations opportunities to learn, network, and strategize … Continued
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