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Parashat Miketz: Teshuvah and the Power of Dreams
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Giving Back Is the Loving Legacy of a JCC Maccabi® Athlete
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JWB Jewish Chaplains® Awarded PJ Library Grant to Enrich Outreach to Jewish Military Families
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Rabbi Chaplain Yaakov B. Bindell Promoted to Rank of Colonel in Air National Guard
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Three Jewish Community Camps (JCCs) Receive FJC Funding to Launch Innovative Programming
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Parashat Vayishlach: Finding Peace and Blessings in Reconciliation
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Zionism 3.0 Experience Goes Totally Virtual for First Time as JCCs Worldwide Host forums on Israel-Diaspora Relations
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