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Living a Life That Matters
By Rabbi Irving Elson Not too long ago, our rabbi and teacher, Harold Kushner, passed…
How a Conference in the Woods Gave Me a New View on Community
By Jacob Harris Wright On an unusually tranquil morning at the end of March, a…
The Power and Promise of the JCC Movement: Reflections on the Southeast JCC Professionals Conference
By Gennady Favel From March 26 to 28, 2023, I had the pleasure of attending…
Inclusive Communities Are Better For All Our Members
By Sierra Weiss I recently visited the campuses of the Mandel JCC in South Florida…
Movement-Building and Belonging: A View from the Great Lakes
By Isabel Mares From March 27 to 29, 2023, over 100 professionals representing 10 JCCs…
Celebrating Israel: The Masterpiece We Built Together
By Leah Garber Like cyclamen among the rocks The beautiful faces of this land hide.…
JCC Association’s Workforce Survey Is a Valuable Tool, But Don’t Forget the Intangibles
By Lynn Wittels Often, we feel as though we live in isolation—that our problems are…
How JCC Talent Gave Me a New Community in a Time of Challenge
By Jessi Malkin Participating in JCC Association of North America’s JCC Talent offerings has been…
I Have No Other Country
By Leah Garber Like me, you are undoubtedly glued to the news coming out of…
How the Moise Safra Center Inspires Future Jewish Leaders
By Asher Katz In 1939, Zev Jabotinsky, a prominent Zionist leader, found himself in a…