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Hope Is Alive in Israel No Matter What the Political Pendulum Does
By Leah Garber Last Thursday a new government was sworn in in Israel. This 37th…
Thanks to JCC Talent, I Went From a JCC Kid to a JCC Professional
by Devra Silverman I am a JCC kid at heart! Growing up in this movement…
How JCulture Helps Our Team Run an Inviting and Welcoming JCC
By Denise Wolf As a new executive seeking to strengthen the collective experience of our…
The More I Engage With JCC Talent, the More Doors It Opens
By Sam Aboudara When I started my first job post undergraduate, pursuing a lifelong career…
JCC Talent: Strategically Investing in the People Who Make Our JCCs Thrive
By Mark S. Young In 2004, I was a recruiter in the human resources department…
Celebrating Our Diverse Communities and Our Shared Stories
By Randy Ellen Lutterman and Isabel Mares The first months of the Jewish New Year…
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…
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…
Here We Go Again: Israelis at the Polls
By Leah Garber Weary and divided, frustrated, and disappointed, yesterday the Israeli people went back…
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…