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Not Just Another Trip to Israel
By Jeff Dannick “How was your trip?” Such a simple question, but as I have…
Reflections From My Heart and Mind
By Barak Hermann I arrived back in Baltimore with a lot on my mind and…
Bearing Witness: Jewish Peoplehood
By Rabbi Bill Kaplan Am Yisrael Chai |The people of Israel live is the solidarity…
Devastation, Innovation, and Inspiration
By Jason Kunzman “God created man because God loves stories.” — Elie Wiesel As our…
The Lesson of the Anemones in Sha’ar HaNegev
By Betzy Lynch Over the last three years, I have visited Israel’s Sha’ar HaNegev region…
From Horror and Tragedy to Resilience and Hope
By Todd Rockoff I have always believed deeply in the power of the JCC Movement…
History Will Repeat Itself
By Steve Rogers We have all heard the adage that “A picture is worth a…
Why I Was Compelled to Visit a War Zone to Bear Witness
By Marty Schneer I recently returned from the JCC Association Leadership Solidarity Mission to Israel,…
Turning of the Wheel I Shabbat Shalom, 14 Adar I 5784
By Doron Krakow Turning of the Wheel Among the first JCC communities I visited back…
Day 139: Iron Swords War
By Leah Garber Everything but Lonely Imagine your son or daughter, graduating from 12 years…