2023
Yahoo Finance / September 21 / With Nearly 2,000 Athletes, the 2023 JCC Maccabi Games & Access, North America’s Largest Jewish Teen Sports and Community Building Event, Leaves a Lasting Impact
Boulder Jewish News / September 21 / Boulder JCC Part of New ElevatEd Early Childhood Program
Arizona Jewish Post / September 19 / Tucson J’s New Director of Teen Engagement Returns to Tucson Roots; Gears up for 2025 JCC Maccabi Games®
San Diego Jewish World / September 15 / When Tomorrow Comes
Jewish Herald-Voice / September 14 / Early childhood educators join Federation-led ElevatEd initiative
Jewish Standard / September 14 / Special needs campers make first trip to Israel
eJewish Philanthropy / September 8 / Around the Web: Carrie Darsky was named the JCC Association of North America’s inaugural chief talent officer
eJewish Philanthropy / September 8 / With new name, ElevatEd, effort to train, retain teachers for Jewish preschools launches in 5 cities
September 5, 2023: The Gift of (and to) Ranch Camp
August 31, 2023: Youth Hockey Team’s Unforgettable Journey at JCC Maccabi Games in Israel
August 31, 2023: It’s the JCC Maccabi Games! (NJ Jewish News, Jewish Standard)
August 30, 2023: North American JCC Maccabi Games United the World
August 29, 2023: Sid Jacobson JCCs 16U basketball team brings home gold at JCC Maccabi Games
August 24, 2023: Team Cleveland brings home medals — and new friendships — from the 2023 (JCC) Maccabi Games
August 23, 2023: Caplan Claims Bronze Medal In (JCC) Maccabi Games
August 21, 2023: Solon’s Dylan Garfinkel reflects on return to JCC Maccabi Games®
August 21, 2023: Team Cleveland at JCC Maccabi Games® 2023
August 18, 2023: Nearly 2,000 teens attend JCC Maccabi games in Fort Lauderdale
August 18, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games kicked off with young athletes from 8 countries
August 17, 2023: Team Maccabi GB return home from a successful Games proud
August 17, 2023: Team Houston enjoys JCC Maccabi Games in Florida
August 15, 2023: Craig Zinn Automotive Group Served as the Automotive Corporate Sponsor of 2023 JCC Maccabi Games®
August 12, 2023: Scoreboard at (JCC) Maccabi Games in Florida Tracked the Tefillin Count
August 11, 2023: The JCC Maccabi Games wrap up a summer of competition in Israel and Florida (JTA, Cleveland Jewish News)
August 11, 2023: BBYO offers local chapter membership to teens from military families (JWB)
August 11, 2023: Skating her own path, Dahlia Goldstein hits the ice with the boys at JCC Maccabi ’23
August 10, 2023: Team Maccabi GB teenagers off to a flying start in Florida
August 9, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games® and Access events are taking place this week in Ft. Lauderdale
August 9, 2023: eJP Pic of the Day: JCC Maccabi Ukraine Delegation
August 9, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games And Access Are Underway With Nearly 2,000 Teens From Around The World In Fort Lauderdale
August 8, 2023: Torah Amidst War: A Blessing for Jewish Military Chaplains & Lay Leaders
August 8, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games kick off in South Florida with 2,000 young athletes
August 7, 2023: 2023 JCC Maccabi Games Kick Off In Ft. Lauderdale (News Radio WFLA, 610 WIOD, Y100Miami, WFLA, 96.5 TheSpear, 91.2 Real Radio, 92.1 CTQ, 103.9 KissFM)
August 7, 2023: eJP Daily Phil: Around the Web
August 6, 2023: Jewish youth athletes from Pittsburgh competing in Olympic-style event in Florida
August 4, 2023: Bringing Home Ribbons, MEdals, and Life Long Connections: An Interview with the Athletes of JCC Maccabi 2023
August 4, 2023: Proud flag-bearers look forward to their big moment at Florida Games
August 4, 2023: JCC Ohio teams compete next week in JCC Maccabi Games in Florida
August 4, 2023: World’s Largest Organized Jewish Youth Sports Event Continues with Opportunities for Inclusion, Volunteer Service
August 3, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games returning to the Motor City in 2024
August 3, 2023: Ft. Lauderdale to Host JCC Maccabi Games® and Access, August 6 – 11
August 2, 2023: Sarah & Irving Pitt Early Childhood Center will be the first area preschool to offer new Judaic education program
August 2, 2023: Team STL back from JCC Maccabi Games in Israel with medals and more
August 2, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games in Israel a Smash Hit for Local Contingent
August 1, 2023: 2,000+ Jewish Teens Converge In Florida For JCC Maccabi Games (The News Tribune, Cleveland Jewish News, Virtual Jerusalem)
July 31, 2023: 2,000-plus teens worldwide to descend on Florida for JCC Maccabi Games
July 31, 2023: Alan Sherman, a champion of Jewish sports and Israel relations, dies at 87
July 26, 2023: 41st JCC Maccabi Games Opening Ceremony
July 26, 2023: Local Teens at JCC Maccabi Games
July 23, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games Set for Israel Return
July 20, 2023: Jewish Federation initiates Project-412
July 19, 2023: Minor Hockey players help lead Team Montreal to (JCC) Maccabi gold
July 19, 2023: Great Success for the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel, Prestigious Results for the Ukrainian Athletes
July 17, 2023: Bexley’s Rubin in Israel for JCC Maccabi Games
July 16, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games brings Jewish athletes to Israel
July 16, 2023: Tour, Terror, Treffen (Tour, Terror, Meeting—See Treffin for JCC Maccabi)
July 15, 2023: Indy Teens Earn Medals in (JCC) Maccabi Games
July 14, 2023: Highlights from the JCC Maccabi Games (JTA, The Forward)
July 13, 2023: Pool of talent in Team Maccabi GB’s Florida Games squads
July 13, 2023: Moroccan Jewish teens at JCC Maccabi Games in Haifa
July 13, 2023: Morocco JCC Maccabi Team Delegation (eJP Pic of the Day)
July 12, 2023: The YM-YWHA competing in the JCC Maccabi Games
July 11, 2023: Jewish Broadcasting Service (JBS), 2:48
July 11, 2023: ‘Build bridges of understanding with fellow Jews,’ Herzog tells young JCC athletes
July 11, 2023: Israel hosts JCC Maccabi Games
July 10, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games kick off in Haifa; Israeli president hopes participants will ‘build bridges’
July 9, 2023: Moroccan teens join JCC Maccabi Games in Israel (JNS, Cleveland Jewish News)
July 9, 2023: For The First Time Since 2011, The World’s Largest Sports Event For Jewish Youth Is Taking Place In Israel – July 9-13, 2023
July 9, 2023: Moroccan Jewish Teens Make Historic Debut at JCC Maccabi Games in Israel
July 9, 2023: Moroccan Jewish Teens Participate in Maccabi Games in Israel for First Time
July 7, 2023: For first time since 2011, JCC Maccabi Games being held in Israel, with plans to do so regularly
July 7, 2023: The JCC Maccabi Games, the largest Jewish youth sports event in the world, has started
July 7, 2023: Maccabiah was opened: With about 1,300 teenagers and Avdia
July 6, 2023: Florida beckons for young football prospects
July 6, 2023: Watch the 41st JCC Maccabi Games® Opening Ceremony Livestream July 9
July 6, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games opening ceremony will be livestreamed on Sunday night
July 6, 2023: Teaneck’s Tiferet Milgram Heads to JCC Maccabi Games
July 6, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games Kick Off in Israel
July 6, 2023: Haifa to Host the World’s Largest Jewish Teen Sports Competition
July 5, 2023: Cleveland teens off to Israel for JCC Maccabi Games (Cleveland Jewish News, Wn.com)
July 5, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games Return to Israel for First Time in 11 Years
July 4, 2023: Seven St. Louis athletes competing in Maccabi Games in Israel this week
June 30, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games® Kick Off in Israel July 6
June 30, 2023: Let the Games Begin
June 29, 2023: 7 Ukrainian teens will get a break from war at a Jewish sports camp in California this summer
June 29, 2023: Maccabi GB footballers chase the American dream
June 29, 2023: Haifa to host world’s largest Jewish teen sports competition
June 28, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games Begin July 6 in Israel
June 23, 2023: JCC Maccabi Games set for Israel return
June 22, 2023: Maccabi GB’s Young Hopefuls Prepare to Take On the World
June 19, 2023: Roundtable With Rabbi Mirvis (eJP Pic of the Day)
June 7, 2023: The ultimate Jewish experience: Summer camp
May 30, 2023: Former Israeli intelligence officer shares insights during visit to Pittsburgh
May 25, 2023: Joint Statement by 25+ Jewish Communal Organizations in Response to White House Strategy to Combat Antisemitism
May 25, 2023: Jewish Choir Recreates History at Air Force Academy
May 25, 2023: Rota (Spain) Jewish Community Welcomes Rabbis for Weeklong Visit (JWB)
May 23, 2023: Café Opens With A Cause
May 22, 2023: To build a better workplace, survey your employees about their experiences
May 18, 2023: Dell Jewish Community Center Celebrates Grand Re-Opening
May 11, 2023: Inside the Middle East with an expert
May 11, 2023: GAME ON! Houston to host 2024 JCC Maccabi Games
May 10, 2023: Helping Supplementary Jewish Education
May 9, 2023: Nearly two-dozen Jewish camps make ‘Newsweek’ list
May 8, 2023: Why Jewish Funders Are Looking Toward Jewish Community Centers to Meet Today’s Challenges
May 8, 2023: Former JCC Association Chairman on navigating COVID and the future of Jewish education
May 5, 2023: Henei Ma Tov
May 4, 2023: Major new push to address ‘critical shortage’ of preschool teachers takes shape
May 1, 2023: With $1m pilot, Mosaic United expands teen trips outside North America
April 24, 2023: Tucson J Convenes 180 JCC Professionals for JCCs Western Regional Conference
April 3, 2023: A Prague Journey: The Trauma of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion
March 31, 2023: Strength in Adversity
March 30, 2023: Big Celebration Planned for Israel Independence Day
March 29, 2023: JCC Association of North America announced the appointment of Marshall S. Levin as the organization’s chief philanthropic officer (eJP, Word on the Street)
March 29, 2023: Jewish Religious Education Program connects families worldwide
March 10, 2023: JCC announces transition plan for President and CEO Brian Schreiber
March 8, 2023: People Give Less After Daylight Saving Time Switch
March 6. 2023: Zoom In with JPro “Courageous Leadership and Polarization,” with Felicia Herman, Erika B. Rudin-Luria, Cheryl Cook, and Doron Krakow
March 2, 2023: A place to call home: The J officially opens doors to classy new, top-notch facility
March 1, 2023: Purim in Okinawa: A Chaplain Realizes He Almost Missed His Calling (JWB Jewish Chaplains Council®)
February 28, 2023: American and European JCCs do not share the same mission, and that’s a good thing
February 22, 2023: Jewish leaders at gathering of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations express concerns about judicial reform
February 15, 2023: HE Interior Minister receives Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ delegation
January 23, 2023: Your Daily Phil: Jewish orgs’ billboard campaigns + A conference of JCC execs
January 18, 2023: Former B’nai Amoona Rabbi Carnie Rose begins new job in Cleveland
January 15, 2023: JCC Association of North America recognizes JCC of Staten Island’s chief of communications | Inside Out
January 13, 2023: Fellow Travelers
January 11, 2023: “Around the Web”: Martin Pear Israel Fellowship
January 9, 2023: Rachmanus recognized in Pittsburgh with award and memory
January 6, 2023: Choreographing Peoplehood: 2022 peak moments
2022
December 21, 2022: After Two-Year Hiatus, Normalcy Slowly Returning to JCC Maccabi Games
December 14: Choosing a Camp: Why Start Now?
December 1, 2022: Jennifer Mamlet is now the executive vice president…
November 22: Serving the US Naval Academy (JWB)
November 21, 2022: A Week in the Life of A Movement
November 16, 2022: ‘He was the chaplains’ chaplain’ (JWB)
October 13, 2022: All Gold, No Bust for Atlanta 16U Flag Football
October 12, 2022: A $10M ‘lifeline’ has helped Bay Area JCCs survive big losses during pandemic
October 5, 2022: Finishing the High Holidays at Sea (JWB)
September 30, 2022: How a special community partnership saved our JCCs (and can save yours)
September 21, 2022: The Marcus Foundation and JCC Association of North America announced a $3 million grant (full announcement)
September 15, 2022: Hazon convenes coalition of major Jewish groups in new international initiative to fight climate change
September 15, 2022: Atlanta 14U Soccer Team Triumphs at JCC Maccabi Games
September 07, 2022: Gold, Silver and Bronze: Detroit Dancers, Basketball Players Win Medals at JCC Maccabi Games
September 5, 2022: Local teams shine at 2022 JCC Maccabi Games
August 30, 2022: Experience at the Maccabiah Games Leads to Professional Development for Presburger
August 29, 2022: JCC Maccabi Games: West Coast Hockeytown
August 29, 2022: Philadelphia U16 girls basketball teams wins JCC Maccabi gold
August 26, 2022: Passing of the Torch
August 25, 2022: Three St. Louis Maccabi athletes awarded special Midot Medals
August 9, 2022: Local Teen Athletes Return from JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego
August 7, 2022: 40th JCC Maccabi Games spotlight young Jewish athletes
August 5, 2022: At JCC Maccabi Games in San Diego, Pioneers Open Our Eyes to Remarkable Possibilities
August 4, 2022: Getting the data on compensation for early childhood educators
August 3, 2022: Daily Phil (Pic of the Day)
August 2, 2022: JCC Maccabi Games Return After Two-Year Hiatus, Detroit Athletes Take Part
August 2, 2022: San Diego Hosting 40th Anniversary JCC Maccabi Games
July 30, 2022: 38 St. Louis kids heading to Maccabi Games in San Diego
July 27, 2022: Return of JCC Maccabi Games a ‘Reset’ for Coaches, Athletes
July 25, 2022: San Diego Finds Itself at the Center of the Jewish Community Center Universe
July 1, 2022: We the People
June 30, 2022: Local teens headed for San Diego – The JCC Maccabi Games start July 31
June 30, 2022: How supply chain troubles, inflation and stock market woes are impacting Jewish nonprofits
June 24, 2022: Appreciating Jewish Leaders and Holocaust Survivors
June 17, 2022: Learners, Not Knowers
June 8, 2022: Kaiserman JCC Opening Maccabi Hall of Fame
June 1, 2022: To Everything There is a Season
May 26, 2022: Mandel JCC hosts ‘An Evening Celebrating Michael’
May 22, 2022: Building Peoplehood Through Arts and Culture “The Stories We Tell Make Us Stronger: Building Thriving Jewish Communities
May 4, 2022: Independence Day: Here’s how Jewish communities around the world are celebrating
April 27, 2022: New US Armed Forces rules forbid soldiers from non-official travel to Israel, region
April 22, 2022: DAF recognizes Holocaust Days of Remembrance by connecting the past to future operations
April 3, 2022: Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt meets with Jewish cadets following confirmation (JWB)
April 2, 2022: First-of-its-kind volunteer hub launches for Ukraine relief
March 29, 2022: 18 reported bomb threats directed at US JCCs and synagogues in March
March 3, 2022: Asking the Clergy: How Does Your Faith Support Women’s Development?
February 25, 2022: ‘The Power of Us”
February 16, 2022: Finding New Meaning in New Work
February 14, 2022: Tucson J puts the focus on Inclusion for Jewish Disabilities Awareness, Acceptance, and Inclusion Month
February 8, 2022: East Coast Jews Defined the Last Century of Jewish Life. West Coast Jews Have the Next
February 02, 2022: Three Years After Playing Hockey in the JCC Maccabi Games, They’ll Finally Be Back on the Ice in San Diego
January 28, 2022: Anti-Semitism: Which Jews Face It and How to Respond? Letter to the Editor (PDF)
January 27, 2022: The Paley Center for Media Presents PaleyImpact: Media’s Role in Helping Us Talk about the Holocaust
January 27, 2022: Why our workplaces need to love their employees back
January 26, 2022: About Two Dozen Athletes Will Represent Detroit This Summer at the Revived JCC Maccabi Games
January 26, 2022: Commissioning Of Third-Year Cantorial Student Laynie Zell into The United States Navy as a Chaplain Candidate
January 14, 2022: JCC Manhattan’s new director wants to help people ‘reclaim pre-COVID life’
January 7, 2022: New Hillel ROTC Cohort seeks to give its “lone soldiers” a lasting community
2021
December 24, 2021: Getting to Know a Shaliach from Israel Can Be Life Changing
December 11, 2021: Summer Camps Are Facing A Rocky Start, With An Uncertain Future
December 8, 2021: Why the JCC movement Is putting talent and culture at the fore
December 3, 2021: Z3 2021: Developing an evolved Zionist ideology for the 21st century
December 2, 2021: Post from Community: Unprecedented coalition forms to spotlight antisemitism
December 2, 2021: Spreading the joy of Hanukkah: Mister G leads online concert aimed at Jewish community centers across North America
December 2, 2021: Why universal preschool is a must for early childhood Jewish education (Shma Koleinu)
November 26, 2021: 3 Subjects Worthy of Deep Study: Torah, JCCs, Mideast History
November 25, 2021: Jewish communities thriving in the Arabian Gulf – opinion (JWB Jewish Chaplains Council®)
November 5, 2021: Growth of Austin Jewish Community Marred by Antisemitism
November 4, 2021: What’s a ‘JCC without walls’? In Contra Costa, it’s a community.
November 4, 2021: Communal ‘cornerstone’ Alan Mallinger retires from JCC
October 28, 2021: Y, JCC, Parks and Rec, University Rec, Medical Wellness Center Leaders: Reconnect, Rebuild Here
October 26, 2021: “At Camp David yesterday…” Jewish Insider, EJewishPhilanthropy
October 25, 2021: JCRIF-Aligned Grant Fund announces Reset grant recipients
October 5, 2021:Daily Torah Schmooze: Episode 640, JCC Association: A GREAT Vision Statement (even for you)!
September 30, 2021: Ep. #80: Like The Time We Sang My Song In Front Of The Entire Camp
September 17, 2021: A-camping They Did Go
September 10, 2021: I served in Afghanistan as an Army chaplain. Jewish wisdom can help us process what comes after withdrawal
September 7, 2021: Grandson of refugees joins mission to support current evacuees (JWB chaplain)
September 4, 2021: Jewish Marine who went viral cradling baby got start keeping kids happy at a JCC
August 31, 2021: Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood
August 26, 2021: A ‘military rabbi’ reflects on his service in Afghanistan
August 26, 2021: Jewish Women International to train JCC staff to help children exposed to domestic violence
August 14, 2021: South Floria Jewish Leaders Remember Surfside Victims
August 12, 2021: JCC Maccabi Games® to Return After 2-Year Pandemic Hiatus
August 11, 2021:The U.S. Army has brought the JCC Association and Chabad together to educate soldiers
August 11, 2021: JCC Maccabi Games® on Shelf for Another Year
August 10, 2021: Your Daily Phil: JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® supporting Jewish Community with the Association of Gulf Jewish Communities
August 3, 2021: JCC Maccabi Games® returns in 2022 after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus
August 3, 2021: Jewish Insider Daily Kickoff
August 2, 2021: Philanthropy Roundtable Joins 285+ National and Community Groups to Oppose King-Grassley Bill to Restrict Charitable Giving
August 2, 2021: Your Daily Phil: …The future of the JCC Maccabi Games®
August 1, 2021: Lawrence Family JCC Prepares for 2022 JCC Maccabi Games®
July 29, 2021: How a JCC helped the Munich 11 get their moment of silence
July 21: 2021: Back to Israel: Trip Highlights
July 20, 2021: The Naval Officer Who Found Her Rabbinic Legs at Sea
July 8, 2021: Back at the lake and canteen: Jewish campers express relief just ‘getting to be kids again’
June 29, 2021: Detroit Teen Athletes Invited to JCC Maccabi Regional Event in San Antonio
June 23, 2021: The JCC Reopens for Business
June 22, 2021: Welcome New JPRO Board Members! (Doron Krakow joins the executive board)
June 21, 2021: Thirteen new nonprofit leaders will learn together and support one another as they face post-pandemic challenges
June 18, 2021: Is It time for a new partnership paradigm in our Jewish community?
June 13, 2021: Other Voices: Stop Calling It Day Care
June 8, 2021: Lawrence Family JCC, Camp Mountain Chai Participate in National Wellness Program
June 8, 2021: Day Camps Get Their Moment in the Sun
June 7, 2021: Universal preschool: What could this mean for the Jewish community?
June 2, 2021: How a ‘bless our workforce’ approach can help us frame the journey back to the office
May 28, 2021: A Memorial Day Weekend Tale of Two Jewish American Military Heroes
May 28, 2021: eJP “Pic of the Day”
May 21, 2021: Make memorial Day Count in 2021
May 21, 2021: NY Army National Guard troops honor first Jewish Medal of Honor recipient
May 14, 2021: The Pittsburgh JCC’s CEO on vulnerability, humility and Jewish divides
May 6, 2021: The Vancouver JCC’s Expansion Plan
May 5, 2021: Philadelphia JCC that laid off 176 employees gets new CEO
May 3, 2021: Synagogues touched by COVID adapt to serve grieving congregations
April 29, 2021: Your Daily Phil: JCC Association of North America and the BBYO Center for Adolescent Wellness
April 29, 2021: JCC Association to partner with BBYO to address mental health among adolescents
April 23, 2021: Post-pandemic, JCC Association refocuses on talent strategy
April 13, 2021: JWB Jewish Chaplains Council® awards scholarships to two HUC rabbinical students
April 9, 2021: Thank You JCRIF Funders
April 8, 2021: Mah Nishtanah (Jewish Standard)
April 5, 2021: Mah Nishtanah (TOI)
March 25, 2021: US troops to celebrate Passover, Easter in-person and virtually
March 17, 2021: ‘He made you want to learn more and know more and be more.’
February 17, 2021: Jewish Communities Are Lynchpins in Strong, Free, Pluralistic Societies: The Director of JResponse® Speaks to CAM (Combat Anti-Semitism)
February 16, 2021: Jewish Nonprofits hopeful pandemic exodus will reverse
January 22, 2021: YMCAs and JCCs are struggling. But communities rely on them.
January 6, 2021: The Covenant Foundation Announces $1.7 Million in New Grants to be Awarded in 2021
2020
December 22, 2020: Why It is Critical for Workers in Out-of-School Settings to Qualify for Vaccine Eligibility Within the Education Sector
December 21. 2020: Former JCC Maccabi Games Pitcher is a World Series Champion
December 21, 2020: JCC’s Alan Mallinger honored for working beyond the call of duty
December 18, 2020: Jewish Military Families Experience the Gift of Jewish Community
December 16, 2020: First person: How our JCC adjusted to the pandemic in 2020
December 11, 2020: JCC’s Brian Schreiber talks resilience in webinar for nonprofits
December 10, 2020: Helping Jews in the U.S. Military Have a Happy Hanukkah
December 9, 2020: Giving Back Is the Loving Legacy of a JCC Maccabi® Athlete
November 26, 2020: Former JCC Maccabi Games pitcher celebrates LA’s World Series win — as team analyst
November 24, 2020: Talk About Big Jobs!
November 19, 2020: Couple Who First Met at the 2008 JCC Maccabi Games® in Detroit Ties the Knot 12 Years Later
November 17, 2020: Zionism 3.0: Time to step it up on Israel-diaspora issues
November 17, 2020: Emma Kaufmann Camp, JCC recognized for ‘culture of philanthropy’
November 17, 2020: Bringing Out the Best in Our Professionals Through Jewish Mindfulness and Middot
November 6, 2020: Rabbi Berg Appointed Chaplain at V.A. Hospital (JWB) (Nov. 6 edition)
November 4, 2020: Nov. 11 National Jewish Community Celebration of Veterans Day Will Launch on Facebook
September 22, 2020: Newsmakers: September 2020
September 17, 2020: Air Force Academy’s New Jewish Chaplain (JWB)
September 10, 2020: Cool under fire with Rabbi Irving Elson (JWB)
September 10, 2020: One team, one fight: Wearing masks after the 9/11 attacks and during COVID-19 (JWB)
September 4, 2020: How to fulfill the mitzvah of Sukkot while fighting anti-Semitism
August 28, 2020: JResponse®: Adapting to Support the JCC Movement in a Pandemic
August 21, 2020: U.S. Air Force chaplain: My call sign is ‘rabbi’
August 20, 2020: As Our Eyes Adjust
August 18, 2020: BB Camp helps strike out hunger in Lincoln City
July 22, 2020: How has COVID-19 affected Jewish organizations?
July 6, 2020: The Coronavirus Is Killing Off American Jewish Institutional Life
June 25, 2020: We must support our JCCs in these troubled times
June 5, 2020: Mandel JCC model for closing followed by others
June 3, 2020: Where does the Jewish Community Center movement go from here?
June 2, 2020: A ‘Super Fund’ Aims to Keep Jewish Nonprofit World from Sinking
May 26, 2020: Summer Camp Might Not Survive Covid-19
May 22, 2020: A Florida JCC survived the pandemic with no layoffs. Now it’s reopening.
May 21, 2020: Repair the World launches new initiative for Jewish volunteers
May 19, 2020: National Jewish community observance of Memorial Day to be live-streamed
May 19, 2020: COVID-19 Tests Staying Power of National Jewish Organizations
May 18, 2020: DESRON 9 Chaplain Named Navy’s First Joshua Goldberg Award Winner (JWB)
May 18, 2020: Summer camps facing rocky start, uncertain future
May 15, 2020: Where Are We Now? (J Voices, Episode 6)
May 6, 2020: A Youth Development Professional Guidebook Podcast: JResponse®
May 5, 2020: Letter | America’s JCCs are neither failing nor irrelevant
May 5, 2020: (JCC) Maccabi Games cancellation dampens summer for participants
May 4, 2020: Inside the Multimillion Dollar Struggle for Jewish Camp in America This Summer
May 2, 2020: America’s Jewish institutions were failing. Coronavirus hastened their demise.
April 29, 2020: Summer Camp Hanging in the Balance Amid Crisis
April 25, 2020: Will there be camp this summer? Three Jewish camps will decide this week, and likely delay.
April 24, 2020: 80% of JCCs got SBA loans — but what happens when the money runs out?
April 24, 2020: Israelfest goes virtual with live programming from around the world
April 22, 2020: Washington-area JCCs are struggling to make their online presence pay the bills
April 20, 2020: Jewish nonprofits are struggling. How should donors try to rescue them?
April 19, 2020: Will US Jewish Summer Camps Reopen?
April 19, 2020: New York City overwhelmed by coronavirus fatalities as plasma treatment brings hope (JWB)
April 19, 2020: The grim challenge of recovering New York City’s coronavirus dead (JWB)
April 17, 2020: After the first round of pandemic loans, success for some Jewish groups and confusion for many
April 15, 2020: Letter to the Editor: JCCs are Far More than Fitness Centers
April 14, 2020: Struggling with Overdependence on Fee-for-Service, JCC Faces COVID
April 12, 2020: Meet the rabbi, military chaplain and Jewish educator who wants to thank you for your service
April 10, 2020: Summer camps facing rocky start, uncertain future (AP News, also published in The New York Times, ABC News, U.S. News & World Report, FOX Business, MSN, The Charlotte Observer, The Bellingham Herald, The Portland Press Herald, FOX Indianapolis, FOX Milwaukee, Rochester First, FOX/CBS West Virginia, Texomas, Gloucester Daily Times, The Daily News of Newburyport, The Eagle-Tribune, Flipboard, The Griffin Daily News, GazetteXtra, WGN Radio, The Register-Herald, OA Online, Santa Fe New Mexican, WKYT, Times Daily, Idaho Press, Restore: The North Woods, The Journal Times, The Dispatch/The Rock Island Argus, Town and Country Today, MV Magic Valley, Cochrane Today, The Citrus County Chronicle and Head Topics)
April 10, 2020: Keeping traditions alive during the ‘new normal’
April 9, 2020: Rainbow Haggadah reminds Jewish GIs of the meaning of freedom
April 8, 2020: Local and national JCCs flailing, in desperate need of bailout
April 8, 2020: Job loss, salary reductions pose new reality for local Jewish nonprofits
April 8, 2020: Layoffs force JCC leaders to ponder post-pandemic future and leave employees in the lurch
April 7, 2020: Pandemic hampers houses of worship as faithful stay home
April 7, 2020: How to Host a Passover Seder on Zoom
April 5, 2020: Inside the Multimillion Dollar Struggle for Jewish Camp in America This Summer
April 3, 2020: The pandemic, and how the Jewish community survives it (Also published in The Times of Israel)
April 1, 2020: As JCCs Struggle, UJA Pumps In $10 Million
March 25, 2020: Major Jewish Organizations Form Emergency Pandemic Coalition
March 23, 2020: ‘Painful and deep’: Jewish nonprofits face dire economic prospects during and after coronavirus (Also Published in Sun Sentinel)
March 18, 2020: Large JCC Convention Scheduled for Milwaukee in May is Cancelled
February 5, 2020: JCC of Central New Jersey boosts inclusion programming
January 12, 2020: JCC Association of North America and The Union for Reform Judaism Launch Unprecedented Partnership to Strengthen Field of Jewish Early Childhood Education
2019
December 25, 2019: An uptown Y honors Dr. Ruth
November 27, 2019: Let Me Look At You
November 14, 2019: Just Walk Beside Me
November 13, 2019: Szeresewski: Lending A Helping Hand in Pittsburgh, One Year Later
November 13, 2019: One Year After Pittsburgh Attack, Acts of Kindness Remain Powerful Beyond Words
November 11, 2019: Military Chaplain: Spiritual Care Helps Veterans Reconnect with Home and Family
November 7, 2019: Meet the Army Rabbi who led Yom Kippur services in Saddam Hussein’s Palace
September 3, 2019: Large conference for JCCs to be held here
August 7, 2019: Maccabi and Moonshots: Why Big Ideas Matter
August 7, 2019: Maccabi Games Draw to a Close
August 3, 2019: Disabled athlete shares his journey to inspire others
August 1, 2019: Looking Back: Maccabi Spirit Returns Again
August 1, 2019: Detroit JCC Maccabi By the Numbers
July 24, 2019: Atlanta Welcomes JCC Maccabi Games
July 24, 2019: JResponse: Harnessing the Power of JCC Professionals in Moments of Crisis
July 14, 2019: Peoplehood is the Platform – Zionism Brings it to Life
July 7, 2019: 70 Faces Revisited
July 3, 2019: You Should Know: Carly Schwartz
July 2, 2019: JCC’s Carol Folkerth celebrated with tribute dinner
June 26, 2019: Krakow & Minsky: JCCs-The Largest Platform for Jewish Engagement in North America
March 28, 2019: Here’s What It’s Like To Celebrate The Jewish Sabbath On An Air Force Base
March 27, 2019: Local rabbi inducted into U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame
2018
December 20, 2018: The Pittsburgh shooting caught the US Jewish community off guard. Can they catch up?
December 19, 2018: JCC interim director lends helping hand in Pittsburgh
December 18, 2018: Center Field: To Reinvigorate Zionism, ‘Z3’ Should Build ‘Identity Zionism’ First
November 20, 2018: Relief Arrives For JCC Staff In Pittsburgh
November 13, 2018: Pittsburgh’s Jewish leaders, FBI worked together in aftermath of Tree of Life shootings
November 13, 2018: Jewish Community Center conducts preparedness seminar for Jewish leaders
November 13, 2018: U.S. Jewish Leaders Tour Squirrel Hill, Tree Of Life Synagogue
October 1, 2018: IT’S WHO YOU KNOW! THE PODCAST: Episode 44: Doron Krakow, JCC Association of North America
August 30, 2018: JCC CEO Brian Schreiber to help national association strategize
August 17, 2018: JCC Maccabi Coaches Find Jewish Gold on the Diamond
August 17, 2018: Tomchei Golf Outing, Boy Pays It Forward
August 6, 2018: Annual Olympic-style competition brings volunteerism into Long Beach
August 2, 2018: JCC board member Howard Jacobson devotes time and love to The J
July 5, 2018: A group promoting high school programs in Israel is blaming its demise on apathy and Birthright
April 11, 2018: Kol Yisrael Areivim Zeh Bazeh – All Jews are Responsible for One Another
February 24, 2018: Rebuilding Jewish Life in a New ‘Town Square’
February 2, 2018: Four Chaplains Day: honoring the faith leaders who serve our troops
2017
December 20, 2017: Military Chaplains Honored at Memorial Dedication Ceremony
December 14, 2017: ‘Miracle’ monument dedicated to Pacific-based chaplains at Hawaii cemetery
November 29, 2017: US aircraft carrier gets a Torah scroll
November 27, 2017: Synagogue’s Mix of Arts and Religion Helps Shape Jewish Life in Washington
November 11, 2017: To honor WWII vet, seafaring Torah scroll to sail on new US Navy supercarrier
October 17, 2017: JCCs as Gateways to Jewish Peoplehood
October 3, 2017: How Trump’s Visa Changes Could Hurt Jewish Summer Camps
September 2, 2017: Executive order may keep Israeli counselors from Jewish US summer camps
April 18, 2017: Threats to Jewish centers, including Nashville’s, have greater meaning
March 30, 2017: Jewish leaders meet with US attorney general in wake of bomb threats
March 24, 2017: U.S. Jewish groups beef up security after threats despite arrest
March 16 , 2017: AFTER JCC THREATS, JEWISH FAMILIES AFRAID TO SEND CHILDREN TO PRESCHOOL
March 13, 2017: Bomb Threats Reshape Jewish Centers
March 3, 2017: Disgraced journalist charged over bomb threats to U.S. Jewish groups
March 2, 2017: What exactly is a Jewish community center?
March 2, 2017: An ancient prejudice returns
February 27, 2017: A fifth wave of bomb threats targets Jews. Here’s why it’s hard for the FBI to solve.
February 23, 2017: Jewish centres respond to ‘disruption and anxiety’
February 22, 2017: A Place for Water Aerobics and Feeling Safe as American Jews
February 22, 2017: The Jewish Community Center Bomb Threats Affect You, Too
February 21, 2017: JCC Association’s David Posner addresses bomb threats at JCCs
February 21, 2017: American Jews Confront a Wave of Bomb Threats
February 21, 2017: Federal Authorities Investigate Bomb Threats Targeting Jewish Centers
February 18, 2017: After bomb threats, Jewish community centers see ‘virtually no’ loss of clientele
January 27, 2017: From the editor’s desk: Staying strong in solidarity
January 27, 2017: JCCs receive second wave of bomb threats in a month
January 26, 2017: Local JCCs respond to bomb threats in U.S.
January 24, 2017: Bomb Threats Extend Locally; Montgomery County Jewish Community Center among those targeted.
January 24 2017: Jewish Atlanta Prepared for Bomb Threats
January 24, 2017: Intersection: Jewish Community Center Threats
January 23, 2017: Middlesex JCC targeted in wave of bomb threats
January 18, 2017: Jewish Centers Across U.S. Face New Wave of Bomb Threats
January 13, 2017: Bomb threats won’t derail the vital activity of JCCs
January 13, 2017: Association Responds to Bomb Threats at Jewish Community Centers
January 10, 2017: After Bomb Threats, JCC Association Reassures Jewish Community
January 9, 2017: Across the US, 16 JCCs get bomb threats in a single day