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JCC State of Mind – March 22, 2024

Posted by Admin on March 22, 2024

Written by guest authors: Rachael Speck, Division Director, Children and Family, Day Camping and Teen Engagement Aaron Cantor, Emma Kaufmann Camp Director Last week, our JCC Pittsburgh camp teams had the privilege and opportunity to attend the American Camp Association Tri-State Camp Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We heard from keynote speaker Danny Meyer, renowned restauranteur (perhaps best known as the founder of Shake Shack), writer and hospitality industry leader. Central …

JCC State of Mind – March 15, 2024

Posted by Admin on March 15, 2024

Gaining Traction to Serve YOU Better Diane Newland, Chief Financial Officer Ben Katz, Systems and IT Coordinator At the JCC, one of our core commitments is, “It’s better here!” This serves as a clarion call for our never-ending pursuit of excellence in everything we do, fully recognizing that excellence is an ideal state that may be difficult to ever truly attain. In the business of serving community, excellence begins with putting …

Make a Meal of Hamantaschen!

Posted by Roberta Levine on March 11, 2024

Don't get me wrong; we LOVE traditional hamantaschen. Yiddish for "Haman's pockets" and also interpreted in old legend as Haman's three-cornered hat, some of us consider these delectable sweet pastries as a way to get back at Haman, the villain in the Purim story in the Biblical Book of Esther. To commemorate his downfall, we eat his hat! Miriam Szokovski, in an article on unique hamantaschen recipes a couple of …

JCC State of Mind – March 8, 2023

Posted by Admin on March 8, 2024

Why is this Big Night different from all other Big Nights? Of course, every Big Night is unique! Who can forget our inaugural Big Night in 2007 saluting the JCC’s rich history of basketball and the values of teamwork and sportsmanship? And what about the 2011 edition, Peace, Love and the IKCs, when the iconic Pittsburgh band Rusted Root helped take us down memory lane to …

JCC State of Mind – March 1, 2024

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on March 1, 2024

Back in 2016, David Bryfman from The Jewish Education Project came to Pittsburgh and told us very directly that if we were still programming for teens the way we were five years ago that we would soon lose our audience. We took David’s advice to heart and with the generous support of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, we have completely reinvented our approach to …

JCC State of Mind – February 23, 2024

Posted by Admin on February 23, 2024

In the fast-paced and competitive landscape of today’s workplace, professional development is required for both organizational and personal growth and adaptation. Yet, despite its pivotal role in employee success, many tend to overlook or undervalue the significance of continuous learning and skill enhancement. Some professionals, having reached a certain level of competence in their field, erroneously believe that they have attained all the knowledge and …

JCC State of Mind – February 16, 2024

Posted by Admin on February 16, 2024

Last week I attended the JCCA’s annual Mifgash conference in Denver, Colorado and had the opportunity to gather with more than 140 JCC leaders from across North America to think and learn collaboratively about the unique interests and priorities of our respective JCCs and the broader JCC Movement in today’s world. Having been on the job for a whopping five months, I arrived with the typical conference …

JCC State of Mind – February 9, 2024

Posted by Admin on February 9, 2024

Written by Aaron Cantor, EKC Director We are on a mission at EKC to advance a transformative cultural shift—one that empowers and advances female staff, fosters allyship among male colleagues, and cultivates an inclusive work environment. We are beyond excited to share that we’ve been awarded a grant from the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Greater Pittsburgh in support of this important work during the upcoming camp …

JCC State of Mind – February 2, 2024

Posted by Admin on February 2, 2024

“Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” -Betty Friedan I’ve always had a very different perspective of aging than most of my peers growing up. As a young child, I gravitated towards my great uncle Jack, who was a writer, proofreader, and editor. When my friends were beginning to use the internet in the early 90’s, I would send him handwritten …

JCC State of Mind – January 26, 2024

Posted by Admin on January 26, 2024

It’s nothing new to say that the JCC is all about its middle name -Jewish Community Center. Afterall, community (kehilla) is a core value in Judaism, and it’s a value that applies universally. Creating and supporting community as a vital, life-enriching force – that’s what the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh has been doing for almost 130 years. This week is Member Appreciation Week, the annual celebration of our …

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