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JCC State of Mind: July 11, 2025 – Performing Arts Camp

After four weeks of hard work, our Performing Arts Camp is about to wrap up another incredible summer session with a show-stopping production of Something Rotten! Jr. And the reviews indicate that yet again, our campers delivered another high-energy, professional-quality performance that has had the audience on their feet.  But at the JCC, theater has […]

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JCC State of Mind: June 27, 2025 – Thoughts from YALP

This week I had the privilege of representing Pittsburgh at the Young American Leaders Program (YALP) at Harvard Business School (HBS), a convening of civic, business, nonprofit, and government leaders from across the country who are deeply invested in the future of their communities. It was an inspiring experience and a powerful reminder of why

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JCC State of Mind: June 20, 2025 – A Message from Dean

As your visiting shaliach (Israeli emissary), I have spent the past several months learning, sharing, connecting, and growing with you. But I need to be honest, this past week has been one of the most difficult since I arrived in Pittsburgh back in the middle of January.  While I am physically here in the United States, my

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JCC State of Mind: May 30, 2025 – Night at the Oscars

This week, something extraordinary happened in our Early Childhood Development Center. We walked the red carpet—not in Hollywood, but right here at the JCC—into a preschool classroom transformed into an Oscar Awards ceremony. The stars of the day? Our early learners, beaming with pride as they premiered a film they not only acted in, but

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JCC State of Mind: 05/23/2025 – JCC (verb)

At a recent meeting of our JCC leadership team, as we were reflecting on our shared journey of service, resilience, and community, a new phrase started to take root among the group: to JCC. JCC (verb) /ˌjayˌseeˈsee/Inflected forms: JCC’d, JCC’ing Definition: Take action or do something in service of community without necessarily knowing what you are getting yourself into, how

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JCC State of Mind: May 16, 2025 – Vision and Trust

As our JCC continues to grow and adapt to meet the evolving needs of Jewish Pittsburgh, we’re often asked: What makes a great partner in this work? One of the most important qualities we look for—and deeply value—in our funders is this: they are tight on vision and loose on execution.  What does that mean?  It means they

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JCC State of Mind: May 9, 2025 – Going Above and Beyond

This past week, our most recent former Board Chair, Billy Goodman, received the Western PA Trial Lawyers Association’s 2025 Daniel M. Berger Community Service Award for his work with the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh. Simply put, this award recognizes individuals or entities who go above and beyond in supporting an ongoing cause.   Billy began his tenure as the JCC’s

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Fermentation- It’s not new or fancy—but it does make your gut happy.

I’ve spent the last several years studying the microbiome—reading research, listening to expert interviews, and diving into what it takes to support a healthy gut. One thing keeps showing up in my findings is the importance of microbial diversity. But what does that mean?  At a basic level, a diverse microbiome means your gut is

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JCC State of Mind: April 25, 2025 – Volunteering Through the Work Lens

This week’s State of Mind is written by Liza Baron, Chief People & Culture Officer Volunteering – Through the work lens When I was growing up the first job my mother took after having her three children was as Director of Activities and Volunteers at the Riverview Center for Jewish Seniors, now known as The New

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JCC State of Mind: April 11, 2025 – Passover/Thank You, Brian!

Last night at the Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement Passover celebration, Rabbi Hindy Finman reminded us that storytelling is at the heart of the holiday tradition. Each year, around the Seder table, we retell the story of our journey from slavery to freedom—not simply to remember the past, but to connect it to our present

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JCC State of Mind: April 4, 2025 – Shalom from Israel

My most recent trip to Israel reinforced that the country is much more than just a place to visit. It is a living, breathing learning laboratory for Jewish engagement and peoplehood. Standing apart from other Middle Eastern countries in several ways—the only fully functioning democracy in the region, guaranteeing religious freedom and serving as home

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