Author name: Roberta Levine

Today, as the world absorbs the news of a newly signed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, we join our community in holding a collective breath – with deep emotion, reflection, and with cautious hope. We await the return of every hostage – both those who are still alive and those whose families await the dignity

By Jordan McGinnis, Personal Trainer and Fitness & Wellness Coordinator, JCC South Hills               It’s common nowadays, when I talk to clients, members or just scroll through social media, that I see preaching about Progressive overload. “The only way to get stronger is to progressive overload and add more weight.”  Yes, progressive overload is a

During the Jewish High Holidays, one of the most powerful and sobering prayers we recite is Un’taneh Tokef. The traditional text reminds us that so much of what will happen in the year ahead is beyond our control. It is a prayer that confronts us with uncertainty and vulnerability. While at Temple Israel in Natick, MA

2025 JCC Maccabi Campus Games highlight the power of partnership As it appears in the Pittsburgh Business Times Guest Viewpoint By Jason Kunzman, JCC President and CEO, and Kevin Washo, Senior Vice Chancellor, External Relations, University of Pittsburgh Next month, 2,000 Jewish teen athletes representing 51 delegations from around the world will parade onto the

In the first release of the “Learning to Lift” series, we discussed the benefits of resistance training. In the second release, we discussed why exercise is a stress. Today, in the third release, we will be discussing the nuance of training. Training variables! Training variables are aspects of our training which we control and manipulate