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THE DEKA PHILOSOPHY

Posted by Spartan DEKA on January 5, 2023

The DEKA MISSION On Your Mark Fitness, Pittsburgh’s DEKA affiliate at the South Hills JCC, offers premier DEKA classes, challenges and competitions! At Spartan, our mission is to positively impact 100 million lives through fitness. DEKA is our answer to provide fitness for ALL levels. PHILOSOPHY The Greeks were the first on record to gamify and test fitness and the Greek term DEKA means Ten. With our 10 DEKA Zones, …

Try It Out!

Posted by Annie Schroeder on December 9, 2022

Each month, the JCC is featuring one of our many Group Exercise classes. With classes for people of all ages and fitness levels, we know there's something for everyone but still, taking that first step can be intimidating. We want to help get you started so we've enlisted staff and friends who want to try out highlighted classes. In this blog they will share the …

Spotlight

Posted by Annie Schroeder on March 29, 2022

In our new Spotlight blog, we will be highlighting some of our lovely JCC members, community, and their amazing stories. Billy Carney - "B'man" Being inclusive and welcoming to people of all abilities is at the forefront of what we do. Seventeen-year-old Bill Carney, better known as B'man, has cerebral palsy. B'man and his family moved to Pittsburgh four years ago to get medical attention after complications stemming from …

ECDC Children Learn and Explore Through Art

Posted by Gina Crough on February 17, 2022

The JCC’s Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) adopts an approach for the education of young children which is inspired by the ideas and practices in Reggio Emilia, Italy. The principles of the Reggio Approach resonate with the JCC’s mission to create an environment that nurtures people and connects community each day, through every age, inspired by Jewish values. The Arts are a core component of ECDC’s …

The imperative to preserve and safeguard life – Why two JCCs announced vaccine requirements

Posted by Brian Schreiber and Dava Schub on September 10, 2021

The mitzvah of preserving life taking precedence over other Jewish laws has been at the forefront of our minds these past weeks It has not been an easy ride for the JCC field these past 18 months. Mandated closures, partial re-openings, staff layoffs, workforce shortages, capacity limitations, new operating protocols, contract tracing, mask requirements and mandated quarantines—a journey no JCC has faced on this scale for …

Teens Bring About The First Teen Mental Health Awareness Day

Posted by Sarah Pesi on May 25, 2021

Sunday was a win for teens, teen mental health advocates, mental health organizations, and the community-at-large. Teens who are a part of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation’s PA Youth Advocacy Network wrote a proclamation that recognized May 23, 2021, as Teen Mental Health Awareness Day in the city and in the commonwealth. The proclamation, written for teens and by teens, was a culmination of work by multiple organizations and …

Disability Awareness and Inclusion is a Year-Round Commitment at the JCC

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on February 17, 2021

While February is Jewish Disability, Awareness and Inclusion Month (JDAIM), a North American initiative to raise awareness and support efforts to foster inclusion in Jewish communities worldwide, at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, awareness and inclusion of those with physical or developmental differences is a year-round commitment – fully integrated into our programming and baked into the way we do things as part of our …

Managing for Resilience in a Crisis

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on December 17, 2020

"Resilience - the ability to withstand adversity and recover from difficult events. It wasn’t a word I used often at the JCC for most of my first 20 years as CEO, but one that has defined my practice and that of the agency the past several years. Despite our best efforts, much of what life dishes up is beyond our control. But we do have …

Serving Teens, Pandemic or Not!

Posted by Brian Schreiber on October 30, 2020

Shabbat Message from Brian Schreiber, JCC President and CEO One of the most vulnerable populations emerging out of this pandemic are teens – an area of expertise and great focus for the JCC historically through the present. While the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh was most agreeable to our request to release designated funding restrictions on teen programs this year (a joint area of great interest and …

Congratulations for Meeting the Fitness Challenge!

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on October 15, 2020

Even in challenging times, we prevail! We are proud to announce that our JCC placed and won in several areas in the JCC Association of North America's annual 100 Days of Summer fitness challenge. And it's you, our members, and your dedication to living a healthy lifestyle, that deserve huge congratulations! Our JCC won in the Metro Division, which is made up of the largest JCCs across the …

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