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JCC State of Mind – September 6, 2024

Posted by Jason Kunzman, JCC President and CEO on September 5, 2024

A COMMITMENT TO ACCOUNTABILITY Since our founding in 1895, the JCC has been relentlessly committed to improving the quality of life for individuals and community, and through it all, the JCC has strived to be more than just a place to gather. It’s a hub of connection and a catalyst for positive change. But as we look to the future, we must ask ourselves: Are we …

JCC State of Mind – August 30, 2024

Posted by Rabbi Hindy Finman on August 30, 2024

This week's JCC State of Mind is written by Rabbi Hindy Finman, Senior Director of Jewish Life & Director, Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement Since officially joining the JCC in mid-June, I have had the privilege of meeting with so many people from across the entire Pittsburgh community and learning firsthand about the beautiful tapestry of our collective narrative. One recurring theme is the …

JCC State of Mind – August 23, 2024

Posted by Admin on August 23, 2024

As the cooler temperatures this week suggest, summer is drawing to a close and fall will soon be upon us. Not one to give up on the sun and fun so easily, though, I thought I might extend the summer just a bit by highlighting some of our camps’ most recent crowning achievements: 97% of EKC families describe their overall summer experience as excellent or good. …

JCC State of Mind – August 16, 2024

Posted by Admin on August 16, 2024

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? --- Hillel the Elder As I often say, so much of what inspires me in my role comes out of our early childhood development center (ECDC). Many times, it is a child practicing a skill such as sharing or problem solving or the …

JCC State of Mind – August 9, 2024

Posted by Admin on August 9, 2024

The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) website describes their mission as growing, supporting, and strengthening the Jewish camp movement so camps can deliver the best possible experience for their campers, staff, and families. As the industry’s preeminent thought leader and advocate and with decades of experience in working with Jewish summer camps across the country, one of FJC’s most recent posts hit close to home …

JCC State of Mind – August 2, 2024

Posted by Admin on August 2, 2024

Last night, the JCC and our local partners, Beth El Congregation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Stand with Us, Temple Emanuel and the South Hills Interfaith Movement, brought the band Shufuni to our community for an inspiring night of music and connection. In Hebrew, the word shufuni translates into “look at me,” but there was nothing ego-centric or self-promoting at all about the performance …

JCC State of Mind July 19, 2024

Posted by Admin on July 19, 2024

People often confuse optimism and hope. They sound similar. But in fact, they're very different. Optimism is the belief that things are going to get better. Hope is the belief that if we work hard enough together, we can make things better. It needs no courage, just a certain naivety to be an optimist. It needs a great deal of courage to have hope. -Rabbi …

JCC State of Mind – July 12, 2024

Posted by Admin on July 12, 2024

While so many of our staff are hard at work with a full slate of summertime activities, I'd like to step away from the details of the day-to-day for just a moment and share two recent and important milestones from a season filled with so much buzz and excitement. First, at EKC, we wished our 31 Staff-in-Training (SITs) and four colleagues from Camp Interlaken, the Milwaukee …

JCC State of Mind – July 5, 2024

Posted by Jason Kunzman, JCC President and CEO on July 5, 2024

Summer is a VERY busy time at the JCC. Bus songs, swim lessons, canoeing and kayaking, boat rides and knee boarding, ziplining, nature hikes, trips abroad, arts & crafts, sports of all sorts, color war and much more. While any of these activities would make a good theme for a Shabbat weekly message, another lesser-known and much less appreciated summertime undertaking at the JCC - …

JCC State of Mind – June 28, 2024

Posted by Admin on June 28, 2024

Connections, VALUES, growth and fun! With camp in full swing at the South Hills JCC, it is time for one of my favorite programs of the entire summer - Mensch on the Bench - where counselors pick a camper in their group who most embodies the weekly middah (value). Every Friday, as the entire camp gathers together for Shabbat, campers count down the seconds until their …

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