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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 …

Thanking Our Front Line Helpers

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on October 13, 2020

Who’s on the front line? Thanking our JCC front line workers. 7-7-21 - Many Thanks, Amy! Our JCC experienced a beautiful surprise this week, courtesy of Amy Magoun. Amy, a research coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh, is a regular volunteer with “Scent with Love,” an organization that retrieves fresh flowers from weddings and events or that remained unsold, and donates them to Pittsburgh places in need. “I …

Performing Arts Camp 2020: Showcase

Posted by Kathy Wayne on July 24, 2020

Resilient and Resourceful: Our young actors learned, created and grew as they adapted during the Covid19 pandemic. Message from Kathy: Performing Arts Camp( PAC ). What does it mean to so many creative kids at the JCC? It means connecting with old friends, it means making new friends, it means creating something together, learning how to express oneself in a positive safe environment while being encouraged by …

Jewish Healthcare Foundation provides $2.5 million to JCC for COVID Relief

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on July 20, 2020

We are excited to share the announcement from the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) of a $2.5 million dollar emergency grant awarded to the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh over two years. In making the announcement, JHF stated: "The current pandemic is historic, and it is wreaking havoc—medically, financially, socially, and mentally. The Jewish community of Pittsburgh is working on a coordinated response in coordination with the …

COVID Update and Shabbat Shalom

Posted by Brian Schreiber on July 17, 2020

Dear JCC Members and Families, We hope that all of you remain physically and emotionally well as we weather the latest spike of cases here in Allegheny County. We want to assure you that we remain open to serve you and are continuing to operate under *modified hours as our regular and life sustaining services continue for our community. This means that we are keeping current and …

The Ground Beneath Us Is Very Hard

Posted by Rabbi Ron Symons on July 8, 2020

“The ground beneath us is very hard.” That was our big learning as we began our gardening work today at East End Cooperative Ministries (EECM) in East Liberty. The ground beneath us is very hard because of the dry heat we have been experiencing for too many days to count. The ground beneath us is very hard because of the harsh realities of racism and privilege that …

“You are a part of me I do not yet know.”

Posted by Rabbi Ron Symons on July 6, 2020

I recently learned this moral and spiritual truth by reading it in See No Stranger, by Valarie Kaur, a civil rights activist and spiritual leader at the forefront of progressive change. I continue to learn this truth along my journey of meeting others who are a part of me I do not yet know. PART 1 – A Pastor, Imam and Rabbi: For the past 6 months, I …

Shabbat Shalom

Posted by Brian Schreiber on June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020 As I walked into the office just after 7:30, I was greeted by music coming from the patio outside of Levinson Hall. What did I see? Creativity and a new way to do spinning in a socially distanced way. Two creative spinning classes got another 20 people back to the JCC this morning – several with tears of gratitude in their eyes. Why? …

Congratulations to Our Dance Graduates!

Posted by Kathy Wayne on June 9, 2020

To the Dance Seniors of The JCC School of Dance The lights go out….and your heart is about to beat out of your chest. You have been dancing since you could walk but still you get those butterflies before going on stage. The suspense builds and you wait for the music. The lights come up, the music begins. This was supposed to be your last performance before going …

Neighbor is a moral concept.

Posted by Brian Schreiber on June 2, 2020

The death of George Floyd and the protests across America that followed have been a sobering reminder of how deep our society’s wounds really are. As I reflect on this tragedy, I am reminded just why we created the Center for Loving Kindness three years ago and the enduring Jewish values universally applicable to love your neighbor as yourself. We do this in a non-partisan …

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