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Coronavirus Has Not Reached Pittsburgh, but Fear and Racism are Spreading

Over the last few weeks, I’ve watched anti-Asian sentiment spike not just around the country as China fights to contain...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness, Community Spotlight
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Campaigns, Civility and Conversation

First, a confession: I am a news junkie, a Twitter addict and a political wonk. It comes from my years...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness
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We are still dreaming. Let's ensure every person is counted

“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness

31 Days to Unbreakable Resolutions

Behavior experts say that it takes about 1 month to form new habits, and many people try to create (or...

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  • Fitness & Wellness

Reflecting on World Kindness Day and Planning for February’s Random Acts of Kindness Day

Although I have only been in Pittsburgh for two years, I have come to identify with and take pride in...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness
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A Chanukah Greeting: "Be the Shamash"

As we celebrate the 8 nights of Chanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights, we usually like to consider...

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  • Jewish Life, Teens
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Young children and the stresses of the long winter ahead

With colder weather upon us and shorter periods of light outside, I’ve found myself thinking about the long winter ahead...

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  • Early Childhood

Disney – The Happiest Place on Earth!

Last week, not only was I able to escape the cold of Pittsburgh, but I also had the opportunity to...

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  • Jewish Life

Shining Light on that "They Lived"

I Lived, We Live: What Did We Miss? was an exhibit about the community of Hazelwood organized by Hazelwood residents...

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  • Jewish Life

An Unprecedented Year

I distinctly remember two phone calls my wife and I received shortly before 10 a.m. that day. “Are you in...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness
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JCC Staff Reflection in Commemoration of October 27, 2018 – One Year Later

At 5:30 am this morning, we reopened our doors with renewed commitment to live up to our mission — for...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness, Member Experience
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Basketball at the JCC: A Unique Approach to Changing the World for the Better

Pay it forward: An expression for when the recipient of an act of kindness does something kind for someone else...

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  • Sports, Aquatics, & Dance

The 2020 Census: Everyone Counts!!!

The 2020 Census – Every Person Counts! This is the essence of the constitutional requirement to count all people every...

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  • Community Spotlight

The Concept of Forgiveness

When Rabbi Ron Symons invited me back to Pittsburgh for Yom Kippur, the day of Atonement, to worship with our...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness

Practice Good Sleep!

Sleep is as important to our health as eating, drinking and breathing. Maggie Feinstein, LPC, Director of the the 10.27...

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  • Community Spotlight

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