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7 Things to Do This Summer at the JCC

Summer is finally here and we don’t want you to miss any of the fun at the JCC! Here are...

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  • Camps, Early Childhood

JCC Spotlight Newsletter

Summer 2018 Our new Mission Statement tells the story of the JCC: NURTURING PEOPLE: Early Childhood When will the cocoons...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life

Transfer the Feeling: The Beginning of Summer 2018

Transfer the feeling. What feeling? That feeling we all get when we drive into camp for the first time each...

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  • Camps, Jewish Life

What Does Israel Mean to Me?

I vividly remember the endless bus trip from Jerusalem to Kibbutz Hazorea in 1985. I didn’t know a soul, spoke...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness

Get Ready for Summer: It's Water Safety Month

As summer weather approaches, outdoor pools begin preparing to open and families are packing up to head to the beach....

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  • Camps, Fitness & Wellness

The Power of Summer Camp

One of the steepest learning curves in my 16 months as the JCC’s Chief Program Officer has been in the...

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  • Camps, Teens
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Updating Our Mission Statement

Over the past year, our lay and professional leadership went through the thoughtful and intentional process of updating our Mission...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness, Member Experience, News

Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Western Pennsylvania 2018 Awards

Manny Gold Humanitarian Award DAVID DINKIN Ziggy Kahn Award SHERREE HALL Inductees JONATHAN MAYO BEVERLY MERMELSTEIN DAVID BRINN BARRY BERMAN...

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  • Jewish Sports Hall of Fame

EKC's Tush Push: For even more magical Shabbats

Of all the things I love about camp, Shabbat is one of the things I love the most. There is...

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  • Camps

Success is Not An Accident

March Madness has come and gone, and as the city of Philadelphia prepares for a championship parade to celebrate the...

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  • Fitness & Wellness

Passover is All About Time Travel

Each and every year when we pull our wine stained haggadot off of the shelf and place them on our...

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  • Jewish Life

Want to feel better? Try exercise (we're here to help)

If you want to feel better without taking medicine, try exercise. Studies continue to support that exercise at any age...

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  • Fitness & Wellness

Training for the Big Swim

Final Training Report – August 20, 2018 It still hasn’t set in, I don’t think it ever will. It’s crazy,...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Nutrition, Sports, Aquatics, & Dance

International Day of Youth Service: J-Serve

The International Day of Youth Service, J-Serve, is meant for Jewish (and non Jewish) teens from across each participating community...

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  • Jewish Life, Teens

Jen's Fitness Journey: #GymMotivation

Blog #23 Weight Change – October 21, 2018 If you’ve been at the JCC lately, you may have noticed a...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Nutrition

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Swimmers, please note that the Squirrel Hill pools will be closed from 11 am-3 pm on Sunday, March 29,  for the Jack Morris Invite swim meet.
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