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Bobby West

Three Months of Fitness: A Member's Experience

Follow Bobby West, age 28, as he focuses on losing 100 lbs. A Coldwell Banker real estate agent and 6th...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Member Experience, Nutrition
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Make Dinner a Family Affair

As you settle into the school year, mapping out your busy agenda – juggling soccer schedules, carpools, and dance classes...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Nutrition, Teens, Weekly Tips

Great Camp = Happy Campers

James and Rachel Levinson Day Camp: By the Numbers We learned a lot from our survey of last summer’s camp...

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  • Camps, Teens

The Conversation Continues – Immigrants’ Stories, Faithful Responses

While our event on Thursday came to an end, the CONVERSATION about strangers, immigrants and refugees continues. Dr. David Saenz...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life

Immigrants' Stories, Faithful Responses

Rev. Liddy Barlow speaks at Faithful Responses to Strangers, Immigrants, and Refugees Faithful Responses to Strangers, Immigrants and Refugees: A...

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  • Center for Loving Kindness, Jewish Life
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Everyone’s a Winner…

Admit it, when you read the title, you thought, “Oh, great, another coach giving us their two cents about participation...

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  • Sports, Aquatics, & Dance

An Italian Journey into Early Childhood!

On Thursday, October 19, a team of 60 early childhood directors from Pittsburgh, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Israel will travel...

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  • Teens

Emma Kaufmann Camp: From "CIT's" to "SIT's"

Emma Kaufmann Camp’s (EKC) Counselor-In-Training (CIT) program is a 49-day leadership development training program, where young adults learn, through real-world...

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  • Camps, Jewish Life

Rules of the Sukkah

Time to build the Sukkah. Here are some tips…Dr. Seuss Style!

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  • Jewish Life

Renewing the "Ruach"

Although I have only been on the job for a short time as Department Director of Children, Youth and Family...

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  • Camps

Variety leads to happier and healthier athletes

As both a parent and a coach, nothing frustrates me more than specialization. Gone are the days of the two-...

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  • Teens

Shabbat is The First Labor Law

I was struck by this Samuel Rosenberg Image entitled ‘Rest’ in the spring when Melissa Hiller, Director of our American...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life

The March on Washington – 54 Years Later in PGH

We are living in very challenging times. Protesters, advocates, and politicians are trying to spin our moral compasses in such...

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  • Jewish Life

Moral Compass

Elie Weisel taught us: One of the Just Men came to Sodom, determined to save its inhabitants from sin and...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life

Early Childhood Development Center: The Sheva Journey Begins

Sheva (the number seven in Hebrew) has amazing power in Jewish thought and practice. It is also the name of...

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  • Jewish Life, Teens

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