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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

International Women’s Day – #PressForProgress

As we celebrate International Women’s Day today, and Women’s History Month during March, we understand the phrase #PRESSFORPROGRESS is needed...

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  • Arts & Events, Jewish Life
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Heart Health Starts Young!

February is American Heart Month. What better time to teach our youngest here at the JCC about the heart: Its...

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  • Early Childhood

Minestrone Soup for the Soul

Flu season is in full swing. It seems like you can’t go anywhere without hearing about someone who has the...

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  • Nutrition
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ATTENTION SOUTH HILLS SWIMMERS:

The South Hills Pool will be closed Monday, August 17 through Saturday, August 29 for annual maintenance and improvements.

We anticipate reopening on Sunday, August 30.

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