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National Nutrition Month: Let’s Talk About Food!

Posted by Deborah Brooks on March 7, 2017

OK, it’s National Nutrition Month, so let’s talk about food. Quick: what does a healthy diet look like? If you are like a lot of people, your answer might include a list of Nos. No sugar. No white foods. No salt. No dairy. No junk food. No processed foods. Veggies are good, but no carrots! Yes, eat fruit, but no pineapple! Or no, don’t eat fruit, …

Heart Healthy Eating

Posted by Brittany Reese on February 13, 2017

Did you know that heart disease is the number one killer of women AND men? It causes 1 in 3 deaths for woman and 1 in 4 deaths for men per year. That’s a huge number of people!1,2 It's national Heart Health Month. What can you do to help combat heart disease? Add exercise to your daily routine - It is recommended by the Department of Health …

A Lesson from the J&R Day Camp Garden

Posted by Casey Weiss on February 8, 2017

Children have an innate affinity to being in nature, to sensory play, to experiential learning that we see every day in the summers at J&R Day Camp. The Torah teaches us a lot about the importance of nature. From the start, the book of Bereshit details God’s creations of heaven and earth. Each time God created something in this epic beginning story of the world, the …

About Big Night: The Prom

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on February 6, 2017

Dancing Queens and limousines – prom night is a magical milestone! We can’t wait for you to make some new memories and have the night of your life at #BigNightBigProm. Enjoy this fun infographic for some surprising facts and history of these big nights! #JCCBigNight2017 Inspired? Join us at this fabulous event. For tickets, click here

PJ Library Celebrates Authors & Illustrators Week

Posted by Lauren Bartholomae on February 3, 2017

With the week of February 5th being Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week, what better opportunity than to highlight a few of my favorite PJ Library books! As the director of PJ Library in Pittsburgh, I get the privilege of receiving nine wonderful, high quality Jewish children’s books every month - one for each age group from 6 months to age 8, and then one for …

Community is our Middle Name

Posted by JCC Pittsburgh on February 2, 2017

February 3, 2017 At this time of challenging and often contentious public discourse, we proudly wear ‘COMMUNITY’ as our middle name. From our founding at the turn of the 20th century, we helped thousands of immigrants and refugees become an integral part of the American dream. As the work that we began in 1895 continues today in so many ways, we affirm our core value “to welcome …

J Line – Teens and Jewish Values at Work

Posted by Admin on January 31, 2017

“For I, the Lord, love justice.” -Isaiah 61:8 “You shall love the stranger, for you were strangers.” -Deuteronomy 10:19 At J Line, we are proud to connect Jewish values to the pursuit of peace and justice in the world around us. Last Sunday, during Breakfast B’yachad (“together”), in light of Friday’s ban on immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries, I read aloud from a piece published in the Forward. The article tells …

100 Letters – 100 Days

Posted by Rabbi Ron Symons on January 25, 2017

I would love to read the President's mail. But of course, that would be illegal without his permission. We do get glimpses of the content of letters sent to Presidents of the past when they have shared stories of citizens as a way of illustrating American values. They are American values expressed through the voices of citizens. As we begin a new administration, with the anticipation of the …

The Wellness Continuum at the JCC

Posted by Scott Rosen on January 24, 2017

One of the most unique things about PT @ the JCC powered by the JAA is our dynamic location. Just steps away from a state-of the-art fitness and aquatic center, we at PT @ the JCC are able to utilize these wonderful facilities to help any physical therapy patient meet his or her goals. Perhaps more importantly is the relationship PT @ the JCC has formed …

Explore your hobbies at J&R Day Camp

Posted by Lewis Sohinki on January 13, 2017

January is National Hobby Month but we keep it going all summer long at James & Rachel Levinson Day Camp, where we cultivate children's interests every day. Hobbies are good for us. Besides improving creativity and generating good moods, hobbies enhance the ability to focus and concentrate, training our brains to retain an interest and sparking enthusiasm. J&R Day Camp provides the ideal setting and an exceptional experience to each …

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