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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

Sharing Ideas and History with Warsaw JCC

This week the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Buncher Foundation gathered to celebrate 25 years of investing in an...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life

Tisha B’Av: Our Eastern Walls

Each morning, as I leave my bedroom and head downstairs, I find myself facing east on the midpoint landing on...

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  • Jewish Life

Mindful Eating: An Experiment

Follow-Up – What I’ve Learned It has been a few weeks since I started my experiment with mindful eating. In...

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  • Fitness & Wellness

Healthy Recipes for Summer

The poet William Carlos Williams wrote: “In summer, the song sings itself.” And it’s true, there is something effortless and...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Nutrition, Teens
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Giving the Father’s Day Pledge New Meaning

For the fourth year in a row, I am joining scores of regional leaders in signing the Father’s Day Pledge...

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  • Happenings, Jewish Life

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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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