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About Big Night: The Prom

Dancing Queens and limousines – prom night is a magical milestone! We can’t wait for you to make some new...

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  • Big Night, Happenings
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PJ Library Celebrates Authors & Illustrators Week

With the week of February 5th being Children’s Authors and Illustrators Week, what better opportunity than to highlight a few...

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  • Happenings, Jewish Life, Teens
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Community is our Middle Name

February 3, 2017 At this time of challenging and often contentious public discourse, we proudly wear ‘COMMUNITY’ as our middle...

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  • History 120 Years, Jewish Life

J Line – Teens and Jewish Values at Work

“For I, the Lord, love justice.” -Isaiah 61:8   “You shall love the stranger, for you were strangers.” -Deuteronomy 10:19...

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  • Teens

100 Letters – 100 Days

I would love to read the President’s mail. But of course, that would be illegal without his permission. We do...

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  • Community Spotlight, Early Childhood, Teens
Physical Therapy

The Wellness Continuum at the JCC

One of the most unique things about PT @ the JCC powered by the JAA is our dynamic location. Just...

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  • Member Experience, Sports, Aquatics, & Dance

Explore your hobbies at J&R Day Camp

January is National Hobby Month but we keep it going all summer long at James & Rachel Levinson Day Camp,...

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  • Camps

Let Us Turn Our Thoughts to Martin Luther King

As our country celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I hope that you see it as a...

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  • Community Spotlight, Jewish Life, Teens

Celebrate the Slow Cooker

Among the many important events in the new year, January is National Slow Cooking Month. The ubiquitous slow cooker –...

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  • Jewish Life
South Hills building

It's a Chai Birthday Year at the South Hills JCC

On January 29, we will mark the 18th “birthday” of the JCC in the South Hills. This milestone is traditionally...

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  • Happenings, History 120 Years, Jewish Celebrations, Jewish Life
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Mentoring Happens Every Day at the JCC

January is National Mentoring Month, which focuses on how mentors help ensure positive outcomes for our young people. The JCC...

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  • Community Spotlight, Happenings
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Our Resolution:  Helping Older Adults to AgeWell

Typical New Year’s resolutions include exercise, lose weight, learn a new skill, spend less, volunteer more, and spend time with...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, Member Experience

New Year, New Goals!

As the new year begins, many of us are thinking about what we did or did not achieve this past...

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  • Nutrition

The Maccabee Way of Thinking

Each year, as I re-encounter the story of Chanukah, I am inspired by the persistence of a small group of...

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  • Jewish Life

Personal Trainer Embodies Jewish Values

As the Membership Director at the South Hills JCC, I often hear comments from our members about the facility, the...

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  • Fitness & Wellness, 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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