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JCC State of Mind – August 30, 2024

This week's JCC State of Mind is written by Rabbi Hindy Finman, Senior Director of Jewish Life & Director, Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement Since officially joining the JCC in mid-June, I have had the privilege of meeting with so many people from across the entire Pittsburgh community and learning firsthand about the beautiful tapestry of our collective narrative. One recurring theme is the …

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JCC State of Mind – August 23, 2024

As the cooler temperatures this week suggest, summer is drawing to a close and fall will soon be upon us. Not one to give up on the sun and fun so easily, though, I thought I might extend the summer just a bit by highlighting some of our camps’ most recent crowning achievements: 97% of EKC families describe their overall summer experience as excellent or good. …

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JCC State of Mind – August 16, 2024

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? --- Hillel the Elder As I often say, so much of what inspires me in my role comes out of our early childhood development center (ECDC). Many times, it is a child practicing a skill such as sharing or problem solving or the …

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Healthy and Fit | Tip of the Week

  The Medical Minute: BACK TO SCHOOL HEALTH TIPS FOR PARENTS | Penn State Health News Somehow, the end of summer break is quickly approaching and soon students will return to school. Are you and your children ready? This isn’t about buying the most efficient supplies or the cutest outfit or the most stylish kicks. This is about what children must do to be prepared ― and successful …

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JCC State of Mind – August 9, 2024

The Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) website describes their mission as growing, supporting, and strengthening the Jewish camp movement so camps can deliver the best possible experience for their campers, staff, and families. As the industry’s preeminent thought leader and advocate and with decades of experience in working with Jewish summer camps across the country, one of FJC’s most recent posts hit close to home …

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JCC State of Mind – August 2, 2024

Last night, the JCC and our local partners, Beth El Congregation, the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, Stand with Us, Temple Emanuel and the South Hills Interfaith Movement, brought the band Shufuni to our community for an inspiring night of music and connection. In Hebrew, the word shufuni translates into “look at me,” but there was nothing ego-centric or self-promoting at all about the performance …

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JCC State of Mind – July 26, 2024

This week's JCC State of Mind is written by Rebecca Kahn, Director of Teen Leadership and Pittsburgh Diller Teen Fellows Coordinator Last week, the Pittsburgh Diller Teen Fellows returned from a week-long leadership, Jewish learning, and global community-building seminar in Spain. The experience was the culmination of the Diller Teen Fellows program: an immersive, year-long leadership training fellowship for 10th and 11th graders centered around exploring Jewish identity, …

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JCC Maccabi Campus Games Pittsburgh 2025: In the News!

Learn all about The JCC Maccabi Campus Games 2025 HERE TribLIVE.com | Pittsburgh to host JCC Maccabi Games in 2025 GIUSTINO RACCHINI  | Wednesday, July 24, 2024 1:23 p.m. The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh will serve as host for the inaugural JCC Maccabi Campus Games next summer at Pitt. The JCC Maccabi Games are the world’s largest in-person Jewish youth sporting event, and more than 6,000 participants from JCC …

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JCC Maccabi Games Returning to Pittsburgh in Summer 2025

First-of-Its-Kind College Campus Games: JCC Maccabi® Returns to Pittsburgh The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) is proud to announce that Pittsburgh will host the inaugural JCC Maccabi® Campus Games in the summer of 2025 in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and JCC Association of North America. The JCC Maccabi Games are the world’s largest in-person Jewish youth sporting event and has engaged more than …

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JCC State of Mind July 19, 2024

People often confuse optimism and hope. They sound similar. But in fact, they're very different. Optimism is the belief that things are going to get better. Hope is the belief that if we work hard enough together, we can make things better. It needs no courage, just a certain naivety to be an optimist. It needs a great deal of courage to have hope. -Rabbi …

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