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JCC State of Mind – April 19, 2024

Posted by Rebecca Kahn, Director of Teen Leadership on April 19, 2024

This week's JCC State of Mind is by Rebecca Kahn, Director of Jewish Teen Leadership This past week, our community had the pleasure of hosting 19 teens from our Israeli Partnership2Gether region of Karmiel/Misgav for the Diller Teen Fellows annual Jewish Community Mifgash (JCM). The Diller Teen Fellows program is an immersive, year-long leadership experience for 10th and 11th graders centered around exploring Jewish identity, …

The Secret to a Sweet Passover: Matzo Brittle

Posted by Roberta Levine on April 18, 2024

I used to joke that I chose our synagogue because I liked the cookbook. There was some truth to that although as far as recipes go, the very best one was not in the book. Every year, some of us volunteered to do a mass bake of Matzo Brittle to sell to members, using a recipe that I believe was handed down from our rabbi's …

JCC State of Mind – April 12, 2024

Posted by Jason Kunzman, JCC President and CEO on April 12, 2024

Eclipses are a pretty special thing around the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh. In his weekly shabbat message, my predecessor and good friend Brian Schreiber wrote about the last eclipse visible here in Pittsburgh and a moving confluence of events inside of our early childhood development center where we helped Dr. Paul Caplan (z”l), who was 104 years old at the time, put on a pair …

Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Welcomes New Senior Director of Jewish Life

Posted by Admin on April 9, 2024

Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh Welcomes New Senior Director of Jewish Life April 9, 2024 - The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hindy Finman as the new Senior Director of Jewish Life. With a rich background through Jewish organizations, congregations and camps and a deep commitment to community engagement rooted in the rabbinic lens of care …

JCC State of Mind – April 5, 2024

Posted by Admin on April 5, 2024

Despite today’s forecast of blustery winds and the possibility of snow showers, the calendar tells us that spring has indeed sprung. A host of daffodils, flowering cherry trees and longer days are telltale signs of warmer days ahead. Spring is particularly meaningful to me, as it is a time of renewal and growth. Just as nature emerges from its winter slumber and begins to come alive …

JCC State of Mind – March 29, 2024

Posted by Admin on March 29, 2024

Written by guest authors: Abbey Plumb, Squirrel Hill Children, Youth and Family Department Director Emma Litwak, South Hills Children, Youth and Family Department Director, Director of South Hills Day Camp Celebrating Jewish holidays is one of the many ways that our community comes together. While Purim is not one of the most holy days on the Jewish calendar, it has certainly become one of the biggest Jewish holiday gatherings …

New Mural in Teen Center encourages connection through art

Posted by Admin on March 28, 2024

Art connects us to with one another and allows people of all ages to learn and grow. That’s why when LA based artists Tara Dervin and Shlome J. Hayun offered to create a mural of a Hamsa symbol at the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, our team knew that the Teen space was the perfect place for it. Tara and Shlome spent a recent afternoon at The Second …

You might hate to do these exercises, but you’ll love the results!

Posted by Matt Hunter, Personal Trainer and DEKA Instructor at the JCC South Hills on March 25, 2024

Exercising isn’t always easy, but that’s the point of it. Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do – for brain health, to help manage weight, reduce the risk of disease, strengthen bones and muscles, and all this can improve your ability to do every day activities. Matt Hunter, Personal Trainer and DEKA Instructor at the JCC South Hills, talks about …

JCC State of Mind – March 22, 2024

Posted by Admin on March 22, 2024

Written by guest authors: Rachael Speck, Division Director, Children and Family, Day Camping and Teen Engagement Aaron Cantor, Emma Kaufmann Camp Director Last week, our JCC Pittsburgh camp teams had the privilege and opportunity to attend the American Camp Association Tri-State Camp Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. We heard from keynote speaker Danny Meyer, renowned restauranteur (perhaps best known as the founder of Shake Shack), writer and hospitality industry leader. Central …

JCC State of Mind – March 15, 2024

Posted by Admin on March 15, 2024

Gaining Traction to Serve YOU Better Diane Newland, Chief Financial Officer Ben Katz, Systems and IT Coordinator At the JCC, one of our core commitments is, “It’s better here!” This serves as a clarion call for our never-ending pursuit of excellence in everything we do, fully recognizing that excellence is an ideal state that may be difficult to ever truly attain. In the business of serving community, excellence begins with putting …

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