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Thanksgiving Challenge: Take One Thing Off Your Plate

Thanksgiving is basically the national holiday of gluttony.  It’s that special time of “excessive indulgence.”  And we’re not just talking...

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JCC State of Mind: November 21, 2025 – Gesher’s Supportive Employment Initiative

As I was preparing to begin my very first position at the JCC back in 2016, our esteemed former colleague...

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JCC Staff Spotlight: Tarna Batelman Dominates Her Debut Muay Thai Fight

Last week, Tarna Batelman, a personal trainer at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh, competed in her first-ever Amateur...

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  • Community Spotlight, Fitness & Wellness, Sports, Aquatics, & Dance
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DEKA is MAKING AN APPEARANCE!  

DEKA is MAKING AN APPEARANCE!   Okay, real talk. DEKA has been around for a while now and you still...

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JCC State of Mind: November 14, 2025 – We Will Ride Again

This past Sunday, November 9, was one of those days that perfectly captured what makes the JCC such an integral...

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JCC State of Mind: November 7 – Fireside Chat

This past Tuesday, the JCC once again opened its doors in both our South Hills and Squirrel Hill locations as...

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Whole Health Insights: Synchronize Your Internal Clocks

This weekend we set our clocks back. While many celebrated an extra hour of sleep, I cringed at the thought...

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JCC State of Mind: October 31, 2025 – Commemorating 10.27

This past Monday, we marked the seventh commemoration of the 2018 synagogue attack. Hundreds turned out at the JCC to gather in community and...

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JCC State of Mind: October 24, 2025 – 10.27 Healing Partnership

This week’s edition of JCC State of Mind was written by Maggie Feinstein, Director, 10.27 Healing Partnership This week there...

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JCC State of Mind: October 17, 2025 – Holy Disagreements

This week’s edition of JCC State of Mind was written by Rabbi Hindy Finman, Senior Director of Jewish Life This...

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Whole Health Insights: Metabolism, Our Body’s Symphony- Not some broken machine.

Over the years I’ve heard many people curse their metabolism.  They’re often in search for ways to “fix it” in...

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JCC State of Mind: October 10 – A Message of Hope

Today, as the world absorbs the news of a newly signed ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, we join our...

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JCC State of Mind: October 3, 2025 – Yom Kippur 5786

Each year on Yom Kippur, we gather at the JCC as a community to engage in conversations that connect timeless...

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Personal Best: What is Progressive Overload?

By Jordan McGinnis, Personal Trainer and Fitness & Wellness Coordinator, JCC South Hills               It’s common nowadays, when I talk...

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