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JCC State of Mind: May 15, 2026 – Building Genuine Community

Earlier this week, I came across an article by Todd Polikoff, CEO of the Aaron Family Jewish Community Center of...

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JCC State of Mind: May 8, 2026 – Rabbi Buchdahl & So Much More!

Written by Jason Kunzman and Maggie Feinstein, Executive Director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership  This was another busy week for us at the...

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Cheesecake – The Taste of Shavuot

Holidays, especially Jewish Holidays, are not the best time to enforce a weight loss diet. Take Shavuot, which this year...

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JCC State of Mind: May 1, 2026 – Celebrating Heroes

This past week, our Pittsburgh Jewish community had the privilege of experiencing something truly meaningful and uplifting through Project Heroes....

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JCC State of Mind: April 24, 2026 – The Green Team

Earth Day Edition written by the JCC’s Green Team   Have you ever walked into the JCC when all of the lights are...

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JCC State of Mind: April 17, 2026 – Meaningful Seasons

We currently find ourselves in one of the most emotionally complex and meaningful seasons on the Jewish calendar – the...

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JCC State of Mind: April 10, 2026 – Transformative Programming

At the JCC, we often speak about the power of connection, and recently, that value came to life in a particularly...

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A Framework for Reinforcing Our Frames: Bone Health

By Carolyn Kontos I realized something recently that felt both obvious and a little embarrassing.  I have not given my...

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JCC State of Mind: April 1, 2026 – Passover

One of my favorite Passover stories, and one that I have written about before, takes place at the edge of...

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JCC State of Mind: March 27, 2026 – Community

This past week offered a powerful reminder of what it means to live up to our agency’s middle name: community. Last...

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Yummy! Matzah

So many of us have an ongoing relationship with matzah. You might be one of those people who loves it...

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"Borcas" — Grandma Cele's Beet Preserves

Another Passover Recipe My husband’s Grandma Cele often talked about making her Passover specialties for her sons – carrot candy...

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The Secret to a Sweet Passover: Matzo Brittle

I used to joke that I chose our synagogue because I liked the cookbook. There was some truth to that...

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JCC State of Mind: March 20, 2026 – March Madness

There is definitely something special in the air. As March Madness tips off, we find ourselves swept up in the...

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JCC State of Mind: March 13, 2026 – Big Things

They say things come in threes, and this past week at the JCC was a powerful testament to that. We...

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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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