Camp Kindness Day makes us proud to be from Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — This week around the country and in our area, children learned all about kindness during National Camp Kindness Day on July 20. The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh teamed up with two other organizations to spread kindness to the next generation. One way they are doing that is by starting with our youngest generation, 3 and 4-year-old preschoolers who are making us proud …

Movies We Have To Talk About: Dear White People

Join with your Pittsburgh neighbors at the JCC for a Movie, Conversation & Snacks Dear White People Described by Vanity Fair as a sharp and very funny Netflix comedy that should be on everyone’s watch list, Dear White People follows several Black students at an Ivy League college as they navigate campus life and racial politics. Thursday, April 11 • 6:30 PM Center of Life, 161 Hazelwood Avenue • …

Connecting and Pulsing As One Community with A Spool of Blessing String

Connecting and Pulsing As One Community with A Spool of Blessing String May 2021 An interview with Bhante Pemaratana Pittsburgh Buddhist Center Hosted by Rabbi Ron Symons

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Heart Disease

8 million women in the Unites States are living with Heart Disease, yet only one in 6 believe heart disease is her greatest health threat. 90% of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.While one in 30 American women dies from breast cancer each year, one in 3 dies of cardiovascular disease. 42% of women die within a year of suffering a heart …

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What Have We Been Up To On the J Line?

At J Line, we often recognize a reflection of our own lives, and most pressing questions, in the stories we encounter – in the text, in film, in humor, and even in Hebrew. (And we even enjoy ourselves while doing so!) Under the guidance of Ronit Pasternak, our Hebrew students learn Hebrew as a modern language. In early January, advanced students began discussing the concepts of …

Seder supplements to make your Passover relevant this year

What I love about the seder is that the ritual that began the night before we left Egypt has been transformed thousands of times over throughout the generations.  In fact, the Passover haggadah is said to be the most published Jewish book in history with editions that meet the needs of assorted Jews throughout history.  Just look at how many Maxwell haggadot are featured in …

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