June, 2012 Website of the Month – Staten Island JCC Summer Camp

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JCC Association is pleased to announce that Staten Island JCC Summer Camp is the JCC Website of the Month. Visit their website: Staten Island JCC Summer Camp Please feel free to e-mail us suggestions regarding any JCC sites that you feel deserve recognition during the upcoming months and we will take their content and design [...]

Mobile App Big Success at 2012 Biennial

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JCC Association’s entry into mobile technology was a great success at the 2012 JCCs of North America Biennial in New Orleans, indicating that Jewish Community Center leaders are eager to join the mobile revolution. Created by Guidebook, the special Biennial app enabled delegates and staff to construct individualized schedules, share photos, review sessions, and respond [...]

JCC Association Awards Graduate Scholarships to Promising Professionals

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JCC Association is proud to announce the 2012-2013 class of scholarship recipients. The three recipients of the JCC Association Graduate Scholarship come from different parts of the U.S. and have a variety of educational backgrounds. “We are excited to help these promising JCC professionals advance their educations,” said Joy Brand, associate vice president/director of training. [...]

May, 2012 Website of the Month – JCC of Southern Nevada

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JCC Association is pleased to announce that JCC of Southern Nevada is the JCC Website of the Month. Visit their website: JCC of Southern Nevada Please feel free to e-mail us suggestions regarding any JCC sites that you feel deserve recognition during the upcoming months and we will take their content and design under consideration. [...]

JCC Association Reaches Out to Emerging JCC Professionals

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As Jewish communal organizations are confronting the imminent retirement of a generation of professional leaders, the JCCs of North America Biennial is responding with a vigorous strategy  of inclusion of younger staff. Several groups of new and rising JCC professionals will attend the Biennial in New Orleans, May 6-9, arriving early and interacting with seasoned JCC [...]

JCC Association Invites Jewish Military Chaplains to Lead Study Sessions at Biennial

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For the first time, Jewish military chaplains from the U.S. Armed Forces will be teaching JCC lay leaders at the JCCs of North America Biennial as part of an effort to raise the profile of Jews in the military within the larger Jewish community. Seven JWB Jewish Chaplains Council-affiliated chaplains will use Jewish texts to explore how [...]

JCC Excellence Awards Will Be Displayed at Biennial

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The full list of Zahav and Kol Ha Kavod Award Winners were announced last week, honoring 123 JCCs for exceptional achievements in a wide variety of activities. Zahav Award winners will be displayed at the JCCs of North America Biennial in New Orleans. The winners represent an impressive group of ideas in programming, service, operations, [...]

This Shabbat, Unplug and Slow Down

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JCC Association is partnering with Reboot for the National Day of Unplugging (NDU) this weekend. The NDU is part of a larger project called the Sabbath Manifesto, which encourages hyper-connected and frequently frantic people of all backgrounds to re-embrace a day of rest. The National Day of Unplugging runs from sundown Friday, March 23, to sundown, [...]

Partnership with JTS Benefits JCC Professionals

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Jewish Community Centers Association and Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) are pleased to announce the launch of the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute (JELI), an online and in-person leadership and professional development program specifically designed for JCC professionals. The fellowship program, supported by generous funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation, is the result of collaborative efforts among [...]

March, 2012 Website of the Month – Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC

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JCC Association is pleased to announce that Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC in Columbia, South Carolina is the JCC Website of the Month. Visit their website: Katie & Irwin Kahn JCC Please feel free to e-mail us suggestions regarding any JCC sites that you feel deserve recognition during the upcoming months and we will take [...]