Second Cohort of JELI Accepting Applications

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JCC Association and Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) are delighted to announce that applications are currently being accepted to the second cohort of the Jewish Experiential Leadership Institute (JELI). Made possible with generous funding from the Jim Joseph Foundation, JELI is an online and in-person leadership and professional development program specifically designed for JCC middle- and senior-management [...]

JWB Hosts Largest Conference in a Decade at Annapolis

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JWB Jewish Chaplains Council will be hosting its largest gathering of Jewish military chaplains in over a decade on April 21-24, 2013 at the Commodore Levy Center, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland. Attendees are arriving from Afghanistan, Okinawa, Europe, and other spots around the world, with 34 currently serving military and VA chaplains and [...]

Partnership with PresenTense Marks Merrin Fellowship as Innovator

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PresenTense and the Jewish Community Center Association are pleased to announce a new partnership through JCC Association’s Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship.  The Merrin Fellowship is a selective continental training program that helps JCC professionals working directly with teens develop their own leadership and management skills, enrich their Jewish identities and those of their participants, and [...]

JCCs of North America Professional Conference Largest in Years

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Meeting at the Rosen Plaza Hotel in Orlando from March 3-6, 2013, the JCCs of North America Professional Conference will welcome 450 JCC professionals from 102 Jewish Community Centers in the U.S. and Canada, along with two attendees from Venezuela, to the largest gathering of men and women who work at JCCs in years. “We [...]

PBS to Show Documentary Premiered at JCCs of North America Biennial

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On January 31, most PBS stations across the U.S. will broadcast the documentary renamed “Space Shuttle Columbia: Mission of Hope” about the Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon and his participation in the tragic flight of SS Columbia. The film, originally titled “An Article of Hope,” was premiered at the JCCs of North America Biennial in Atlanta [...]

JCC Association Staff Begins Visit to Israel in the South

December 5, 2012–Undeterred by recent turbulence, JCC Association, the leadership network of the Jewish Community Center Movement, is leaving on a 10-day staff seminar to Israel on December 8. To show their support to those affected by recent rocket attacks, the group of 25 staff members will head to the south of Israel as soon [...]

JCCs Spin Their Wheels This Hanukkah to Raise Money for a Good Cause

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Spinning wheels will complement spinning dreidels this Hanukkah as JCC Association launches an annual Movement-wide stationary bike event called Cycle for Good on December 9, the first Sunday of the festival. Thanks to staggered start times, participants in Cycle for Good will ride indoor bikes at the same time in Jewish Community Centers across North [...]

JCC Association Awarded Grant to Help Teach Water Safety

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JCC Association is one of four organizations to receive funds from the National Swimming Pool Foundation through their Step Into Swim™ campaign. Step Into Swim awarded JCC Association $10,000 to encourage programs that teach people how to be safe in the water. According to Steven Becker, JCC Association vice-president, health and wellness services, the money [...]

JCC Association Featured as Effective Agency in Obesity Fight

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“To tackle obesity, the Jewish Community Center (JCC) Association focused on one simple premise: it’s much easier to create good health habits than it is to change bad ones.” With this introduction, JCC Association has been featured as a particularly effective agency in the nation’s battle against obesity in Trust for America’s Health 2012 report [...]

Three New Management-Level Professionals Added to Staff

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JCC Association is pleased to announce three management-level additions to its full-time staff. Susan Bender is taking over the financial resource development portfolio as senior vice-president. Alison Pepper has joined the agency as assistant vice-president on the early childhood education and family engagement team. Jerry Wische will assume the role of JCC Association’s chief operating [...]