“When you enter the land that I am giving to you and you reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.” (Leviticus 23:10) Parashat Emor includes a complete listing of the holidays in the Jewish calendar. Included in the descriptions is the injunction to “…Count for yourselves from the… [Continue Reading]
May, 2012 Website of the Month – JCC of Southern Nevada
May 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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.… [Continue Reading]
JCC Bridgewater Tide Swimmers Compete in National Swim Meet
May 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The JCC Bridgewater Tide Swim Team took their first ever National Team to Mecklenburg Aquatic Facility in Charlotte, North Carolina to compete in the prestigious Sunkissed Invitational from March 29 — April 1. Fifteen Bridgewater Tide swimmers qualified to swim in this national-level meet; six local swimmers participated including: Alexis Brewer, Jennifer Doorly, Ryan Bugianesi,… [Continue Reading]
Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim (Leviticus 16:1-20:27)
May 3, 2012 | 1 Comment
“You shall be holy to Me, for I the Lord am holy, and I have set you apart from other people’s to be mine.” (Leviticus 20:25) We read two parashot (portions) this week because of the way the Jewish calendar is calculated. Months are determined by the moon’s cycle, but the year is determined by the… [Continue Reading]
JCC Association Reaches Out to Emerging JCC Professionals
April 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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… [Continue Reading]
Parashat Tazria-Metzora (Leviticus 12:1-15:33)
April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“The owner of the house shall come and tell the priest, saying, ”Something like a plague has appeared upon my house.” (Leviticus 14:35) We read two parashot (portions) this week because of the way the Jewish calendar is calculated. Months are determined by the moon’s cycle, but the year is determined by the sun’s. Therefore, a… [Continue Reading]
JCC Association Invites Jewish Military Chaplains to Lead Study Sessions at Biennial
April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
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… [Continue Reading]
Parashat Sh’mini (Leviticus 9:1-11:47)
April 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“For I am the Lord who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God: you shall be holy, for I am holy.” (Leviticus 11:45) Parashat Sh’mini includes the first of two major collections of dietary laws in the Torah (Deuteronomy 14 is the second). The Torah gives no reason for why… [Continue Reading]
The Month of Nisan Brings Redemption
April 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment
A lot happens in Nisan. Ten days ago we celebrated our exodus from Egypt; five days from now, we will commemorate the memory of six million brothers and sisters who perished in the Holocaust, and in 12 days we will celebrate the sixty-fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Jewish State. At the Seder table we… [Continue Reading]
Shabbat Pesach (Deuteronomy 15:19-16:17)
April 11, 2012 | Leave a Comment
“You shall hold a festival for the Lord your God seven days, in the place that the Lord will choose…” (Deuteronomy 16:15) The ancient way of announcing the new Jewish month was to light bonfires on the hilltops, once witnesses had testified they had seen the new moon. Because the diaspora Jewish communities lived at greater… [Continue Reading]
