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.… [Continue Reading]

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… [Continue Reading]

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… [Continue Reading]

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,… [Continue Reading]

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,… [Continue Reading]

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… [Continue Reading]

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… [Continue Reading]

Jared Foundation in Partnership with JCC Association to Combat Childhood Obesity

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Jared Fogle, spokesperson for SUBWAY® sandwich shops and founder of The Jared Foundation, will be appearing on Wednesday, March 14, 10 a.m. at the JCCs of Greater Boston in Newton, Massachusetts to announce a strategic partnership with JCC Association to combat childhood obesity. Fogle’s Jared Foundation will be providing funds to the JCCs of Greater… [Continue Reading]

Jewish Military Leadership Award to Be Presented at Biennial

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New York, NY–JCC Association is proud to announce that it will present the Jewish Military Leadership Award to Rear Admiral Herman A. Shelanski, Commander, Carrier Strike Group 10, at the JCCs of North America Biennial in New Orleans on May 7, 2012. “Admiral Shelanski personifies the highest qualities of a Jewish military leader,” said Rabbi Harold… [Continue Reading]

Community Leaders Honored for Their Work at Biennial

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New York, NY–JCC Association is proud to announce the recipients of several distinguished awards, which will be presented at the JCCs of North America Biennialin New Orleans in May. Rabbi Alvin Mars will receive the Morton L. Mandel Jewish Education Leadership Award; Louis (Buddy) Sapolsky, executive director of the JCC of Greater Baltimore, will receive the Florence G.… [Continue Reading]

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