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Make Your Passover Memorable

Growing up Jewish means different things to different people. One of the biggest parts is the celebration of the holidays, a combination of history and religion with family traditions. Every family has their own way of performing the Seder. Some families go through the entire haggadah while others skip around to quickly get to the [...]

Jewish Philanthropy in Israel

A View from Israel Right now we are in between two Jewish holidays, Purim and Pesach, both of which emphasize the obligation to care for the needy and–as far as Pesach goes–to welcome the stranger. On Purim one of the main religious obligations is matanot l’evyonim, gifts for the poor, and during the Seder we [...]

Food in Israel an International Treat

You do not need to check your calendar in Israel to know what holiday is approaching. It's enough to see the commercials on television or which foods are being promoted in the newspaper. Supermarkets offer special discounts for the foods people want, so honey is on sale in September before Rosh Hashanah, oil before Hanukkah, candy and other Purim-related items, and so on. Read More

JCC Camps Transform Their Food Options

Think back to lunch at summer camp. Remember that first bite of greasy grilled cheese, the bread saturated with oil, the hot cheese oozing out. It was usually accompanied by a bowl of canned tomato soup, each sip sweeter and saltier than the next. So good! But guess what? It wasn’t good for you. .Read More

An Apple a Day to Combat Hunger

This year, we are once more encouraging JCCs to organize a fresh food drive to collect and donate apples in honor of Rosh Hashanah. .Read More

The JCC Maccabi Games, Largest Gathering of Jewish Teens

Since its inception in 1982, about 130,000 teens have benefited from the JCC Maccabi Games, whose influence extends far beyond the few weeks of summer competition. Inspired by their participation, many JCCs have developed year-round cultural and athletic programming.Read More

OnSite Fitness Magazine Features JCCs

OnSite Fitness, a magazine that follows the nonprofit fitness and aquatics field, highlights several great programs at JCCs in its June/July issue.

Help Us to Honor Fallen Jewish Chaplains in the U.S. Armed Forces

On this Memorial Day, honor the fallen American Jewish chaplains--and by extension all American Jews who have fallen in battle--by signing a petition supporting the passage of the bill.Read More

What a Ride!

“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy Shechinah … what a ride’…and by the way ‘Who let the morning people run things?’” -Rabbi G. Rayzel Raphael

We Are What We Eat

For your own and your family’s health, buy fresh foods at a farmer’s market or the supermarket and avoid packaged and processed foods such as fast food. Packaged and so-called convenience foods are much higher in sodium and fat content. The best thing you can do for your family’s long-term health is to learn to cook [...]