Lag BaOmer is Lag BaOver, school is wrapping up and even the stock market is showing signs of being well,...
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JCC Newsletter – Emor

Mother’s Day. Think we’re a week late? Hardly. Judaism commands us to treat every day as Mother’s Day. What is...
JCC Newsletter – Kedoshim (Not Acharei Mot)

Kedoshim? Again? You may have noticed that this week’s newsletter subject line seems familiar. Well oddly enough, while last week’s...
JCC Newsletter – Kedoshim

Sefirat haOmer. No, also not an autocorrect or typo. The term references the practice of counting seven weeks between Passover...
JCC Newsletter – Second Days of Passover

Eruv Tavshilin. No that is not an autocorrect error or a typo. Eruv Tavshilin is a ritual that, if not...
JCC Newsletter – Shabbat Passover First Days

The tables are set. The kitchen has been turned over. The chametz has been sold. We are in the home...
JCC Newsletter – Metzora/Shabbat haGadol

Passover is coming. If you haven’t made your seder reservations yet, the deadline is today, Friday 4/8 so please visit...
JCC Newsletter – Tazria/HaChodesh/Rosh Chodesh Nissan

The Presidency. No, not of the United States but the JCC. In our nearly 70-year history, just over a minyan...
JCC Newsletter – Shmini

Before we get to Passover, let’s take a moment to appreciate just how amazing Purim was at the JCC. Instead...
JCC Newsletter – Parshat Vayikra/Shabbat Zachor

The war in Ukraine continues to be on our minds and in our hearts. Many of our ancestors emigrated from...
JCC Newsletter – Pekudei

Once upon a time, the JCC held parties so raucous that people were literally led away in handcuffs. This is...
JCC Newsletter – Vayakhel

The below photo shows the 1955 JCJ Purim Party. Dapper suits and evening gowns…on a Tuesday night. It might only...