Timeline Blog

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

Mother’s Day. Think we’re a week late? Hardly. Judaism commands us to treat every day as Mother’s Day. What is...

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

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

Eruv Tavshilin. No that is not an autocorrect error or a typo. Eruv Tavshilin is a ritual that, if not...

The tables are set. The kitchen has been turned over. The chametz has been sold. We are in the home...

Passover is coming. If you haven’t made your seder reservations yet, the deadline is today, Friday 4/8 so please visit...

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

Before we get to Passover, let’s take a moment to appreciate just how amazing Purim was at the JCC. Instead...

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

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

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