Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh

On this week's JCC State of Mind, Rebecca Kahn tells the story of the conclusion of this year's Diller Teen Fellows Cohort finishing with a week-long leadership, Jewish learning, and global community-building seminar in Spain, and how the group discussed ways to move forward through hardship as a united Jewish community.

“It’s acoustic, so it’s kind of folky. Vocals are a big part of it, there’s a lot of vocal power,” she said. “And, our personal stories are integrated in it, so it’s a whole experience.” Join us for Shufuni on August 1 at Beth El Congregation of the South Hills for a night of song and solidarity. Read more here. https://lnkd.in/eXBN_9A5

ANNOUNCEMENT: Maccabi is returning to PITTSBURGH in 2025! 🎉 The Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh (JCC) is proud to announce that Pittsburgh will host the inaugural JCC Maccabi® Campus Games in the summer of 2025 in partnership with the University of Pittsburgh and JCC Association of North America. You can read more here: https://lnkd.in/esn43DBD

On this week's JCC State of Mind, President/CEO Jason Kunzman discusses the hard work of creating and maintaining hope, efforts the JCC movement is building on to take decisive actions during critical times and how our values prioritize safety and community and instill a sense of urgency.

"This is about changing a culture." When we say the JCC is for everybody, we mean it. ♥️ ICYMI: Our camp team discussed our growing inclusion efforts to make sure each child can succeed in our camp settings and beyond. Read more below: https://lnkd.in/eJSbyB5A

In this week's JCC State of Mind, President/CEO Jason Kunzman discusses how a group of Jewish teens is working to connect deeply with their heritage, and how the arts come alive on stage this week through the creativity of our summer campers.

In this week's JCC State of Mind, JCC President and CEO Jason Kunzman notes a little-known summertime undertaking at the JCC - our annual budgeting process - and talks about how it has a lot to offer in terms of planning for organizational and individual success throughout the year. He writes, "In true JCC fashion, not only are our camps all about connections, values, growth and fun, but so is our budgeting process!" 

On this week's JCC State of Mind, Jason Kunzman discusses the importance of a tradition at one of our camps that emphasizes the importance of middot (values), such as kindness, respect, courage, creativity and perseverance, helping our campers grow into responsible and caring individuals.

The JCC of Greater Pittsburgh is looking for a driven professional to join our team as Chief Program & Innovation Officer (CPIO). This is the perfect role for an experienced individual who creatively drives innovation and is passionate about impactful community programming. Leadership, management, supervision, and motivational skills are necessary.

“When I thought about this it struck me because this is my career,” she continued. “Every day I work in philanthropy and talk about the impact of a gift, but this time I wasn’t the solicitor, I wasn’t the donor, I was the recipient. And it really reinforced for me my purpose in our community, as the chief development officer for the JCC, that just one gift, one thoughtfully created gift, literally impacted and changed my life.” JCC Association of North America https://lnkd.in/giEzZCkF