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Rabbi among dozens arrested in faith leaders' anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Rabbi Emma Kippley-Ogman, the Jewish and interfaith chaplain at Macalester College, was briefly detained by police alongside leaders of other faiths while staging a protest at the airport.

A line of interfaith leaders protest Immigrations and Customs Enforcement at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport, Jan. 23, 2026.
The Indigenous Kumeyaay territory of 1769 includes modern-day San Diego and Baja California.

This Thanksgiving, Jewish gratitude begins with acknowledging the land beneath our feet - opinion

 West Palm Beach.

Florida JCC canceled slavery-focused talk with Jewish author, citing ‘current political climate'

 ISRAELI NBA player Deni Avdija lights the torch at the opening of the JCC Maccabi Games in Israel on Sunday night

Israel hosts JCC Maccabi Games


JCC Maccabi Games set for Israel return

World’s largest Jewish youth sporting event opens in 2 weeks, back in Holy Land for 1st time since 2011

 THE JCC MACCABI GAMES, taking place in Israel in July, connects young Jewish athletes to engaging competition and content that speaks to their love of sports and strengthens their Jewish identity before many of them head to college.

English Overseas: US Jewish volunteers teach Israelis English over Zoom

An idea born during the pandemic is continuing to spawn healthy educational and personal gain for all.

 STATESIDE VOLUNTEERS and Jerusalemite students get together for a Zoom chat.

Shooting at Miami-Dade JCC leaves 1 dead in domestic violence act

Police said the woman was killed by her husband while she attended her daughter’s swimming lesson. In a statement, the JCC said police believed there to be “no known threat to the Jewish community.”

 A view of the Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community Center in Miami.

18 reported bomb threats directed at US JCCs and synagogues in March

'This alarming number serves as a reminder that the Jewish community remains a top target for hate crimes in the United States and must continue to foster preparedness and resiliency'

 The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York.

Staten Island JCC evacuated after bomb threat

The evacuation happened at 8:53 a.m., as parents were bringing their children to preschool. 

 The Berkinow building at the JCC of Staten Island, New York.

JCC Manhattan’s new director wants to help people ‘reclaim pre-COVID life’

The Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan joined JCCs nationwide in cutting staff when in-person programming abruptly shut down that spring and summer.

A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City

In an era when we choose our own identities, why identify as Jewish?

Insisting that taking action is what matters most, Bodner proposes a creative new framework for “doing Jewish” based on an acronym from the Yiddish word “tachlis.”

 A YOUNG Polish Jew reads from a book in Yiddish, in the Jewish library at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) in Krakow.

Jewish Marine went viral for cradling baby makes kids happy at a JCC

The photo was of Matt Jaffe, a 27-year-old sergeant, cradling a baby in Afghanistan on Aug. 20. The soldier’s smile, and the story behind the photo, helped make it go viral.

A view outside the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan in New York City

JCC Maccabi Games returns in 2022 after 2-year COVID-19 hiatus

North America's largest sporting event for Jewish teenagers is back for its 40th anniversary.

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JCC to partner with BBYO to address mental health among adolescents

The new initiative has come to fruition as issues such as anxiety and depression are becoming more prevalent in today's youth amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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