A Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Centre (JCC) is a general recreational, social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities. JCCs promote Jewish culture and heritage through holiday celebrations, Israel-related programming, and Jewish education. However, they are open to everyone in the community.
The JCC Association is the continental umbrella organization for the Jewish Community Center movement, which includes more than 350 JCCs, YM-YWHAs, and camp sites in the U.S. and Canada, in addition to 180 local JCCs in the Former Soviet Union, 70 in Latin America, 50 in Europe, and close to 500 smaller centres in Israel.
The first YMHA (Young Men's Hebrew Association) was founded in New York City in 1874, its first president being Lewis May. The first official headquarters were the Harvard Rooms, located at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. A YWHA (Young Women's Hebrew Association) was first established as an annex to the YMHA in 1888. The New York YMHA and YWHA now operate together as the 92nd Street Y. (Another New York YM-YWHA, unrelated to the 92nd Street location, is called the 14th Street Y, located in the Gramercy/East Village neighborhood.)
Judaism (from Latin:Iudaismus, derived from GreekἸουδαϊσμός, originally from Hebrewיהודה, Yehudah, "Judah"; in Hebrew: יהדות, Yahadut, the distinctive characteristics of the Judean ethnos) encompasses the religion, philosophy, culture and way of life of the Jewish people. Judaism is an ancient monotheistic religion, with the Torah as its foundational text (part of the larger text known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible), and supplemental oral tradition represented by later texts such as the Midrash and the Talmud. Judaism is considered by religious Jews to be the expression of the covenantal relationship that God established with the Children of Israel.
A synagogue, also spelled synagog (from Greekσυναγωγή, transliteratedsynagogē, meaning "assembly"; Hebrew:בית כנסתBeyth Kenesset, meaning "house of assembly"; בית תפילהBeyth Tefila, meaning "house of prayer"; שולshul; אסנוגהesnoga; קהלkahal), is a Jewish house of prayer.
Synagogues have a large hall for prayer (the main sanctuary), and may also have smaller rooms for study and sometimes a social hall and offices. Some have a separate room for Torah study, called the Beith Midrash (Sefaradi) "beis midrash (Ashkenazi)—בית מדרש ("House of Study").
Synagogues are consecrated spaces used for the purpose of prayer, Torah reading, study and assembly; however a synagogue is not necessary for worship. Halakha holds that Communal Jewish worship can be carried out wherever ten Jews (a minyan) assemble. Worship can also be carried out alone or with fewer than ten people assembled together. However, Halakha considers certain prayers as communal prayers and therefore they may be recited only by a minyan. The synagogue does not replace the long-since destroyed Temple in Jerusalem.
Community centres or community centers are public locations where members of a community tend to gather for group activities, social support, public information, and other purposes. They may sometimes be open for the whole community or for a specialised group within the greater community. Examples of community centres for specific groups include: Christian community centres, Islamic community centres, Jewish community centres, youth clubs etc.
Uses and activities
Community centres generally perform many (though rarely all) the following functions in its community (Note this list is intended to define which meaning of the phrase community centre is covered by this article rather than being facts about what some other sources associate with that phrases, though adding source confirming that other sources use the phrase in a similar way would be nice).
As the place for all-community celebrations at various occasions and traditions.
As the place for public meetings of the citizens on various issues.
Jewish Community Center breaks ground on new center
The project will take approximately 18 months to complete with donor commitments that have surpassed $40 million during the leadership phase of giving.
published: 08 Oct 2020
$43 million Trager Family Jewish Community Center facility to open later this spring
The 107,000 square-foot facility on Dutchman's Lane will officially open to the public sometime later this spring.
published: 10 Mar 2022
Crime of Hate: 3 Killed at a Jewish Community Center Outside of Kansas City
Inside the dark world of the former KKK suspect who allegedly opened fire.
published: 15 Apr 2014
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco
Three JCCSF Members reflect on what our community means to them.
published: 15 May 2015
Jewish Community Center holds meeting about financial challenges
Jewish Community Center holds meeting about financial challenges
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published: 13 Jan 2015
Jewish Community Center reopens after bomb threat (Mon noon)
The Jewish Community Center in Indianapolis temporarily closed Monday morning because of a bomb threat.
published: 27 Feb 2017
Jewish Community Center expansion aims to bring people together
The cranes and construction along Dutchmans Parkway are building the future of the Jewish Community Center in Saint Matthews.
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Jewish community center expected to be closed by August
The Jewish Community Center in Oak Park is expected to be closed by August.
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published: 11 Mar 2015
19-year-old arrested in double shooting at Jewish Community Center
IMPD said there was no indication that this shooting was religiously-motivated or a hate crime.
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published: 03 Mar 2022
Suspect in Kansas JCC Shooting Charged with Murder
Frazer Glenn Cross could face death penalty if convicted for shooting at a Jewish Community Center.
The project will take approximately 18 months to complete with donor commitments that have surpassed $40 million during the leadership phase of giving.
The project will take approximately 18 months to complete with donor commitments that have surpassed $40 million during the leadership phase of giving.
The project will take approximately 18 months to complete with donor commitments that have surpassed $40 million during the leadership phase of giving.
Jewish Community Center holds meeting about financial challenges
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The cranes and construction along Dutchmans Parkway are building the future of the Jewish Community Center in Saint Matthews.
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IMPD said there was no indication that this shooting was religiously-motivated or a hate crime.
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IMPD said there was no indication that this shooting was religiously-motivated or a hate crime.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/2-shot-indianapolis-north-side-jewish-community-center/531-9204e3d3-081b-4850-a848-e138b3e4d0eb
IMPD said there was no indication that this shooting was religiously-motivated or a hate crime.
MORE: https://www.wthr.com/article/news/crime/2-shot-indianapolis-north-side-jewish-community-center/531-9204e3d3-081b-4850-a848-e138b3e4d0eb
The project will take approximately 18 months to complete with donor commitments that have surpassed $40 million during the leadership phase of giving.
Jewish Community Center holds meeting about financial challenges
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IMPD said there was no indication that this shooting was religiously-motivated or a hate crime.
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A Jewish Community Center or Jewish Community Centre (JCC) is a general recreational, social and fraternal organization serving the Jewish community in a number of cities. JCCs promote Jewish culture and heritage through holiday celebrations, Israel-related programming, and Jewish education. However, they are open to everyone in the community.
The JCC Association is the continental umbrella organization for the Jewish Community Center movement, which includes more than 350 JCCs, YM-YWHAs, and camp sites in the U.S. and Canada, in addition to 180 local JCCs in the Former Soviet Union, 70 in Latin America, 50 in Europe, and close to 500 smaller centres in Israel.
The first YMHA (Young Men's Hebrew Association) was founded in New York City in 1874, its first president being Lewis May. The first official headquarters were the Harvard Rooms, located at 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue. A YWHA (Young Women's Hebrew Association) was first established as an annex to the YMHA in 1888. The New York YMHA and YWHA now operate together as the 92nd Street Y. (Another New York YM-YWHA, unrelated to the 92nd Street location, is called the 14th Street Y, located in the Gramercy/East Village neighborhood.)
The Jewish CommunityCenter, which serves the beach cities, is scheduled to host several giant menorah lighting ceremonies across the South Bay over the next several days, with the events featuring music, dancing, donuts and hot latkes.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, co-director of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, said Thursday’s was the 18th Community Menorah Lighting in Lawrence, and 18 has a special significance in Jewish tradition.
... in Chernihiv illuminated by a ring light plugged into a power bank; and a bustling Kyiv Jewish community center coming to life just an hour after one of the city’s worst-ever aerial bombardments.
They were among the hundreds Thursday night celebrating on the second night of Hanukkah at the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago parking lot in West Ridge... this year, is to share the Jewish message publicly.
She said this will be particularly helpful during the winter when the patio, a previous addition, is unavailable ... 22 ... 7 ... 1 ... 6 ... 30 ... The Mattoon Jewish CommunityCenter holds a community Seder at the Burgess-Osborne Memorial Auditorium on Tuesday, March 26 ... .
Jewish community leaders spoke to guests about how their organizations’ values align with ... “We grew so big that this year the Center decided to partner with leaders in the Houston Jewish community.”.
The Jewish Center of the Hamptons is holding a pop-up Hanukkah event at several locations throughout the community, the first of which took place at Herrick Park on Wednesday ...Registration can be done on the Jewish Center's website ... . .
It was a special occasion for Johnathan Locker, 24, who grew up in Rochester’s Jewish community ... Located on Second StreetSouthwest, Chabad of Southern Minnesota is a Jewish community center.