EVJCC Blog

by EVJCC | November 13, 2018 | Teens | 0 Comments

A new program that aims to build bridges of mutual trust and understanding between Jewish and non-Jewish teens is coming to the East Valley JCC! The Student to Student program, founded in St. Louis, Missouri, 25 years ago, breaks down barriers of misinformation and...

by EVJCC | November 1, 2018 | Community | 0 Comments

Nearly 100 representatives from Chandler organizations, businesses, faith-based institutions and nonprofits gathered at the East Valley JCC on the morning of Nov. 1 for a breakfast networking meeting organized by For Our City-Chandler. For Our City–Chandler began in...

by EVJCC | October 31, 2018 | Teens | 0 Comments

An update from East Valley BBYO AARON WIENER Associate Regional Director of the BBYO Mountain Region This past weekend, we celebrated East Valley's first Lock-In for BBYO. With over 20 participants in attendance from Tovah BBG, Shapiro BBG, Felix Frankfurter AZA and...

by EVJCC | October 17, 2018 | Arts & Culture, EVJCC programming, Holocaust Education | 0 Comments

From his childhood in Lithuania to his imprisonment in Siberia to his remaining years in Israel, the story of artist David Labkovski’s life is depicted in the artwork he left behind. His paintings and sketches depict Jewish life in Eastern Europe before, during and...

by EVJCC | October 11, 2018 | Community, EVJCC programming | 0 Comments

Thank you to all of those who attended the Oct. 9 Pillars of the Community event, where we recognized our fabulous donors, staff members, partners, board members and volunteers. Barry and Barbara Zemel, pictured above, received the Pillars of Our Community award for...

by EVJCC | September 27, 2018 | Community, Social opportunities | 0 Comments

Thousands of NA’AMAT USA members throughout the United States are helping women and children in Israel by providing day care, education, legal aid and help in matters of domestic violence and sexual harassment. NA’AMAT USA is a sister organization to NA’AMAT Israel,...

by EVJCC | September 20, 2018 | Teens | 0 Comments

The nine dedicated teens who make up the second cohort of Ilene Blau Teen Leadership Institute have committed to develop their leadership skills through study and activities focused on Jewish approaches to leadership throughout the 2018-2019 school year. This year’s...

by EVJCC | September 13, 2018 | Community, EVJCC campus | 0 Comments

The East Valley JCC campus welcomes the New Year with new pavers on the playground and fresh paint inside and outside. More than 100 Valley Christian High School students spent the morning of Sept. 7 working on several beautification projects on the EVJCC campus. In...