

The Kaiserman JCC Blog
Dear Friends, Summer is almost here. With it, the JCC is thrilled to be offering the community “endless” days of sports, swimming, spirit, and much more, spread across Camp Kef,…
read moreDear Friends, Last week was teacher appreciation week here at the Kaiserman JCC and Robert J. Wilf Preschool and Kindergarten, as well as at schools nationwide. As the son of…
read moreDear Friends, This week people around the world celebrated Yom HaZikaron, or Israeli Memorial Day, and Yom HaAtzma’ut, or Israel Independence day. In honor of both occasions, and in the spirit of…
read moreDear Friends, This week people around the world celebrated Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Rembrance Day. The JCC was proud to have Gavriela Kalish-Schur represent our institution, as well as our Diller…
read moreDear Friends, We are so excited to be inducting the inaugural class of the team Philadelphia Maccabi Hall of Fame. With a storied history of over thirty years, so many…
read moreDear Friends, Chag Sameach! We wish everyone a happy holiday weekend! Passover begins tonight and I am excited. (Well, maybe not about the cleaning we’ve been doing all week.) Passover…
read moreDear Friends, My name is Taylor Deniken and I am excited to introduce myself as the new Aquatics Director at the Kaiserman JCC! I have close to a decade’s worth…
read moreDear Friends, This week I had the pleasure of spending time with almost 100 different JCC leaders from around the globe at a convening in Houston, TX, called, “Mifgash,” a…
read moreDear Friends, What is the obligation of a JCC to engage with global affairs? The question is often asked in the context of flashpoints like the war in Ukraine, or…
read moreDear Friends, Big news on the JCC Maccabi Games® front! First, for those who have not heard, the JCC Maccabi Games are back this summer, for the first time since the pandemic began!…
read moreDear Friends, Each morning this week as I woke up, the sun has been shining and the birds are chirping. It reminds me that spring will soon be here, and…
read morePardon Our Dust! As an exciting core element of our strategic plan for the future, the JCC is investing and updating our facilities! That campaign began this week, and will continue for the next…
read moreDear Friends, This week we celebrated Read Across America Day on Wednesday. From the Robert J. Wilf Preschool and Kindergarten, to our Kidstime After School Enrichment program, children spent the…
read moreDear Friends, It has been said the Jewish month of Adar brings joy. Undoubtedly, this Adar has brought hope. As COVID cases drop, as weather warms, we at the JCC…
read moreWe are so excited to share a message from Darren Rabinowitz, Philadelphia Diller Teen Fellow Program Coordinator, below! Our JCC has recently partnered with the Diller Teen Fellows program, an incredible experiential…
read moreDear Friends, Jews are said to be “the people of the book.” From sacred, ancient text, through dynamic, modern stories, it’s true that the experience of the Jewish people is…
read moreDear Friends, Many of us have been struck recently by the fact that it’s been two years of pandemic existence. I thought about that myself recently when we launched a…
read moreDear Friends, This week we were proud to partner with Perelman Jewish Day School in adopting – and ceremonially painting – the New Accessible Icon to mark designated parking spaces for…
read moreDear Friends, Thank you to all who took the time to attend our blood drive this past Sunday. We continue to be impressed by our community’s generosity, selflessness and dedication…
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