By Dan Shapiro — In Omaha in 2010, and again in Houston two years later, Sarah Levy was having the time of her teenage life competing in soccer at the JCC Maccabi Games®. …

THE LFJCC ACCEPTS A DONATION FROM PHILANTHROPIC VISIONARIES JOAN AND IRWIN JACOBS, TO HELP ENSURE A VIBRANT, STRONG JEWISH COMMUNITY — The Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center (JCC), JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS is pleased to announce a $5 million donation from Joan and Irwin Jacobs. …

THE EVOLUTION of JOYCE FORUM — Unlike the movies featured in the festival, the history of Joyce Forum is not short. …

By Lauren Luedtke Cool Summer Reading Memories For many of us, summertime includes fond memories of being a kid seeking comfort in a cool local library on a hot summer day and checking out another book in the hopes of getting a little closer to the coveted prizes offered through…

By Lindsey Grant For many kids, the primary goal for their summer plans is to relax and enjoy all of their extra free time playing games and hanging at the pool. For theatre kids, it’s often quite different. An ideal summer is kicking things into high gear and getting to…

By Lauren Luedtke With the conclusion of Passover and a variety of different chametz in hand — a term for food containing leavening agents such as flour, which are forbidden during Passover — Moroccan and Mizrahi Jews ready themselves for a spectacular evening of Mimouna celebrations. A largely Moroccan and…

By Dan Shapiro On April 30th, 2021, the Biden administration released “A Proclamation on National Mental Health Awareness Month,” recognizing May as National Mental Health Awareness Month. The JCC has long recognized the importance of mental health reflected in one of its core values, Shmirat HaGuf, with a definition that…

By Sydney Oliver The Lawrence Family JCC, JACOBS FAMILY CAMPUS has become an integral part of the San Diego community and has touched countless lives over the course of its 77-year history. …

By Vivien Dean It was 1985, and although it was 37 years ago, it feels like yesterday that I was gathering with my new-found friends in the trailers in the back parking lot of the LFJCC for our BBYO Chaverim Tovim chapter meeting. Chaverim Tovim (Good Friends) was small in…