JCC offers program to combat teen obesity
Teen obesity is not a new phenomenon. In the early 1970s, I had a teenage acquaintance that spent a summer at Duke University on the Rice Diet program. Back then,... Read more.
JCC textile arts exhibit explores Jewish history and issues
About 10 years ago my mother introduced the Miriam’s Cup to our Passover Seder. Each year she reads a passage that speaks of the multi-talented Miriam as a dancer,... Read more.
JCC Jewish Book Festival addresses the power of relationships
The theme of the Alper JCC’s 32nd annual Jewish Book Festival and Women’s Day Luncheon is The Power of Relationships – Personal & Political. Here are this... Read more.
JCC Jewish Book Festival has something for everyone
Thursday, Oct. 11 Kati Marton Paris A Love Story 1 p.m. – Alper JCC Marton,Peabody Award-winner and former NPR and ABC News correspondent, has written a memoir... Read more.
Summer camper reunion planned
Growing up in Miami Josh Rader and his twin brother spent every summer at the Dave and Mary Alper Jewish Community Center as campers, returning to the J as camp... Read more.
JCC photo, poetry exhibit interprets Jewish life cycles
And then there was one. Last month I travelled to Dallas for the funeral of a wonderful woman. She and her sister grew up in a small Texas town with... Read more.
Make the most of fall with JCC programs, classes
The big story of the summer of 2012 is the heat wave across the country. I don’t know about you, but South Florida’s combination of unbearable temperatures and... Read more.
JCC preschool earns top marks
My siblings joke that mother couldn’t make a decision to save her life. After agonizing over the choices for an eternity, she makes a decision. But, wait a minute,... Read more.
Grand Tournament features golf, tennis, Mah Jongg
This year marks the 20th anniversary of two significant South Dade events. I’m guessing that the first thing that comes to your mind is Hurricane Andrew, clearly... Read more.
Tony Orlando to appear at JCC Special Needs event
It is hard to drive down the street without seeing those familiar awareness ribbons on the back of a car. While the pink ribbon for breast cancer is familiar to... Read more.