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About Us
Our Mission
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We Celebrate Our Community
Jewish community centers provide a unique environment and programs that
help individuals and families lead Jewish lives informed by Jewish values.
The Jewish Community Center is a forum for connecting the many strands
in Jewish communal life serving as a meeting place/home for all who wish
to participate. In today's world of diversity and change, we celebrate
the many ways in which Jews live in community.
Purpose and Mission
We strive to enrich Jewish life in our community by providing a Jewish
center/home where all are welcome. The JCC is committed to offering meaningful
experiences through a mix of formal and informal educational, recreational
and cultural activities.
Goals and Principles
- Serve as a gateway to Jewish life and learning
- Provide a gathering place to strengthen Jewish traditions
- Provide a gathering place to celebrate holidays and life cycle
events
- Create a Jewish environment where community happens across generations
- Respond to spiritual, emotional and physical needs in the lives
of individuals and families
- Engage the broader community, Jewish and non-Jewish, in programs
and alliances that reflect the universality of Jewish values,
history and experience
- Provide meaningful Jewish experiences in a Jewish environment
- Include and welcome Jews and non-Jews across a diversity of
life-style, belief, culture and age
- Reflect Jewish identity, values, and history and culture in
the facility and in programming
- Provide accessibility of: location, hours of operation,
transportation, vehicle access, program materials, building access
and design
- Be the Community of Jewish Communities through collaborations
with other Jewish organizations
- Always consider quality, consistency, safety and fiscal responsibility
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