This July 4-7: Get the word out now to friends near and far; there’s going to be JCC reunion fun all weekend long! The excitement begins on Thursday, July 4, as we kick off our fun-filled JCC reunion weekend by walking alongside the JCC 100 float in Bexley’s 4th of July parade. The best seat …

This year’s Annual Meeting will be a celebration of the accomplishments of the many JCC volunteers and Board members who have given so much of their time and energy on behalf of the Jewish community over the past year. The 2013 JCC Annual Meeting will be an evening honoring the strong JCC Board leadership and …

Shavuot, the Feast of the Weeks, is the Jewish holiday celebrating the harvest season in Israel. “Shavuot” is the Hebrew word for “weeks” and refers to the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, which occurs 7 weeks after Passover. This ancient Jewish festival, like many other Jewish holidays, began as an agricultural celebration marking …

Basketball leagues. Preschool. Fitness. Bookfair. Swimming. Kosher meals. Senior outings. There is something for everyone today at the JCC. But for the past 100 years, this hasn’t just been about the variety of programs and services, but the fact that the JCC welcomes everyone—no matter what religion, race, gender, age, or ability—and because of this, …

Thousands of Jewish teens from around the globe were delighted by a welcome address from President Barack Obama as they began their five-day 2013 BBYO International Convention February 14-18. Seven teens from Columbus’ own BBYO and 31 teens from the BBYO’s KIO region were among the 1,600 Jewish youth who enjoyed being greeted by President …

Tevye, Golde, and the whole family return to the stage this year in Gallery Players’ March musical production of Fiddler on the Roof. Bring your family and bring back all your memories as the JCC brings Anatevka to life in the Roth/Resler Theater. The 2013 production, running March 2-17, will be the sixth Fiddler on …

Purim begins at sunset on February 23 (14th day of Adar) and Shushan Purim is Monday, February 25, 2013. The 14th of Adar is the day that Haman chose for the extermination of the Jews. It is said Shushan Purim is celebrated on the 15th of the month because the fight against anti-Semites in the …

Gallery Players will stage its sixth performance of Fiddler on the Roof this March, in honor of the JCC’s 100th anniversary. The musical has become a Gallery Players tradition and one of the most popular musicals in Gallery Players’ 65-year history. Irene Braverman, veteran stage actor, is another long-lived Gallery Players tradition. She will again …

When Matt Goldberg’s parents first stepped foot in the JCC North preschool, they never imagined that almost 20 years later he’d be in Washington, D.C., interning with the same friends he made while learning Hebrew and singing Shabbat songs in preschool. Today, 25 years after the preschool opened, Goldberg’s mother, Ellen Leidner, marvels at how …

The Tuskegee Airmen – an elite group of African-American aviators during World War II – will be giving a presentation this Friday, February 8, at 10:30 a.m. Nearly 1,000 fighter pilots trained as a segregated unit at an air base in Tuskegee, Alabama. Not allowed to practice or fight with their white counterparts, the Tuskegee …