Upcoming Events
JART Fest presents Jane Kramer in Concert
Brunch B’Yachad
Fine Art & Finer Company: An Evening with Momentum Gallery
Makers Market
Celebrating 75 Years of Camp Ruach
Find your joy here
The Asheville JCC provides a vital welcome for Jewish newcomers to Asheville; top-rated early childhood, after-school, and summer day camp programs; year-round aquatics; adult wellness, social, and cultural programs; and Jewish engagement opportunities for the entire community.
Shalom Children’s Center
Our mission is to raise each child to form a community of peace. We serve our community by developing positive self-awareness and self-esteem in our children, while fostering an understanding of each child’s interconnectedness with the rest of the world.
Youth Programs
Our JCC Kids After-School program builds community and develops values rooted in Jewish culture. This 5-star program serves children in kindergarten through 5th grade.
The JCC also has two summer camp options: Camp Ruach, a unique Jewish day camp experience open to rising first through ninth graders and a Leaders-In-Training program for teens. Summer day camp at the J is open to children and teens of all backgrounds, cultures, and religions.
Jewish Life
The Asheville JCC’s Jewish Lifelong Engagement programs create meaningful opportunities for adults to connect, learn, and celebrate Jewish life together. Through weekly gatherings, cultural experiences, and holiday-inspired events, our social and cultural programs promote togetherness, community, and conversations, while strengthening the threads that tie us to Jewish tradition and to one another. Whether you’re joining us for lively discussion over bagels, welcoming Shabbat with song, or simply sharing a quiet moment of meditation, you’ll find a warm, inclusive space to show up exactly as you are and be part of something uniquely Asheville that is both enriching and joyful.
Aquatics
The JCC’s Aquatics Center and David Zimerman Pool offer year-round aquatics programming, including lap swimming, recreational swimming, swim team, swim lessons, and water fitness.