We are looking for qualified early childhood educators with a passion for creating inspiring learning environments, facilitating stimulating and developmentally enriching experiences, and nurturing each child's unique qualities! Part-time and full-time classroom opportunities available. Come grow with our team of dedicated professionals! Contact Tiffany Hagemeyer at tiffany@jcc-asheville.org for more information. ... → read more
Parties Around Town 2016
Dog lover? Art lover? Food lover? Music lover? Dancer? Swimmer? No matter what your passion, there is a party (or two) for you! There’s also a raffle to win cold hard cash without even having to leave your couch! See all the parties by clicking here. Already know what party (parties) you want to attend? Click here to buy tickets! Questions? Contact: rochelle@jcc-asheville.org, ext. 111. Thanks to our Sponsors! Gold Sponsors Creekside Tavern Carol and Bob Deutsch Silver ... → read more
Become an Athlete at the Maccabiah Games, Israel 2017
Maccabiah USA is seeking Jewish Athletes for 20th World Maccabiah Games! Maccabi USA is seeking Jewish athletes to represent the United States at the 20th World Maccabiah Games in Israel, July 4 - 17, 2017. The Games will consist of over 42 sports, lasting 12 days with 7,500+ athletes from over 70 countries. The World Maccabiah Games are the third largest international sporting competition in the world and the world's largest international Jewish event. The Maccabiah Games is more than an ... → read more
Come swim for FREE on May 29!
The long awaited first day of summer (who cares what the calendar says?) has arrived! The JCC pool officially opens on May 29th, and to celebrate we're having a Community Day at the Pool! You know it's the best pool in town - on May 29th, you can bring your friends and show them! Anyone and everyone in the community is invited. Guests are free all day. If your friend becomes a new member, both of you get a $25 Ingles gift card. Contact rochelle@jcc-asheville.org for more info. ... → read more
Statement from the Asheville JCC
The Asheville Jewish Community Center remains deeply committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We support members of our LGBTQ community and reject expressions of bias and discrimination in any form. We seek to build community by reaching out to welcome people of every identity, background and belief to participate fully and freely in our programs. We encourage freedom of self-expression as we strive to learn more about each other and to explore how Jewish culture and values can enrich our ... → read more
Afi-ko-MAN
From April 25 through April 29, look around the JCC for Afi-ko-MAN, pictured here. The first one to find him each day will win a prize! If you find him in the building, go the front desk to see if you are the first locator of the day. Also, this year at your Passover Seder, in addition to the Prophet Elijah, save a seat for Afi-ko-MAN! Click here: afi-ko-MAN, to print him out to give him a spot at your table. Post your creative photos of Afi-ko-MAN on the Asheville JCC Facebook page! And in ... → read more
Asheville JCC to Receive JCC Excellence Award at May Biennial
The Asheville JCC will receive the Zahav award in Jewish Impact at the JCCs of North America Biennial to be held May 15-18 in Baltimore, Maryland. More than 700 people from the U.S., Canada, Israel, and countries in Latin America and Europe and the former Soviet Union are expected to attend this showcase event of the JCC Movement. The award is being given for the “What’s Jewish About That?" interactive quiz, created by Community Life & Events Director Rochelle Reich. "The quiz lives on a ... → read more
Bringing Our Adopted Child to Childcare
When my wife and I decided to adopt, we knew we were making a decision that would require a great deal of education. In addition to learning how to be the best parents possible and how to guide our child through life’s typical ups and downs, we would need to also be experts in all of the added experiences that an adopted child might go through. Over the many months that we waded through the paperwork and home preparations, Jana and I traveled back and forth to Winston-Salem to learn more ... → read more
Tribute to Fred Kahn
The Asheville JCC lost a most cherished friend and long-time supporter when Fred Kahn left the world on February 19, 2016. The following is excerpted from the tribute that was written about Fred and his wife, Jan, when they received the JCC’s 2013 Outstanding Service Award: The connection that Fred Kahn had to the Asheville Jewish Community Center was deeply rooted through a family tree of leadership and support that goes back to the JCC’s earliest days. Fred’s parents, Mortimer and ... → read more
Environmental Programming at the JCC: Go Yarok! (Go Green!)
What’s Jewish about protecting the environment? The Asheville JCC is committed to serving as Shomrei Adamah, Guardians of the Earth. Through our environmental education programming we teach our children about Kavod (Respect) and Tikkun Olam (Repair of the World). Our award-winning garden curriculum connects them to Nature, Food and the ancient agricultural cycles which have set the rhythm of Jewish life for millennium. Coming soon: multi-generational programming that explores the connection ... → read more
