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Latest News: What's Happening Around the JCC
Weather Related Schedule Update
Due to a winter weather advisory, the JCC, David Zimerman Pool, Shalom Children's Center and Hilde's House will plan for a delayed opening time of 8:00 am on Wednesday, February 20th. We will check road conditions again in the morning to determine whether there's a need for a longer delay and will send notification by 7:00 am. ... → read more
Nominate This Year’s Outstanding Volunteer and Employee of the Year!
JCC members and staff are invited to submit nominations for our annual recognition awards, the Phil Cohen Outstanding Volunteer and the JCC Employee of the Year, at the JCC's annual membership meeting on Sunday, January 20. Nominations are due by Friday, December 7. Phil Cohen Outstanding Volunteer Award Exemplifying the best of volunteerism, a sense of caring and responsibility for others. Click here to submit your nomination for Phil Cohen Outstanding Volunteer. JCC Employee of the Year ... → read more
Need Help Tracing Your Jewish Roots?
The WNC Jewish Genealogical Society--Program of the Asheville JCC-- will be having a meeting to learn how: Sunday June 3 at the JCC at 4 pm The mission of the WNC Jewish Genealogical Society is to share genealogical information, techniques, and research tools with people interested in Jewish genealogy and family history. JWNCGS welcomes all members in Western Carolina. Anyone interested in Jewish genealogy, regardless of religion or heritage, from anywhere in the region ... → read more
The Next Phase in the JCC Capital Campaign Expansion Project!
Now that the beautiful David Zimerman Pool is complete and swimmers are enjoying swim team, swim lessons, and lap swim, we have begun the next phase of the JCC’s expansion and renovation project. Although completion dates and timelines are subject to change due to weather and other unforeseen circumstances, construction of the new entrance and early childhood classrooms is expected to be completed this summer. We’re hoping to move our early childhood classes into their new spaces as ... → read more
2017 Jerusalem Wine Festival
Your first memories of drinking wine may be the sweet taste of Manischewitz at Passover. That venerable drink for filling Elijah’s cup originated in Cincinnati, Ohio. But today choices in kosher wines are bountiful and run the gamut from oaky Chardonnays to fruity Pinot Noirs. Many are produced in Israel, which has been making wine since Biblical times. The 1990s, however, saw a tremendous boom in the opening of boutique wineries. By 2000 there were 70 wineries in Israel and by 2005 that number ... → read more
The Akko Opera Festival
In the spirit of JCC Association’s Centennial Celebration, which includes 22 JCCs have creating musical events through Making Music Happen, we want to share a little insight into an aspect of Israel’s music scene— and something that is not generally thought of as Israeli. The story and history of opera in Israel could be the plot of one of the most exciting operas ever written. The story of opera in Israel is a story about pioneers who relentlessly fought to maintain their artistic dreams in a ... → read more
Miss Kate, Early Childhood Education Director, on the Graduating Class of 2017
Kehillah, Shalom, Yedidut, Kavod. These Hebrew words sum up the core values of this school and the foundation on which we have built the learning experiences for each child. In the case of the graduating class of 2017, I cannot think of 4 better words to describe the children and their families. Kehilah means community. This cohort has been a strong and cohesive community during their time at the JCC, and I believe that they have the types of relationships that will last a lifetime. At ... → read more
Two June Readings of A Tangled Tree by Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt
A Tangled Tree, My Father’s Path to Immortality begins in the summertime, as Aiyanna follows her father Moshe on their big adventures; living on a nude beach on Kauai, chasing the Grateful Dead in an old milk truck, offering prayers to the Wailing Wall, lighting candles in the Shabbas House in Massachusetts, which is always their base. Twelve years later and after years of distance, Moshe arrives at her door, barefoot, with a beard to his chest, a sage of Judah adorned in fine Indian silk. They ... → read more
Camp Tikvah Benefit, March 25
You're invited to an important and entertaining fundraiser for the Asheville Jewish Community Center's Camp Tikvah for children with autism! The Asheville Jewish Community Center offers the only summer day camp experience in Western North Carolina that merges communities of both children on the autism spectrum and neurotypical children. Camp Tikvah enables children on the autism spectrum to enjoy the fun and community of Camp Ruach- while still maintaining an individually monitored, highly ... → read more
