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A Year of New Connections: Looking Ahead with Jeff Dannick
The new year is coming — the fiscal new year that is. This marks a significant moment at the J, a designated time to think big, reset our strategy, and […]
From Sports to Service: How Tamir Linhart and Golden Boot Soccer Create Community at the J
Thirty years ago, Tamir Linhart never imagined that the game of soccer would define his life’s work—or that the Pozez JCC would become a second home. Today, as the founder […]
Reasons to Love the Early Childhood Learning Center
Since moving to Northern Virginia nearly 10 years ago, I’ve experienced the Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) through many lenses: first as a parent, then as an educator, and now […]
What I Notice When Nothing Needs Fixing: A Camp Achva Inclusion Story
Thursday at 2 PM is an ordinary time at camp, which is exactly why I pay attention to it. Most of camp is movement and noise and momentum. The middle of the day is […]
Camp Gadol asks, “Why should kids have all the summer fun?”
On a summer afternoon, laughter echoes across long tables as a group of friends finish decorating tambourines and settle in for an Israeli-themed lunch of warm pita and fresh falafel. […]
Kehillah, kavod and chesed: How Jewish values and traditions nurture ECLC preschoolers
Last year, the children in the ECLC’s Chaverim class discovered a simple joy: bringing coins in each Friday to add to their classroom’s tzedakah box. This year, they informed their […]
Snapshots from Camp, Where Every Kid Feels Like They Belong
Summer camp is so much more than childcare when school’s out of session. The Pozez JCC should know — we run three of them! At each of our youth-based camps, we […]
A Day in the Life of the Pozez JCC Lobby
Before the sun is fully up, before the coffee’s even finished brewing at home for most of us, the JCC lobby is already coming alive. It’s the first thing our […]
Good Grief! How Widows and Widowers Find Comfort and Community at the J
“The only cure for grief is…grieving.” (Sharon Alman, LCSW) When I lost my husband to brain cancer in 2017, I knew I needed help to live with grief and rebuild […]
Celebrating the Heart of Our Community: Pozez JCC Honors Dedicated Volunteers and Staff
Every day, people from all corners of Northern Virginia come together at the Pozez JCC and in their neighborhoods, bound by a shared desire to give back, connect, and make […]
In Conversation with the Curator: Holly Markhoff, Figurative and Expressive Mixed-Media Artist
Psalm and Celebration by Holly Markhoff In the Bodzin Art Gallery until June 26, 2026 Holly Berger Markhoff is a contemporary mixed media artist known for her figurative and expressive paintings. Her work incorporates sculptural elements […]
How My Family Celebrates Shavuot One Scoop at a Time
Shavuot begins at sundown on Friday, May 22, and in my house, that means one thing is already being debated: Where are we going for ice cream? Every year, as part […]