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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 […]
The Heart Behind the J’s New Hebrew Library
If you’ve stopped by the J lately, you may have noticed something new. A once-empty space outside the gym now holds two tall shelves of books, waiting for someone to […]
Why We Walk for Sunrise – And Why You Should, Too
On Sunday, October 18, many of us will lace up our sneakers, drive out to National Harbor, and join a community of people dedicated to supporting Sunrise Day Camp—Greater Washington […]
In Conversation: Julie Wohl, Artist, Author, and Founder of Jewish Arts Community, The Studio
Exhibit: Sacred and Ordinary… Joyful Works from Jewish Tradition and Everyday Life By Julie Wohl In the Bodzin Art Gallery through October 19, 2026 Julie Wohl wears many hats. As an […]
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 […]