Jews Telling Jokes–Old and Otherwise
(Published Oct 13, 2014) Who knows when Jewish Humor began? Nu, there is humor in the Torah and the Mishnah. Getting a little closer to home, American comedy would be very different if not for Jewish humorists. Here, in no particular order is a tiny sampling of the Jewish people who have made America laugh. […]
Book Review: Truth Be Told
(Published Oct 12, 2014) Jane Ryland is having a bad day. She is slogging through her current job as the only reporter for an online edition of the local Boston newspaper after her unfair firing from television news for refusing to reveal a source. While decidedly less glamorous, this job pays the bills, which is […]
New JCC Fitness Specialist Is A Real Ironman
by Lisa DeHayes (Published Aug 19, 2014) “Swimming for me is like trying not to drown for an hour,” says JCC newcomer and Fitness Specialist, Chad VanDerwall. Still, Chad has been hitting the waves a lot lately, training for his first full Ironman competition in Louisville later this month. The event includes 2.4 miles of […]
RECESS is Coming to the JCC
by JCC staff (Published July 29, 2014) Have you noticed that kids get more wiggly and less fit as the school day gets longer and the study load gets more intense? The demands of curriculum and performance standards create challenges in terms of what can fit into a typical student day. Unfortunately, it often means less recess […]
JCC Farmers Market
by Katherine Matutes, Ph.D. (Published June 16, 2014) I can’t decide what to eat first when I get home from my shift as the Market Master at the new JCC Farmers Market, each Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. We unpack the loot and start noshing. Everything is of course supremely fresh, but what […]
In the Kitchen with Katherine
(Originally published on June 1, 2014) JCC Director of Health and Wellness, Katherine Matutes, Ph.D., CPT, RYT 200, is fantastic in the kitchen. Her recipes are simple, easy, delicious and best of all, healthy! Katherine’s specialty is getting kids excited about good food. Try the following recipe on grilled chicken, fish or hamburgers or turn it […]