A Rosh Hashanah Greeting

Dear JCC friends,

As the High Holidays approach and we prepare to welcome the new year of 5786, the staff and board of the JCC always take time to reflect on our organizational and community journey over the past year, as well as dream about where we are headed next. The High Holidays invite us to slow down, take time to contemplate life’s most important questions, and enter the new year with gratitude, introspection, and hope.

Looking back, we are so proud of what we have accomplished this past year. We’ve welcomed new families, created programs that brought joy and learning to community members of all ages, helped to nurture new relationships, and strengthened the bonds that hold us together. We’ve celebrated milestones and traditions, and we’ve stood by one another in times of need. Each smile in our hallways, each lively conversation in our lobby, and each moment of connection has been a reminder of why this work is so important, and how our Jewish values can create meaning in our lives.

The High Holidays also remind us that every year, and every person, is a work in progress. Believe us, there is no shortage of work to do! Our goal of strengthening individual, family and communal life through Jewish values and culture is not a finite pursuit, but rather an ongoing one. With each year, we address new challenges, new environments, and find creative new ways to apply our history, culture, and religion to our modern lives. As we step into 5786, we are committed to deepening our connections, living out our Jewish values in ways that are meaningful and inclusive, and making sure that the JCC continues to be a place where everyone feels truly at home.

We are deeply grateful for your support, your trust, and your presence in our community. May this new year bring you and your loved ones health, joy, and peace, and may we continue to have the privilege of building something beautiful together for community and for future generations.

From our JCC family to yours, we wish you a shanah tovah u’metukah — a good and sweet new year.