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Want to take inclusion from principle to practice? The JCC movement shows what’s possible

JL;DR SUMMARY Inclusion is integral to the future of vibrant Jewish communities, and the JCC movement exemplifies how to incorporate it effectively. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish OrganizationsFundraisingInclusionSystemic ChangeDisability InclusionJcc MovementEight Guiding PrinciplesAdaptive FitnessJcc Maccabi Access

Places mentioned

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
"Scott Ehrlich, CEO of the Posnack JCC in Fort Lauderdale, is among the JCC movement leaders disproving that notion: his JCC has raised more than $3 million for inclusion initiatives in only the last two years."
San Diego, California, United States
"and Betzy Lynch of the Lawrence Family JCC in San Diego recognized an important sector of our community was missing out on the magic of JCC Maccabi, the largest Jewish youth sports event in the world"
Tucson, Arizona, United States
"Todd Rockoff of the Tucson JCC, Scott Ehrlich of the Posnack JCC in Fort Lauderdale and Betzy Lynch of the Lawrence Family JCC in San Diego recognized an important sector of our community was missing out on the magic of JCC Maccabi"

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