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CONTENTS HOURS CLOSINGS After-School Program ��������������������������������������34 Irene Kaufmann Building Labor Day, Monday, September 2 RESILIENCY AgeWell at the JCC ��������������������������������������������42 Monday-Thursday, 5:30 am-10 pm Centerfit open 8 am-2 pm CENTER: 10/27 HEALING American Jewish Museum �����������������������������40 Friday, 5:30 am-6 pm Family Park in Monroeville, 11 am-7 pm PARTNERSHIP Aquatics ������������������������������������������������������������������ 4 From 5:30-7 am: use Forbes Rosh Hashanah The JCC has joined with a number of Aquatic Fitness ����������������������������������������������������� 6 Garage Entrance Buildings close at 5 pm on Sunday, September 29 Basketball (Youth) ���������������������������������������������16 Saturday, 8 am-6 pm local organizations to form the 10/27 Closed Monday, September 30 Healing Partnership (The 10/27), a Basketball (Adults) ��������������������������������������������15 Sunday, 8 am-6 pm Closed Tuesday, October 1 Camps ��������������������������������������������������������������������24 federally-funded resiliency center, to Early Childhood Department Center for Loving Kindness ����������������������������41 Yom Kippur provide community members impacted Monday-Friday, 7 am-6 pm Centerfit Platinum ���������������������������������������������14 Buildings close at 5 pm on Tuesday, October 8 by the October 27 synagogue shooting a Children ����������������������������������������������������������������34 Alex & Leona Robinson Building Closed Wednesday, October 9 dedicated space for healing and support. Dance ��������������������������������������������������������������������21 Monday-Thursday, 7 am-10 pm Sukkot Located on the upper level of the Early Childhood ��������������������������������������������������28 Friday, 7 am-6 pm Buildings close at 5 pm on Sunday, October 13 Kaufmann Building, The 10/27 is open to Early Childhood Camps �����������������������������������30 Saturday, 8 am-6 pm Closed Monday, October 14 all neighbors—both JCC members and Emma Kaufmann Camp ����������������������������������27 Sunday, 8 am-6 pm beyond. The 10/27 will connect with Fitness ���������������������������������������������������������������������� 8 Shemini Atzeret outside agencies for therapy services, Cashier Hours Group Ex Classes ������������������������������������������������12 Buildings close at 5 pm on Sunday, October 20 while providing training opportunities Monday-Thursday, 8 am-8 pm J Cafe ����������������������������������������������������������������������43 Closed Monday, October 21 and wellness programming. Friday, 8 am-6 pm J&R Day Camp ����������������������������������������������������25 Saturday, 8 am-6 pm Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 28 Massage ���������������������������������������������������������������14 For more information: Sunday, 8 am-6 pm Centerfit open 8 am-2 pm Maggie Feinstein Middle School Musical ������������������������������������23 Director of the 10.27 Healing Partnership My Baby and Me ������������������������������������������������32 Membership Office Hours Christmas Eve and Christmas Upper Level, Kaufmann Building Performing Arts Camp �������������������������������������23 Monday-Thursday, 8 am-8 pm Tuesday, December 24: open 5:30 am-6 pm 412.339.5416 Personal Training ������������������������������������������������� 9 Friday, 8 am-5 pm Wednesday, December 25: open 8 am-6 pm Physical Therapy ������������������������������������������������14 Sunday, 9 am-5 pm ECDC closed PJ Library ��������������������������������������������������������������33 New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day Preschool Sports �����������������������������������������������19 FOR MORE INFORMATION Tuesday, December 31: open 5:30 am-6 pm Senior Fitness �����������������������������������������������������45 Membership Sales and Services Wednesday, January 1, 2020: Shortstop Babysitting ��������������������������������������13 412-697-3522 JOIN US: Centerfit open 8 am-2 pm Special Needs ������������������������������������������������������31 124TH JCC ANNUAL MEETING Financial Assistance Sports and Rec ����������������������������������������������������15 412-697-3525 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 Swim Lessons �������������������������������������������������������� 5 6:15 PM Teens ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 37 Employment Teen Travel Camp ����������������������������������������������26 Jennifer DiGirolamo, 412-339-5418 Tot Sports �������������������������������������������������������������19 TTY (hearing impaired) Wellness ���������������������������������������������������������������11 412-208-9102 Youth Fitness ������������������������������������������������������10 Youth Sports ��������������������������������������������������������20 JCC South Hills 412-278-1975 JCC sailfish swim school For information Aquadults: ages 13+ Carla Likar, [email protected] Aquadults classes are designed to help 412-339-5429 beginner swimmers regardless of their starting point. Aquadults group lessons are ideal for Guppy and Me: ages 6-24 months adults who have never learned to swim, have a Parent/child class where songs and games are fear or hesitation of the water or want to perfect used to build confidence in the water. their swimming stroke. Tadpoles: age 2 Beginner: Get comfortable in the water, learn (Parents do not get in the water) breathing and buoyancy techniques, floating, Children learn to get in and out of pool gliding, and kicking. The class will introduce unassisted, blow bubbles, put their face in freestyle, backstroke, and sidestroke. the water, practice front and back floats with support, explore arm and leg movements and Intermediate: Learn breaststroke and refine kicking on their front and back with support. freestyle and backstroke skills. Rotary breathing is introduced. Minnows: ages 3-5 Children learn to kick on their front and back Advanced: Focus on more advanced and blow bubbles while putting their face in techniques, such as flip turns and refining water. They practice front and back floats with of the four competitive strokes for efficiency minimal support and changing direction while and speed. walking, paddling or holding the wall. Private Swim Lessons Jellyfish: ages 3-5 Children practice unsupported front and back Group lessons don’t fit in your busy schedule? Aquatics floats (starfish float) and front glide with their Our instructors will work with you or your child’s needs. JCC Aquatics is more than just a pool: We are an education center, a social face in for 1 body length—superman glide or streamline position. $37/half-hour; 6 classes/$33 each hub and a place for fun. Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished 10 classes/$30 each Catfish: ages 3-5 swimmer, our friendly, qualified staff will assist you in reaching your goals. Children combine arm and leg action for freestyle and backstroke. Beginner breathing At the JCC, everyone can experience the benefits of swimming—from CLASS DATES techniques are introduced. Sunday classes health and wellness to the important life skill of learning to be safe in and Starfish: ages 6-12 September 8-October 20 ���������������������������������������$84 November 3-December 15 �����������������������������������$84 around the water. Children practice unsupported front and back floats and start to combine arms and legs for Monday classes four strokes of freestyle. September 9-October 28 ���������������������������������������$60 Goldfish: ages 6-12 No class September 30; October 14, 21 Children practice bobbing/treading while November 4-December 16 �����������������������������������$84 moving to safety in chest-deep water. Freestyle Tuesday classes rotary breathing will be the main focus along September 10-October 29 ������������������������������������$72 with perfecting backstroke arms and legs. No class October 1, 8 Dolphins: ages 6-12 November 5-December 17 �����������������������������������$84 Children learn to swim underwater and tread in Wednesday classes deep water. They practice freestyle with rotary September 11-October 30 ������������������������������������$84 breathing and backstroke. Breaststroke will be No class October 9 introduced. November 6-December 18 �����������������������������������$72 Sharks: ages 6-12 No class November 27 Children refine freestyle and backstroke, perfect Thursday classes breaststroke and are introduced to butterfly and September 12-October 24 ������������������������������������$84 open turns. November 7-December 19 �����������������������������������$72 No class November 28

CLASS DAYS AND TIMES Guppy and Me: ages 6-24 months Sundays ������������������������������������������������������������9-9:30 am Wednesdays ��������������������������������������������������6-6:30 pm Thursdays ��������������������������������������������Noon-12:30 pm

4 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 5 Tadpoles: age 2 Aquadults: ages 13+ Sundays ������������������������������������������������������������9-9:30 am Beginner Sundays �������������������������������������������������������11-11:30 am JCC sailfish swim team Sundays �����������������������������������������������������������1-1:30 pm Mondays �������������������������������������������������������9:30-10 am Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������6:30-7 pm Mondays ���������������������������������������������������������5-5:30 pm For more information about requirements, Group Sailfish: ages 10-18 Tuesdays �����������������������������������������������10:15-10:45 am Intermediate practice times, days and locations, contact Swimmers must have competitive background Tuesdays ������������������������������������������������������ 11:30-noon Tuesdays ���������������������������������������������������������7-7:30 pm Coach Al Rose, 412-906-2583 or and meet USA swimming time standards of Wednesdays ����������������������������������������10:15-10:45 am [email protected] at least BB/B. Swimmers compete locally and Wednesdays ��������������������������������������������������4:30-5 pm Advanced Tuesdays ���������������������������������������������������������7:30-8 pm regionally. Training will focus on all strokes, Thursdays ���������������������������������������������������� 11:30-noon Stroke School: ages 8-13 starts, turns, race planning and faster set Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������3:30-4 pm Learn the four competitive strokes and how to swimming. Attendance is taken. AQUATIC FITNESS swim faster. Enrollment limited to 24 swimmers. $682 Minnows: ages 3-5 Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise Tuesday, September 3: Sundays ���������������������������������������������������������9:30-10 am Gentle movements increase joint flexibility and Freestyle and Backstroke Sundays �������������������������������������������������11:30 am-noon U.S. Group Sailfish: ages 13-18 range of motion, while restoring or maintaining Wednesday, September 4: Swimmers must have advanced skills and Mondays �����������������������������������������������������10-10:30 am muscle strength. Must have a physician’s referral Mondays ���������������������������������������������������������4-4:30 pm Breaststroke and Butterfly have the willingness to commit to excellence. to participate in this certified program. Swimmers will compete locally and nationally. Mondays ���������������������������������������������������������5:30-6 pm Thursday, September 5: Attendance is taken. Head Coach will have the Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������9:30-10 am Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Review all strokes Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������� 3-3:30 pm Noon-1 pm ����������������������������������������������������Small pool final say as to who will be in this group. 4-5 pm Wednesdays ��������������������������������������������������5-5:30 pm No fee $880 $100 Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������3-3:30 pm Shake, Splash and Roll Squirrel Hill Sailfish: ages 6-12 U.S. National Group Jellyfish: ages 3-5 This low-impact aerobic class includes total Introduction to Competitive Swimming Swimmers that have made Sectionals are Sundays �������������������������������������������������������10-10:30 am body conditioning and toning. eligible for this group. Swimmers compete Natalie Parker, [email protected] Mondays ���������������������������������������������������������4:30-5 pm Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays locally and nationally. Swimmers must Children practice all four competitive swim Tuesdays ����������������������������������������������Noon-12:30 pm 10:45-11:30 am ��������������������������������������������Small pool demonstrate the high level of work required to strokes. Emphasis is on competitive techniques Wednesdays ��������������������������������������������������3:30-4 pm No fee stay in this group. Attendance is taken. Head Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������� 5:30-6 pm such as streamline turns, finishes and Coach will have the final say as to who will be in Thursdays �����������������������������������������������������12:30-1 pm endurance training. this group. Aqua Fit This high-intensity aerobics class features water Team Practice $902 Catfish: ages 3-5 plyometrics and resistance equipment. Mondays and Wednesdays Sundays �������������������������������������������������������10:30-11 am September 9-December 18 Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays Masters Wednesdays ��������������������������������������������������4-4:30 pm 4-5 pm 9-10 am ����������������������������������������������������������Large pool For adults interested in competitive swimming Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������4-4:30 pm $200 No fee and harder workouts. $418 Starfish: ages 6-12 Pittsburgh Group Sailfish: ages 7+ SilverSplash Sundays �������������������������������������������������������11-11:30 am For beginning competitive swimmers. Short bursts of cardiovascular aerobic exercise Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������5-5:30 pm Swimmers learn all strokes, starts and turns and Adult Conditioning are combined with a series of strength, compete locally. Summer practice is optional. For adults interested in fitness through flexibility and balance exercises using a specially swimming. Goldfish: ages 6-12 designed SilverSneakers® kickboard. $517 Sundays �������������������������������������������������11:30 am-noon Sundays Tuesdays, Thursdays Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������5:30-6 pm $286 10:45-11:30 am ��������������������������������������������Small pool Allegheny Group Sailfish: ages 7+ No fee Swimmers should have some competitive Dolphins: ages 6-12 background and meet USA swimming time standards of BB/B. Swimmers compete locally. Sundays ������������������������������������������������Noon-12:30 pm Aqua WalkOut Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������6-6:30 pm Training will focus on all strokes, starts and Enjoy gentle, slow movements in the warm turns as well as aerobic swimming. Attendance water. Walk forward, backward and sideways as is taken. Sharks: ages 6-12 arms assist your movements. Stay as long as you Sundays ���������������������������������������������������������12:30-1 pm like—this group has the warm water pool space $589 Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������4:30-5 pm for an hour. Tuesdays, Thursdays 8-9 am �������������������������������������������������������������Small pool No fee

6 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 7 PERSONAL TRAINING Fitness Bill Herman, [email protected] Personal Training Fees 412-697-3238 Centerfit Platinum Hour Half Enriching the lives of every body by providing innovative fitness and wellness One-on-One Private Workout 4-11 sessions $62 $40 programming, reflective of Maimonedes’ 12th-century words, guf bari v’shalem— We will design a personalized exercise program 12-47 sessions $57 $36 to help you reach your goals. Your trainer will 48+ sessions $52 $32 the health of the soul cannot be achieved without taking care of the body. motivate you, keep you on track and make sure General Member Hour Half your workouts are safe, enjoyable and effective. 4-11 sessions $68 $44 Physician’s approval may be required. By 12-47 sessions $63 $40 appointment only. 48+ sessions $58 $36 Ages 17 and under Hour Half Foundations Small Group Training 4-11 sessions $54 $35 For anyone who wants to kickstart their journey 12-47 sessions $52 $33 to a healthier self, this small group training is for 48+ sessions $50 $31 you! Led by Michael Kroll, JCC Personal Trainer. Single Sessions (hour) Tuesdays and Thursdays, Noon-12:45 pm Centerfit Platinum $64 September 3-26 General Member $72 October 3-31 Ages 17 and under $56 November 5-December 3 Payment options No class 10/1, 10/8, 11/28 • Choose the number of sessions, either Maximum of 8 participants single sessions or purchase 4 or more $165/session/general member for a discounted rate.­ $150/Centerfit Platinum • You may make up missed appointments as long as you call 24 hours in advance Change Happens Here! to cancel. Jump Start Your Weight Loss • Contracts (if greater than one month) Are you ready to take the next step on your may be paid in monthly installments. weight loss journey? Get the support you deserve and jump start the process with some expert coaching from one of our talented trainers and our nutritionist! If you’re tired of TRX Class a cookie-cutter approach and you’re ready for The TRX® Suspension Trainer™ is the original, some powerful coaching focused on YOU and best-in-class workout system that leverages your individual goals and lifestyle, you’ll love gravity and your body weight to perform this package. hundreds of exercises. You’re in control of how much you challenge yourself on each exercise, 6½ hours of personal training sessions because you can simply adjust your body plus 2 hours of nutrition counseling, with a position to add or decrease resistance. Space is combination of face-to-face, Facetime, phone limited. calls or emails with a nutritionist Fridays ������������������������������������������������������������� 8-8:45 am $275/Centerfit Platinum; $300/general September 20-November 22 $100/general; $80/Centerfit Platinum FITNESS CLASSES Laurie Wood, [email protected] Group Cycling Challenge 412-697-3509 Geared toward endurance cyclists and Boot Camp competitive athletes, with an emphasis on endurance, cadence, climbing and sprints, as A structured, high-intensity workout modeled well as team exercises. Taught by endurance after military-style training. For the exerciser athlete Dan Holland. who wants a huge calorie burn. Tuesdays and Thursdays ��������������������������� 5:45-7 am Tuesdays and Thursdays ��������������������������� 6-6:45 am October 29-December 19 Kaufmann Gym $150—Community members can try one class September 3-November 14 for $15—fee reimbursed if you join! $200; $140/Centerfit Platinum November 19-December 19 $100; $70/Centerfit Platinum

8 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 9 High Intensity Interval Training Teen HIIT: ages 12-16 WELLNESS PROGRAMS High Intensity Interval Training is 45 minutes A personal trainer will take you through high Alexander Technique of short intense exercise followed by recovery intensity total body movements in short bursts, STEEL CITY SHOWDOWN: Call Darlene Cridlin, 412-697-3517 periods. KettleBell Cardio targets all your major for a huge calorie burn and tons of fun with BEAST OF THE BURGH muscle groups. TRX® Suspension Trainer™ your friends. Learn to use your body in more relaxed Sunday, September 22 leverages gravity and your body weight to and efficient ways by focusing on your self- Mondays and Wednesdays Conquer the unknown in this 3-5 mile enable hundreds of exercises for every fitness perception of movement. Carolyn Johnston, 4-4:45 pm obstacle challenge through the JCC’s 100+ goal. instructor; Robinson Dance Studio. September 9-November 13 ������������������������������� $125 acre Henry Kaufmann Family Park woods. Thursdays, 9:45-11:15 am Saturdays ������������������������������������������������������������ 8:30 am November 18-December 18 ���������������������������������$78 The course will be hilly and will test your September 26-November 14 Sundays ��������������������������������������������������������������������� 9 am balance, strength and skill with: $80/member; $100/community Mondays ������������������������������������������������������������� 8:30 am Sailfish Strength Training: ages 13+ • Walls Tuesdays �������������������������������������������������������������������6 pm November 21-December 19 Build total body strength using traditional • Rope climb Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������������ 8:30 am $40/member; $50/community weight training exercises to enhance swim • Crawls Thursdays �������������������������������������������� 9 am and 6 pm performance with special attention to injury • Balance obstacles September 1-December 21 prevention of the shoulder. By appointment. Healthy Heart Phase lll • Carries $180; $150/Centerfit Platinum Cardiac Rehabilitation • Stream run $150/10 sessions Take as many classes as you like! Call Marsha Mullen, 412-339-5415 $55 for 9-9:45 am heats With a physician’s approval, you can exercise $50 for all other heats New! #notyourparentsworkout in Centerfit. Marsha Mullen, MS ATC, will guide $25 for kids race YOUTH FITNESS you through an individualized exercise program Ages 8-12: 9 and 10 am Laurie Wood, [email protected] Barbell Mechanics using your physician’s recommendations. Ages 4-7: 9:30 and 10:30 am 412-697-3509 Proper lifting techniques for squats, bench jccpgh.org/event/steel-city-showdown press and deadlifts that will include functional Supervised times: For info: Steve Manns, [email protected] Teen Fitness Certification warmups and progressive accessory exercises Tuesdays and Fridays This 1½-hour orientation MUST be completed that will improve your form, technique and 9:30-11:30 am by teens ages 13-15 prior to using the facility; strength. Ben Weinberger, instructor. $25/month for SilverSneakers, Silver&Fit and another option is one hour with a personal JCC general members Mondays and Thursdays, 4 pm Reiki trainer. $48/month/community September 16-October 17 �����������������������������������$90 To schedule an appointment, call 412-697-3544. $45/certification class October 24-November 18 �������������������������������������$90 Reiki is a natural Japanese healing technique Wednesday, September 11 ����������������������4-5:30 pm November 21-December 19 ���������������������������������$90 Next Steps that promotes stress reduction and relaxation. It Saturday, October 26 ������������������������������ Noon-1 pm September 16-December 19 ����������������������������� $240 Jason Stowell, [email protected] is an energy-based touch therapy that liberates Wednesday, November 13 �����������������������4-5:30 pm (no class on 9/30,10/14) 412-697-3521 the body’s natural healing abilities. This post-rehabilitation exercise program OR $60/private session with a trainer BeastMode Bootcamp $70/one-hour session; $60/Centerfit Platinum Speed, agility and strength training helps you transition from physical therapy to long-term wellness. Our staff will work with Deck Time: ages 10-13 designed to help teens excel at their sport. Includes progression, injury prevention and your physical therapist to develop an exercise Advanced T’ai Chi for all ages Have fun exercising with your friends in program tailored to your needs. Call Marsha Mullen, 412-339-5415 Centerfit. A JCC fitness instructor will lead you improvement in exercise efficiency. Dan Holc, Chen style T’ai Chi alternates slow-motion through a Workout of the Day. instructor. $33 per half hour /10 half-hour sessions. movements with short, fast, explosive ones. Tuesdays and Fridays, 4 pm Tuesdays and Thursdays ���������������������������������4-5 pm There is much emphasis on internal power September 17-October 18 ������������������������������������$90 Begins October 3 Nutrition Counseling and spiral force. Some movements involve October 25-November 15 �������������������������������������$90 $5/session; $45/10 visits Determine what you should be eating, based on jumping in the air, kicking and punching similar November 19-December 17 ���������������������������������$90 your individual concerns. to martial arts. Chen style is more demanding September 17-December 17 ����������������������������� $240 physically and usually executed with a lower Girls on the Run: grades 3-5 Drop-in: $15 $55/one-hour session; $30/follow-up session stance. In the class, you train with traditional The program nurtures confidence through No class on 9/30,10/14, 11/29 5 follow-up sessions: $140 dynamic lessons and running games, Chen style basic drills, hand forms and weapon forms. Instructor Hesheng Bao, PhD, founder culminating with a celebratory 5K run. PWR!MovesTM Parkinson’s Exercise Program Wednesday Fitness Fusion and director of Win-Win Kung Fu Culture Center, Call Marsha Mullen, 412-339-5415. Tuesdays and Thursdays ���������������������������4:30-6 pm Fitness Fusion combines strength training, has been practicing and teaching different Begins September 10 ���������������������������������������������KDS circuit training, yoga techniques, group PWR!Moves is an evidence-based exercise styles of authentic traditional Tai Chi for many Register at www.gotrmagee.org activities and more, to help make fitness a way program geared to people with Parkinson’s, years. of life. Nkem Chikwendu, instructor. designed to counteract its major symptoms, restore function and improve quality of life. Wednesdays, Kaufmann Dance Studio Wednesdays, 4 pm ��������������������������������������������������KDS September 4-November 13 September 18-October 16 (no class 10/9) ������$45 Mondays and Thursdays, 11 am No class October 9 October 23-November 13 �������������������������������������$45 September 9-October 17 1-1:45 pm November 20-December 18 (no class 11/27) �$45 Mondays, Kaufmann Dance Studio $30/members; $35/community September 18-December 18 ����������������������������� $120 Thursdays, Levinson Hall Registration required Drop-in: $10 $60

10 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 11 Pilates and Yoga Therapy One-on-One Pilates STEWART S. WEINBAUM Focus on increasing flexibility and strength to SHORTSTOP BABYSITTING build more defined, longer, leaner muscles. Nurturing staff care for children ages 6 Mat and Reformer training available. Call weeks to 5 years while parents exercise. Buy 412-697-3507 to schedule your appointment. monthly or annual passes at the Centerfit Desk. Space is limited. Located in the Yoga Therapy Kaufmann Building upper level. Yoga can be an effective method of healing sore joints, tight muscles, unhealthy posture Monday-Friday ��������������������������������������8 am-1 pm patterns and chronic pain, as well as speeding Monday-Thursday ���������������������������5:30-8:30 pm recovery from surgery. Call 412-697-3507 to General Members schedule your appointment. $50/month/child; $576/year/child Centerfit Platinum Members Spinning $35/month/child; $396/year/child A high intensity, sweat-inducing workout on a stationary bike that imitates a real ride (minus Drop-in the breaks) with climbs, sprints and coasts. $12/hour/child; no-show fee: $15 Reservations are required and may be made up Reservations are required; call 412-697-3544. to seven days in advance. Two hours advance notice of cancellation required; “no shows” will You must remain in the building while using be charged $5. JCC babysitting. group ex classes Group Active One class that gives you all the training Group Power you need—cardio, strength, balance and This 60-minute barbell program strengthens all flexibility—in just one hour. Activate your life GROUP EX CLASSES your major muscles in an inspiring, motivating FALL PREVIEW WEEK We’re committed to improving the quality of your with Group Active. group environment with simple, athletic SEPTEMBER 1-7 life through group exercise. A great opportunity to try everything that we movements such as squats, lunges, presses and We will get you motivated and keep you Group Blast curls. have to offer, plus lots of surprises and prizes, motivated. pop-up classes, fusion classes—all FREE for 60 minutes of cardio training using The Step We will deliver a memorable experience each JCC members and your guests. to improve fitness, agility, coordination and Zumba and every time. strength. Exciting Latin moves and rhythms. We will improve your mobility, strength, flexibility, Blast 30 For information balance and endurance. 30 minutes of high energy cardio training. Patti Sciulli, [email protected] We will get you moving and keep you moving! FEES 412-697-3507 Group Exercise & Spinning Please see the monthly Group Excercise Group Centergy Centerfit Platinum: No fee schedule for an up-to-date list of classes, days FALL GROUP EX LAUNCHES A 60-minute journey of yoga and Pilates while General Members: and times. Available at the Centerfit Desk or Try these classes for FREE and bring a friend moving to music, designed to help you center $80/20 adult coupons online at JCCPGH.org • Group Centergy your energy, reduce stress and smile. $53/20 teen coupons Wednesday, September 25 • 9 am Drop-in: $5 • Group Active Pilates Group Core Friday, October 4 • 9:15 am Yoga and Pilates Classes Create a body that is long and lean with flat Trains you like an athlete in 30 action-packed • Group Fight Centerfit Platinum: No fee abdominals and a strong back. minutes and challenges you like never Friday, October 11 • 6:15 am General Members: before. Prevent back pain, improve athletic • Group Power $140/20-session punch card performance and get ripped abs. Thursday, October 17 • 9:15 am Yoga (get one session FREE with filled card) • Group Core Improve strength and flexibility through $70/10-session punch card Tuesday, October 22 • 7:30 am stretches, postures and breathing techniques. Group Fight Drop-in: $9/member; $12/community • Group Blast Group Fight brings it on! This electric 60-minute Fees for One-on-One Pilates and Yoga Therapy Wednesday, October 30 • 9 am Yoga Flow fusion class of martial arts and boxing Centerfit Platinum: Seated meditation, breathing exercises and movements will kick your cardio fitness to the $60/1-hour session; $110/two sessions Special class: Turkey Burner a variety of postures. Suitable for all students next level. 3-5 sessions: $50/session from beginners and up. November 28 • 9-10:30 am General members: $66/1-hour session; $122/two sessions 3-5 sessions: $56/session

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Aromatherapy JOIN TODAY FOR THESE Plant materials and aromatic oils, including BENEFITS essential oils, and other aromatic compounds • Adults-only spa-style locker rooms, are used to enhance psychological and physical concierge services and discounts well-being. • ALL Group Exercise, Yoga, Spinning and Reflexology Pilates classes are FREE Pressure is applied to certain points on the foot • FREE Racquetball/Squash/Handball corresponding to organs and systems in the Court time body. • DISCOUNT of up to 10% off Personal Pregnancy Training Contracts Reduces stress and anxiety, decreases swelling • DISCOUNT up to 20% on Massage and relieves aches and pains. • Steam, sauna and whirlpool Chair • Towel service, hair dryers and toiletries Chair massage reduces stress and headaches while relaxing the muscles of your neck, back sports and rec • Free coffee and tea and arms. To join, contact the Membership Office, For information PRIVATE LESSONS 412-697-3522 or [email protected] Massage Fees Jeremy Kelley, [email protected] Call the Cashier, 412-697-3526. 412-697-3538 Centerfit Rollerblading, Tennis and Pickleball Half Hour ���������������������������������������������������������������������$27 SPORTS Learn from teaching professional Mark Haffner. Hour ������������������������������������������������������������������������������$54 By appointment. MASSAGE Aromatherapy �����������������������������������������������������������$70 Over 21 Recreational Basketball Call 412-697-3544 for an appointment. 10 Half-Hour Coupons (Platinum only) ��������� $250 Drop in for organized pick-up games. $46/hour; $28/half-hour General members: add $10 Swedish Tuesdays ���������������������������������������������������������������5-7 pm Community: add $20 The most common form of massage, used to Saturdays ����������������������������������������������������10 am-noon Basketball Lessons: ages 10 + promote general relaxation, improve circulation Sundays ���������������������������������������������������������������8-10 am Work closely with a qualified JCC instructor to and ease everyday aches and pains. Mother-Daughter Days No fee for members improve your game. Contact Jeremy Kelley at Enjoy Centerfit Platinum with your mother, 412-697-3538 to schedule your session. Trigger Point Also known as myotherapy or neuromuscular daughter or granddaughter. Children must be Over 45 Recreational Basketball Ages 13+: $46 for a one-hour lesson at least 13 years old. Schedule massages for therapy, concentrated pressure is applied to Drop in for organized pick-up games. Ages 12 and under: $28 for a half -hour lesson “trigger points” (painful irritated areas in the the two of you on these days and enjoy a 20% discount! Saturdays ������������������������������������������������������������8-10 am muscle) to break cycles of spasm and pain. No fee for members Sundays COURT SPORTS Deep Tissue Contact Alan Mallinger, 412-697-3545, or September 1, October 6, November 3, Chronic patterns of tension in the body are [email protected] December 1 Larry Ruttenberg Adult Basketball League released through slow strokes and deep finger 4-6 pm Wednesdays, begins October 16 Our two indoor courts are used for racquetball, pressure on contracted areas in the deeper $625/team; open to the community layers of muscle tissue. handball and squash. Members may reserve courts up to seven days in advance. Sports Coed Volleyball Reservations are taken during regular JCC hours Whether you are a serious athlete or just trying PT@THE JCC Thursdays, 7-10 pm at the Centerfit desk, or call 412-339-5411. to get in shape, a sports massage can help you Dr. Scott Rosen, Physical Therapist, No fee for members The fee for court time is $4/hour and must recover faster and prevent injuries. Clinical Director. Located on the lower be paid in full at the Centerfit desk prior to level of the JCC across from the Centerfit play. Centerfit Platinum members play for no Restorative Desk. Open to the community. Pickleball Perfect for runners or cyclists training for a race, Call Alan Mallinger, 412-697-3545. charge. A general member or a guest must pay this massage allows you to recover faster and To schedule, call 412-697-3505. a $2 court fee when playing with a Centerfit It’s a paddle sport for all ages and all athletic train harder with less injury. Monday through Friday appointments. Platinum member. ability levels. Played on a badminton-sized court Pre- and Post-Event with a tennis style net, it has very simple rules A short, stimulating massage 15-45 minutes and is easy to learn and play. Think oversized before your big event is directed toward the ping pong! parts of your body that will be involved in the Tuesdays • 11:30 am-1:30 pm exertion. Post-event massage, given within an Wednesdays • 11:30-1 pm hour or two of the event, helps normalize the Fridays • 10:30 am-12:30 pm body’s tissue. Kaufmann Gym

14 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 15 For information Little Champ Super Hoopers: grades K-2 Jeremy Kelley, [email protected] Participants learn the fundamentals of 412-697-3538 basketball including dribbling, passing and shooting throughout this 14-week program. Teams are formed with an emphasis on learning Little Rookies Skills Clinic: grades K-2 and having fun. T-shirts for all players. This 6-week program places an emphasis on fun and teaches fundamental skills necessary for Sundays younger players to learn to play the game the November 10-February 23, 2020 right way. $170; $220/community Kindergarten �������������������������������������������������������1-2 pm Sundays • 2-2:45 pm Grade 1 ������������������������������������������������������2:15-3:15 pm September 8-October 13 Grade 2 ������������������������������������������������������3:30-4:30 pm $75; $95/community

Harry B. Davis Basketball Clinic and League: Youth Skills Clinic: grades 3-8 grades 3-8 Get back on the court and ready for the This 16-week program teaches the game using upcoming basketball season! Our JCC coaches a combination of skills, drills and instruction will get you back in game shape and ready to and includes exhibition games and league play. be your best. Skills, drills, competitions and games are included in this exciting mini-camp. Players are evaluated by trained coaches and administrators and then placed onto teams Sundays • 4-5 pm based on grade and skill level. Regular season September 8-October 13 games are followed by playoffs, championships $75; $95/community and an end-of-season awards ceremony for all players. N.B.A. (No Boys Allowed) Skills Clinic: Basketball Coaches and referees are in high school, college grades 3-8 and older, and selected by an interview process. Basketball and the JCC have gone hand-in-hand for over a century in the city High energy, enthusiasm and tons of fun create They take part in a pre-season training program a clinic experience that girls of all ages and skill as well as in-season training sessions. of Pittsburgh. We understand and appreciate the value that organized sports levels will love. Female coaches are role models can play in people’s lives, no matter their age or skill level. Our experienced in a competitive environment designed to instill Saturdays self confidence. November 9-Monday, March 2, 2020 $200; $250/community coaches include many who have come up through the program themselves and Sundays • 3-4 pm have experienced first-hand what the JCC basketball program is all about. September 8-October 13 Grades 3-4 ������������������������������������������������������������1-2 pm $75; $95/community Grades 5-6 ������������������������������������������������2:15-3:15 pm Grades 7-8 ������������������������������������������������3:30-4:30 pm Explosive and Power Training with the League Only Scoring Factory: ages 10-18 December 7-Monday, March 2, 2020 The well-respected local Scoring Factory brings $170; $220/community their training program to the JCC. The Explosive program helps players develop their ability to N.B.A. (No Boys Allowed) Winter Clinic and rapidly change direction, improve short-burst League: Girls ONLY Grades 3-8 explosiveness and increase jumping ability. The Back by popular demand, this 10-week program Power program increases upper-body strength teaches girls the fundamentals of basketball in with intense exercises. a social yet competitive environment. Female Mondays coaches and role models facilitate drills, games Power �������������������������������������������������������� 6:45-7:40 pm and activities designed to build self-confidence Explosive ���������������������������������������������������7:45-8:40 pm on and off the court. This league combines August 12-October 7 great teaching, high energy, enthusiasm and $35/class; $175/7-week session tons of fun into a clinic experience girls of all $50/both classes; $225/7-week session ages and skill levels will love. Sundays, 5-6 pm Private Basketball Lessons: ages 10 + December 8 –February 16, 2020 Work closely with a qualified JCC instructor to $150; $200/community improve your game. Contact Jeremy Kelley at 412-697-3538 to schedule your session. Ages 13+: $46 for a one-hour lesson Ages 12 and under: $28 for a half -hour lesson

16 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 17 Travel Teams: grades 5-12 LEAGUES Selected players represent the JCC in Middle School Fall League: competition against other organizations Boys and Girls grades 4-8 throughout the greater Pittsburgh area. Teams Teams will be formed, with league games and play 1-2 games and have 1-2 practices per playoffs to follow. All players receive a JCC week throughout the season, October through jersey. March. Tuesdays and Thursdays ������������������Robinson Gym In addition to practices and games, September 10-October 24 7th-graders and up will take part in an in-season Games at 6 pm and 7 pm weight training program in JCC Centerfit to $75/member; $95/community supplement their on-court training throughout the season. High School Fall League: All players MUST attend one tryout session to Boys and Girls grades 8-12 be considered for selection. There is no fee to Teams will be formed, with league games and try out; team fee is for those who are selected. playoffs to follow. Team members must purchase uniforms for an additional fee. All teams compete in a post- Tuesdays and Thursdays ������������������Robinson Gym tots and preschool sports season tournament in early March at the JCC. September 10-October 24 Games at 8 and 9 pm For information Super Shooters Soccer Tryouts for Boys: Tuesday, October 15 and $50/member; $60/community Brandi D’Amico, [email protected] Goal! Children develop motor, team and social Thursday, October 17 412-697-3532 skills while learning basic soccer skills and rules. Boys: grades 5-6 �������������������������������������������6-7:15 pm Thursdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm Team fee ������������������������������������������������������������������� $175 Basketball Coaches: grades 9-12 TOTS Coaches must be 16 years old as of September 5-26 Boys: grades 7-8 �������������������������������������7:15-8:30 pm November 1, 2019. Coaches attend mandatory Tiny Tot Soccer: Strong walkers up to age 2 $50; $40 ECDC Team fee ������������������������������������������������������������������� $225 Children learn basic soccer skills while focusing training sessions throughout the season. Wednesdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm on enhancing their motor, team and social skills. Ace Aizenberg Boys Varsity and JV Contact Jeremy Kelley at [email protected] if October 16-December 11 Grades 9-12 �������������������������������������������������8:30-10 pm you are interested. Fridays, 9:30-9:50 am No class November 27 Team fee ������������������������������������������������������������������� $300 September 6-27 $90; $80 ECDC Tryout for Girls: Tuesday, October 22 $40; $35/ECDC Girls: grades 5-6 ������������������������������������������ 6-7:15 pm Tiny Stars Tennis Team fee ������������������������������������������������������������������� $175 Tumbling Tots Children learn tennis skills and partner play Children will learn the basics of tumbling through fun games and activities. Emphasis Girls: grades 7-8 �������������������������������������7:15-8:30 pm while focusing on their coordination, balance, is on balance, movement and eye-hand Team fee ������������������������������������������������������������������ $225 flexibility and motor skills. coordination. Fridays, 9:30-9:50 am Thursdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm October 18-December 13 October 17-December 12 No class November 29 $90; $80/ECDC $80; $70/ECDC No class November 28 PRESCHOOL: AGES 3-5 Tiny T-Ball Tiny Tumblers Children learn the fundamentals of T-Ball, Children are introduced to the basics of including hitting, catching and throwing. tumbling in a fun and structured atmosphere. Balance beam, forward rolls, backward rolls, and Fridays other body awareness skills will be covered. September 6-27 3-3:30 pm Tuesdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm $50; $40/ECDC September 3-24 $50/; $40/ECDC Little Penguins Hockey Shoot and score! Children learn the basics of stick handling, passing, shooting and defense. Fridays, 3-3:30 pm October 18-December 13 No class November 29 $90; $80/ECDC

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For information Mighty Kicks Soccer: grades K-3 Brandi D’Amico, [email protected] Mighty Kicks offers a high-energy, fun program 412-697-3532 that helps children develop coordination and confidence while also improving their soccer skills and playing ability. Coach Sam Bellin is Tiny Hoopers: ages 3-5 current Allderdice High School Soccer coach. He Children learn the basics of basketball: was inducted into the Western PA Jewish Sports dribbling, passing, shooting and the rules of the Hall of Fame in 2016. game. Thursdays Wednesdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm October 17-December 12 September 4-25 5-6 pm performing arts $50; $40 ECDC $100; $85/Clubhouse Tuesdays, 3-3:30 pm or 3:45-4:15 pm October 15-December 10 PHILIP CHOSKY PERFORMING • Ballet slippers (no foam slippers) required for Youth Tennis: grades K-6 No class November 26 ballet class Learn the skills and rules of the game from ARTS PROGRAM $90; $80 ECDC • Black tap shoes required for tap class certified instructor Mark Haffner. For information • Black jazz shoes required for jazz class Fridays Kathy Wayne, [email protected] Boys October 18-December 13 412-339-5414 YOUTH • Black jazz pants Introductory ��������������������������������������������������������4-5 pm Girls on the Run: grades 3-6 • White T-shirt Intermediate �������������������������������������������������������5-6 pm Designed to allow every girl to recognize her DANCE • Ballet shoes required for ballet class No class November 29 inner strength, the Girls on the Run curriculum Philosophy • Tap shoes required for tap class $100; $85/Clubhouse inspires girls to define their lives on their own Our goal is to help children gain poise, Registration terms. The class ends with a celebratory 5K run. flexibility, strength and an appreciation for the • Participants must be registered before the Private Tennis and Rollerblading Lessons art of dance. Tuesdays and Thursdays first class begins. Learn from certified instructor Mark Haffner. By 4:30-6 pm Director • If your child is in Level 3 or above, please call appointment. Begins September 10 Kathy Wayne, Dance Director, is a graduate of the Director to discuss your child’s placement. Register at www.gotrmagee.org $46/hour; $28/half hour Point Park College with a B.A. in dance. Her Dance Recital professional credits include Tokyo Disneyland, • Our annual dance recitals are held in Caesar’s Atlantic City and many productions May/June. with the Pittsburgh Playhouse. • Costumes are mandatory for participants in Dress Code Requirements the dance recital and must be purchased by Hair must be pulled back in a bun; shorter hair parents in January. pulled back with a headband. • Students must be registered by January to participate in the dance recital. Ages 3-4 • Pink leotard (no attached skirt) Ballet • Pink tights Barre and center floor exercises; students • Pink ballet slippers (no foam slippers) advance based on their ability to perform given required for ballet class steps. • Black tap shoes required for tap class Tap Ages 5 and up: any style leotard in the following Rhythm, musicality and sound clarity skills are colors: introduced; dancers learn a vocabulary of tap • Ballet/Tap Level 1: White leotard steps to be used to develop fun choreography. • Ballet/Tap Level 2: Pink leotard • Ballet/Tap Level 4: Lilac leotard Jazz • Ballet/Tap Level 5: Baby blue leotard Jazz dance incorporates many styles, from • Ballet/Tap Level 6: Royal blue leotard modern dance, Broadway musicals and • Ballet/Tap Level 7: Burgundy leotard Hollywood movies to street, folk and popular • Ballet/Tap Level 8: Navy leotard dance. Students must be at least 7 years old. • Ballet/Tap Level 9 and 10: Black leotard • Black jazz pants are acceptable for jazz and hip hop • Pink tights for ballet classes

20 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 21 PRESCHOOL DANCE CLASSES Ballet/Tap/Jazz 7: ages 10-12 No classes on September 30, October 1, 9, 14, 21 Tuesdays, 4:15-5:45 pm �����������������������������������������RDS September 10-December 17 ����������������������������� $238 Creative Movement: ages 3-4 October 29-December 17 ����������������������������������� $136 Mondays, 12:30-1 pm ��������������������������������������������KDS September 10-May 19 ����������������������������������������� $528 September 9-December 16 ������������������������������� $150 October 28-December 16 ����������������������������������� $100 September 9-May 11 ������������������������������������������� $345 Ballet/Tap/Jazz 8: ages 11-13 Thursdays, 4:15-6:30 pm ���������������������������������������RDS Thursdays, 3-3:30 pm ���������������������������������������������KDS September 12-December 19 ���������������������������� $336 September 12-December 19 ���������������������������� $175 October 31-December 19 ����������������������������������� $168 October 31-December 19 ��������������������������������������$88 September 12-May 21 ���������������������������������������� $736 September 12-May 14 ���������������������������������������� $368 Clubhouse Dance: grades 3-5 PERFORMING ARTS CAMP This is a fun dance club especially for JCC For information Ballet/Tap/Jazz 9: ages 12-14 Clubhouse kids. A beginner intro to dance Kathy Wayne, [email protected] Pre-Ballet: ages 4-5 Mondays, 5:15-7:15 pm �����������������������������������������RDS and jazz style will be taught. Please wear 412-339-5414 Thursdays, 3:30-4 pm ���������������������������������������������KDS Ballet and Jazz comfortable clothing that you can move in. No September 12-December 19 ���������������������������� $175 Wednesdays, 6:45-8:45 pm ����������������������������������RDS dance recital. Pre-Professional Program for October 31-December 19 ��������������������������������������$88 Ballet and Tap Young Performers Tuesdays September 12-May 14 ���������������������������������������� $368 September 9-December 16 ������������������������������� $324 Acting • Dance • Voice 4:15-5 pm �������������������������������������������������������������������KDS October 28-December 16 ����������������������������������� $216 September 10-December 17 ����������������������������� $140 September 9-May 20 �������������������������������������������� $806 Grades 4-10 Pre-Ballet/Tap: ages 4-5 October 29-December 17 ��������������������������������������$80 Monday-Friday, 9 am-3:30 pm Mondays, 4:30-5:15 pm �����������������������������������������KDS Robinson Building September 9-December 16 ������������������������������� $156 Ballet/Tap/Jazz 10: ages 13-18 Musical Theater Jazz Dance: grades 5-9 Hone your craft with expert faculty and theater October 28-December 16 ����������������������������������� $104 Tuesdays ���������������������������������������������������������������������RDS arts professionals. Lunch is provided. Learn basic jazz and musical theater dance September 9-May 11 ������������������������������������������� $360 Tap ������������������������������������������������������������ 5:45-6:45 pm moves. Gain the confidence you need to Ballet �������������������������������������������������������� 6:45-8:15 pm Tuesdays, 3:15-4 pm �����������������������������������������������RDS perform and audition for musicals. Please wear Acting Thursdays �������������������������������������������������������������������RDS September 10-December 17 ����������������������������� $182 comfortable clothing that you can move in. No Theater games as well as drama and vocal Ballet �������������������������������������������������������� 6:30-7:30 pm October 29-December 17 ����������������������������������� $104 dance recital. exercises help campers learn to express Jazz ����������������������������������������������������������� 7:30-8:30 pm September 10-May 19 ����������������������������������������� $384 themselves. Workshops with professionals from September 10-December 19 ����������������������������� $390 Fridays �������������������������������������������������������������������5-6 pm the Pittsburgh theater community may include: October 29-December 19 ����������������������������������� $240 September 13-December 20 Acting for the Camera, Stage Combat, Makeup, September 10-May 21 ���������������������������������������� $928 $150; $180/community SCHOOL AGE DANCE CLASSES Shakespeare and more. November 1-December 20 Ballet/Tap 1: Kindergarten $80; $96/community Mondays, 4:15-5:15 pm �����������������������������������������RDS Lyrical Jazz: ages 11-18 Dance September 9-December 16 ������������������������������� $180 Mondays, 7:15-8:15 pm �����������������������������������������RDS Through the study of technique and October 28-December 16 ����������������������������������� $120 September 9-December 16 ������������������������������� $180 MIDDLE SCHOOL MUSICAL choreography, campers learn how to break September 9-May 18 ������������������������������������������� $434 October 28-December 16 ����������������������������������� $120 Don’t miss the JCC’s Middle School Musical, down a complicated routine into manageable September 9-May 18 ������������������������������������������� $434 directed by Kathy Wayne. Anyone in grades steps. They gain flexibility, strength and Ballet/Tap 2: ages 6-7 5-8 who is interested in auditioning should call stamina, explore various dance styles, and learn Wednesdays, 4:15-5:15 pm ����������������������������������RDS Hip Hop: ages 7-11 Kathy Wayne at 412-339-5414. how to survive a dance audition. September 11-December 18 ����������������������������� $210 Fridays, 4-4:45 pm ���������������������������������������������������RDS Audition Date October 30-December 18 ��������������������������������� $120 September 13-December 20 ����������������������������� $210 Sunday, September 15 ������������������������������������1-5 pm Voice September 11-May 20 ����������������������������������������� $462 November 1-December 20 �������������������������������� $120 Campers work on music skills and musical September 13-May 22 ����������������������������������������� $462 Call Back Date Tuesday, September 17 �����������������������5:30-8:30 pm theater repertoire, which are showcased in the Ballet/Tap/Jazz 4: ages 7-8 final production. Fridays, 4:15-5:45 pm ���������������������������������������������KDS Pointe Show Dates Wednesday, December 11 ���������������������������������7 pm September 13-December 20 ����������������������������� $238 Students must be approved by the Director Faculty November 1-December 20 �������������������������������� $119 Tuesdays, 7:15-9 pm �����������������������������������������������RDS Thursday, December 12 ��������������������������������������7 pm The camp faculty includes professionals in a September 13-May 22 ����������������������������������������� $528 September 10-December 17 ���������������������������� $182 Saturday, December 14 ���������������������������������7:30 pm variety of fields from the Pittsburgh theater September 10-May 21 ���������������������������������������� $384 Sunday, December 15 ������������������������������������������2 pm community Ballet/Tap/Jazz 6: ages 8-10 Wednesdays, 5:15-6:45 pm ����������������������������������RDS Richard E. Rauh Skill-Building Workshops September 11-December 18 ����������������������������� $238 Senior High Musical Special workshops are led by local experts. October 30-December 18 ��������������������������������� $136 Stay tuned for audition date announcements September 11-May 20 ����������������������������������������� $528 coming this fall. Performances Performances are held at the JCC during the last week of camp. KDS: Kaufmann Dance Studio RDS: Robinson Dance Studio

22 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 23 j&r day camp Summer Camps JCC camps provide the ideal environment for children to learn, develop J&R DAY CAMP independence, and gain confidence and a sense of self. Our unique summer Register: Katie Whitlatch, programming prepares campers and staff for life’s journeys through meaningful [email protected] 412-697-3540 connections, personal growth, instilling values and delivering fun. jccpghdaycamps.com Age 3-grade 5 Family Park, Monroeville Monday-Friday: 9 am-3:30 pm June 22-August 21, 2020 Register by the week; weeks do not need to be consecutive James & Rachel Levinson Day Camp provides children with an enriching summer filled with sports, arts, nature, Judaics, cookouts, swimming, ropes course, biking, tennis and more. Children participate in age-appropriate activities with qualified, professional supervisory staff and caring CPR/AED-certified counselors. At J&R we promote an environment of respect, cooperation and caring where children can discover new interests and talents every day. Fee includes lunch, a camp shirt and bus transportation. Before- and After-Camp Care Robinson Building, JCC Squirrel Hill 7:30-9 am: no fee 3:30-6 pm: additional cost

24 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 25 emma kaufmann camp

For information EKC ACTIVITIES YALLA BALAGAN SPECIALTY CAMPS Aaron Cantor, [email protected] • Archery • Arts & Crafts • Basketball • The Blob Jamie Scott, 412-697-3540 TEEN TRAVEL CAMP 412-339-5412 • Canoeing/Kayaking • Ceramics Information: Hannah Kalson [email protected] EKC, the JCC’s overnight summer camp, is [email protected] or 412-339-5400 Grades 1-6 • Chinuch (Judaics) • Climbing Tower situated along Cheat Lake near Morgantown, Register: Katie Whitlatch, Monday-Friday: 9 am-3:30 pm • Cooking • Dance • Drama • Heated Pool Call for information about camps and dates West Virginia, providing myriad opportunities [email protected] or 412-697-3540 for sports and recreational activities on land • Horseback Riding • Israeli Culture Campers explore special interests for a week at and water. EKC camping programs, with an • Lacrosse • Maccabi Color War Grades 6-8 a time. Camps takes place at the JCC in Squirrel emphasis on Jewish values, are for kids entering • Mountain & BMX Biking During three 3-week sessions, rising 6th, 7th, Hill or at J&R (transportation provided). and 8th graders will embark on adventures grades 2 through 10. • The Rave • Robotics• Shabbat • Singing • Focus on specific skill development to see Pittsburgh through new eyes, build • Soccer • Tennis • Teva (Nature) relationships, do community service, and have • Camper choice activities First Experience: grades 2-5 • Tubing • Water Skiing • Zip Line plenty of fun, all grounded in Jewish values and • Trained experts and coaches ensure each First Experience is a one-week introduction to learning. camper receives individual attention the EKC overnight camping experience with a goal of helping campers become comfortable Yalla Balagan has the best of both worlds: • Great indoor & outdoor facilities Session Dates 2020 staying away from home. For campers entering grades 2-10 campers are part of the J&R camp community • Kosher lunch provided daily through their own special space at camp, as 4 weeks (Session I) • Recreational swim daily well as going out to explore Pittsburgh. Each SIT (Staff-in-Training) Program Sunday-Friday, June 21-July 17 session also includes exciting overnight or SITs travel to Israel for 21 days of their eight- For campers entering grades 2-10 multi-day travel to other cities like New York, week commitment, participating in tikkun 3 weeks (Session II) Cleveland and Washington, DC. olam projects and Shabbat weekends, visiting Sunday-Tuesday, July 19-August 11 the Kotel and Yad Vashem, plus much more. Returning to camp, SITs participate in four For campers entering grades 2-6 weeks of program planning and supervision 2 weeks (Sabra/Kineret Aleph) of campers as they complete their training Sunday-Friday, June 21-July 3 experience. 2 weeks (Sabra/Kineret Bet) Sunday-Sunday, July 19-August 2 For campers entering grades 2-5 1 week (First Experience) Wednesday-Tuesday, August 5-11

26 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 27 Annabelle Rubinstein Early Our Facility Childhood Development Center ECDC is housed in a dedicated, fully secured To learn more about the Early Childhood wing of the JCC. ECDC children make use of Development Center, contact Liza Baron, facilities in the entire JCC campus including Edward and Rose Berman Director indoor heated pools, full-size gymnasiums and 412-697-3530 or [email protected] the enclosed outdoor Marci Lynn Bernstein Playground. Children grow and thrive in a program enriched with language, reading, math, science, art, music and fun. We believe that discovery and Age Groups and Schedules play are young children’s most important ECDC is a preschool with before- and after- “work,” preparing them for the academic and life school extended day options, enrichment challenges ahead. classes and summer camps for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years old. We offer a wide range of scheduling choices from 7 am-6 pm every Our Approach weekday. ECDC’s approach to early learning is inspired • Infants: Full-time care, 6 weeks through 14 by the ideas and practices developed in Reggio months old Emilia, Italy, for the education of young children. • Tots: Full- and part-time options for 12 This program— based on the principles of months through 2 years respect, responsibility and community through exploration and discovery in a supportive and • Toddlers: Full- and part-time options for enriching environment—resonates with the 2-year-olds JCC mission. ECDC’s curriculum recognizes each • Preschoolers: Full- and part-time options for Early Childhood Development Center child’s voice and strives to provide a beautiful 3- and 4-year-olds environment, small groups for children to do • Pre-Kindergarten: Full- and part-time options Young children are offered daily opportunities to encounter many types their work, and access to a wide variety of for 4- and 5-year-olds learning materials. of materials, many points of view, working actively with hands, minds and emotions, in a context that values the expressiveness and creativity of each Our Core Beliefs and Values ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS • Children are constructivist learners child in the group. Together we’re helping to raise future citizens of the Amazing Afternoons: PreK age 4-5 • Early Childhood educators are professionals We explore a different theme—such as Our City, world who will advocate for themselves, welcome guests to the table and be • Our families are our partners Children Around the World and My Amazing Body—each month, with classes and visitors • Our environment is an inspiration for inquiry upstanders for friends and strangers alike. related to each theme. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 1:30-3 pm Our Educators Make the Difference September 4-June 12 Our talented and dedicated staff is committed $1,260 to ensuring each child’s happiness, safety and growth. It is our priority to employ experienced and creative staff who meet our high standards Math and Science Afternoons: PreK age 4-5 and reflect our value of lifelong learning. Our We explore numbers, animals, maps, the solar educators work together as a team to ensure system, the earth, chemistry, machines and all of our children are highly engaged in the navigation. These topics are made exciting with education process for our school. books, classroom projects and hands-on fun. Skilled JCC specialists teach aquatics, physical Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1:30-3 pm education, music, and Jewish and Israeli September 3-June 11 culture. ECDC is visited weekly by a counselor $895 from Jewish Family and Community Services to support educators and children in the Booken Family Kabbalat Shabbat classroom environment. Celebrated every Friday during the school year. Everyone is welcome. 10 am

28 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 29 special needs The JCC serves individuals with special needs by GESHER PROGRAM AT mainstreaming them into regular JCC programs EMMA KAUFMANN CAMP such as day and overnight camp as well as Rachael Speck, [email protected] providing programs dedicated to their needs. 412-697-3537 We encourage every interested person with a disability to participate. The Gesher program serves high-functioning teens with special needs. Gesher participants TEEN AND YOUNG engage in their favorite camp activities such as ropes course, water-tubing and horseback ADULT CENTER riding. Campers learn teamwork, independence Rachael Speck, [email protected] and Jewish identity. Interaction with other early childhood camps 412-697-3537 campers and integration into activities with Monday-Friday, 2-6 pm, Year-round groups of all ages is a focal point of our Participants can attend 1-5 days per week program. June 15-July 10, 2020 Camp K’Ton Ton: ages 2-3 July 13-August 6, 2020 We offer our youngest campers structured Led by Lynne Carvell, the Teen and Young Campers thrive in a safe, structured activities that support the new-found freedoms Adult Center at the JCC in Squirrel Hill provides Earl Latterman Family environment with outdoor and indoor activities of toddlers, including water play in wading afternoon programming for teens and young Jewish Singles Social Network, appropriate for each developmental stage. Your pools in our enclosed playground. adults who face physical, intellectual or mild a program of Jewish Residential child will enjoy: emotional and behavioral challenges. Monday-Friday options: Services • Daily music and movement with our music The program includes a variety of activities­— Marty Brown, 412-422-6720 educator 7 am-6 pm 9 am-3 pm sports, art projects, dancing, singing, movement A social group for young adults, ages 20 and • Building and discovering with a variety of 9 am-noon games, excursions to the Carnegie Library and up, with mild to moderate developmental materials and tools swimming. The focus is on participants’ growth disabilities. This group meets twice monthly • Art experiences with our studio educator and development of life skills. for programming meetings overseen by a staff Camp Yeladim: ages 3-5 Lynne Carvell has coordinated the JCC Teen and advisor and enjoys outings and activities they • Special programs with Carnegie Science Children are introduced to the traditional Young Adult Program since 2007. She has many have developed on the alternating Tuesdays in Center, Children’s Museum, National JCC day camping experience. Campers have years of experience working with children and the community. and Officer Friendly recreational swim in our indoor training pool adolescents with intellectual disabilities in a • Experiments with our nature and science with Red Cross Water Safety instructors and Tuesdays variety of settings. Prior to working at the JCC, specialist hold flagpole group time in the JCC’s Ostrow 6:30-7:30 pm she worked for Western Psychiatric Institute Palm Court. • Large motor skill games in our gym and Clinic as a therapeutic staff support person • Israeli dancing and Shabbat Monday-Friday options: and as a TSS at the JCC’s after-school Clubhouse Violet and Joseph Soffer Activities are connected to weekly themes and 7 am-6 pm program. Foundation and Family Special 9 am-3 pm special guests. There is an intergenerational All interested potential members can try the Olympics 9 am-12:45 pm Kabbalat Shabbat at Weinberg Terrace every program for a three-day trial period with their Ellen McBride, 412-731-6185 Friday at 9:30 am. All camps include a kosher parent(s) or caregiver. Free individualized training for Special lunch and snacks. Olympics. Special Olympics is for anyone over For more information or to schedule a trial age 8 with cognitive delays. Please call for start period, please contact Lewis Sohinki at dates. 412-697-3537 or [email protected]. Basketball Sundays, Noon-1 pm Swimming Tuesdays, 5-6 pm

30 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 31 KINDERMUSIK Kindermusik is a research-based early childhood PJ LIBRARY: FREE JEWISH music program for babies through age 7. BEDTIME STORIES Classes are in Room 307. Please check Sign up for PJ Library and your children JCCPGH.org for holiday closings. ages 6 months through 8 years will receive Kindermusik Foundations Babies: a free, high-quality children’s book or CD newborn-24 months each month. Enrollment is FREE. With a caregiver; 45 minutes. To register, visit PJLibrary.org and click on Mondays ��������������������������������������������������������������9:15 am Pittsburgh and then choose “enroll in this Wednesdays ����������������������������������������������������11:15 am community.” Fridays �������������������������������������������� 9:30 am, 11:30 am PJ OUR WAY Children ages 8½-11 can choose a new Kindermusik Level 2 Toddlers: ages 2-3 Jewish-themed book each month. To With a caregiver; 45 minutes. register, visit pjourway.org and choose Mondays �����������������������������������������������������������10:15 am “New? Sign Up!” Wednesdays �������������������������������������������������������9:15 am Wednesdays (for ages 0-3) �������10:15 am, 6:15 pm Danielle West, [email protected] my baby and me Fridays ���������������������������������������������������������������10:30 am 412-339-5403 Kindermusik Level 3 Preschoolers: ages 3-4 For information 45 minutes. Caregiver joins last 15 minutes of Ada Maria Mezzich, [email protected] class. 412-339-5417 Mondays �����������������������������������������������������������11:15 am

BABY AND ME CLASSES Kindermusik Level 4 Young Child: ages 5-6 Teaching children to read and write music with Schmooze ’n Sing, Baby Style: FAMILY PLACE singing, ensemble and movement. 60 minutes, A community-maintained space in the newborn-12 months caregiver joins for the last 10 minutes of class. For the first part of class, we socialize and Kaufmann Building, 3rd floor, for JCC discuss various parenting topics. Then member families with children ages 4 Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������������4:15 pm and under. caregivers and children engage in singing, dancing, finger-play and sensory activities Mondays-Thursdays Introduction to Violin Group Class: ages 6-7 designed to promote infant development. 8:30 am-6:30 pm 30 minutes. Student must provide own Tuesdays, 10:30-11:15 am Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: instrument. No fee for members; $5/community 8:30 am-5:30 pm Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������������5:30 pm Family Place, 3rd floor, Kaufmann Building JCC members only Piano Corner Group Piano Class: ages 4-5 Schmooze n’ Sing, Toddler Style: 45 minutes ages 1-3 Wednesdays ������������������������������������������������������3:15 pm For the first part of class, we socialize and discuss various parenting topics. Then CECILE GOLDBERG LEVINE caregivers and children engage in singing, FAMILY OPEN GYM: AGES 1-5 Kindermusik Fees dancing, finger-play and sensory activities Play in the gym with balls, bikes and Levels 1-3: $65/month/member; designed to promote toddler development. other equipment. $72/month/community, Siblings: $5 off per month Thursdays, 9:30-10:15 am Sundays No fee for members 10-11:30 am Level 4, Piano Corner and Introduction to Violin: Family Place, 3rd floor, Kaufmann Building No fee; no registration required $75/month/member; $82/month/community $5/community Enroll through May 2020. You can change $20/5 classes; $40/10 classes classes any time (subject to availability). If you Drop-in class tickets must be purchased at the need to pause your enrollment, written notice Centerfit desk, Garage level beforehand and is required prior to the first of the new month to presented at each class. No refunds. avoid incurring charges. To register: kathysmusic.com or 412-345-5220

32 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 33 • Children are checked in by the staff member(s) meeting them at their designated Typical J Days Field Trip Schedule stop. If your child is marked absent, our staff 7:30-9 am: Drop off in the Robinson will call you to double-check attendance. Building 9-9:45 am: Kids Choice activities JCC Enrichment Classes 9:45-10 am: Staff introductions, rules, Children scheduled for these classes at the bathroom break JCC during Clubhouse hours will be escorted 10 am-1 or 2 pm: Destination and special to and from their classes by Clubhouse staff activities and assisted with changing their clothes if necessary. 2:30-3:30 pm: Kids Choice activities, such as swimming, gym games, crafts, board When School is Not in Session games, no bake cooking and more Clubhouse families receive special rates for 3:30 pm: Meet in grade appropriate rooms J Days and Snow Days when school is not in 4 pm: Pickup from J Day/After care begins session and for Kids Nite Out Saturday evening 4-6 pm: After care activities; follow programs. J Day programs can include field trips Clubhouse daily schedule to the , Fun Fore All and other venues. Snow J Days Schools We Currently Serve When schools are closed because of the Colfax K-8, Community Day School, weather, we are open! Gym time, swim time and children Environmental Charter School, Falk School, more, available at a moment’s notice. Please call Ellis School, Linden Elementary, St. Bede, St. 412-521-8010 for details starting at 7 am. For information Dates and Times Edmund’s Academy, Dillworth and Montessori Jamie Scott Clubhouse is Monday through Friday, from School. 7:30 am-4 pm $40/day/child [email protected] the time school ends until 6 pm. The program If your child’s school is not on this list, please $35/day/Clubhouse member 412-697-3520 begins when Pittsburgh Public Schools are in call us to discuss transportation options. session and follows local private and public 4-6 pm: $12 (no charge for Clubhouse school calendars. members) AFTER-SCHOOL CLUBHOUSE Encouraging an Active, Healthy Lifestyle J DAYS Register: Katie Whitlatch, With support from the Ladies Hospital Aid Grades PreK-grade 6 [email protected] KIDS NITE OUT Society, we get moving in so many ways: J Days offer themed programming and a safe 412-697-3540 space for children to have a structured day off PreK-grade 6 • Sports and Rec staff lead physical activities Parents enjoy a night out while the JCC provides Our Clubhouse after-school program provides for each grade level two times a week. when school is not in session. Please send a creative and fun activities and homework dairy lunch, swimsuit and towel each day. a safe, supervised and fun environment for kids. • A certified dietitian works with kids to create Children are grouped by age and the night support as well as the down time that kids need In-house J Days: $65/day/child; $55 if registered after a long day at school. healthy no-bake recipes as well as teaching ends with a movie to wind down. Dinner and basic cooking and nutrition skills. one week in advance swimming are included. Open to everyone, our diverse group of children • Our Walking Bus: Clubhouse kids and staff Field Trip J Days: $75/day/child; $65 if registered learn and grow with one another. Clubhouse Saturdays • 6-9 pm walk from their bus stops or from school to one week in advance. Registration is required by cultivates an understanding of Jewish cultural the JCC. We walk more than a cumulative 5 pm of previous business day. September 21 heritage through the celebration of Shabbat 17,500 miles a year! October 19 and Jewish holidays. Before and After Care November 16 • We are providing a variety of activities to 7:30-9 am: no charge December 14 Our Staff foster emotional well-being such as music, 4-6 pm: $12 (no charge for 2019-20 Clubhouse $40; $36/Clubhouse member Clubhouse is staffed by caring and creative art, woodworking, inflatable Gaga pit and members) young adults who get to know your child partnerships with Little Medical School and $18/sibling;$9/Clubhouse sibling J-Days are subject to cancellation if enrollment and respond to his or her individual interests the Carnegie Science Center. and needs. All staff are at least 18 years old, requirements are not met. Parents will be notified by email 24 hours in advance of cancellation. All children with extensive background in child care, child Transportation and Attendance must be potty trained. development or human services. • Our staff meet children at their designated bus stops and escort them to the JCC. Upcoming J Days Homework Children whose school is in walking distance August 19-23 Based on parent preferences, children will of the JCC (St. Edmund’s and Colfax) are complete all homework before participating in picked up at school. activities, or may finish homework at home. • Children being dropped off are met at the building entrance and escorted to Clubhouse.

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THE SECOND FLOOR GET YOUR THINK ON! BIRTHDAY PARTIES Dance Party facebook.com/thesecondfloorpgh Learning Programs Learn new dance games and enjoy old favorites. instagram.com/thesecondfloorpgh For information J Line at the JCC: grades 8-12 Don’t forget your dancing shoes! [email protected] Jamie Scott Hannah Kalson, [email protected] Located upstairs in the Robinson building, The [email protected] 412-339-5400 Second Floor is open daily for teens in grades 412-697-3520 Games Galore 8-12 to enjoy snacks and bottomless coffee, facebook.com/jlinepgh A sports party for the younger set. Parachute Netflix, PlayStation, and more! The Second instagram.com/jlinepgh Ages 4-10 play, Mr. Fox, Red Light/Green Light and Floor is the perfect spot to chill with friends, do Do you want to get more involved in social Our staff enthusiastically leads your party from Duck Duck Goose. beginning to end. Book it, arrive and enjoy! homework, or host meetings for youth groups. justice and Judaism? Learn about Jewish history The price includes juice, paper goods, set-up Lounge on our comfortable couches or be in Pittsburgh? Chat with Israeli teens or get and clean-up, balloons, kosher cake and staff No Sleep Slumber Party productive at the coffee bar while sipping on elective credit for studying modern Hebrew? supervision. The base price is for 15 children Party goers ages 7-10 are encouraged to wear yummy latte- compliments of us! Our fridge is Explore these topics and much more at J LINE, including the birthday child. Each additional their PJs while they participate in fun activities stocked with an assortment of food to keep you the JCC’s community-wide Jewish learning participant: $10. Maximum guest count is 30, like pillow-case decorating, blanket-making, a fueled and ready to tackle whatever the day experiences for teens. Join other 8th-12th children and adults included. fashion show and more! throws at you. Our Peer Engagement Interns graders from all over Pittsburgh on The Second and staff are always here to greet you. Stop on Floor in learning about what interests you most $350 as a Jewish teen today. Private Movie Screening by—whether it’s to grab a snack or hang with friends, we love to see new faces! Host a screening with a movie of your choice in Awesome Arts & Crafts Party our big-screen theater setting at the JCC. Your Modern Hebrew powered by J Line: Projects may include “wearable art,” sand art guests will munch on popcorn mix they make Teen Program Communities grades 8-12 and tie-dying. Choose the theme and we’ll themselves. (And How You Can Find Yours) Hannah Kalson, [email protected] come up with a creative party. The Second Floor has a number of amazing 412-339-5400 Superstar Sports Party opportunities for teens to engage in meaningful Converse like an Israeli! Are you eager to brush experiences, discover leadership skills, and Creative Cooking Party We’ll lead the games—wiffleball, kickball, up on your Hebrew skills, or maybe even build lifelong friendships. The Second Floor Become a “chef” for the day. Learn easy and fun soccer, hockey, relay races and more—for a finally learn to read and write in Hebrew? Teen provides experiences that meet teens wherever no-bake recipes and then taste-test them with winning party. Hebrew at J Line blends online, classroom- your friends! they are at. Want to learn more about Judaism based and one-on one learning in a rigorous and Jewish life?… We’ve got that covered. but welcoming setting. If you are in a Pittsburgh Swim Party: ages 5-10 How about work on specific skills to be a more Public School, you can earn high school elective Create Your Own Party Open swim time, games and relay races in our effective leader?….Covered! Ready to actively credit. Call us with your idea and we’ll make the beautiful indoor pool or at the Family Park engage in making the world a better place? arrangements. Examples: science party, outdoor pool during the summer. We’ve got that covered, too. Whatever your spa party. interest, there’s something for everyone.

36 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 37 BE THE CHANGE Pittsburgh Partnership Volunteer Programs Ambassador Program J-Serve: grades 6-12 Gap Year Program J-Serve Steering Committee 2019-2020 Chris Herman, [email protected] 412-339-5395 Save the Date: March 29, 2020 Hannah Kalson,[email protected] During your time in the Pittsburgh Partnership 412-339-5400 Ambassador Program and in Karmiel & J-Serve Pittsburgh is an annual day of service Misgav, Israel, you will volunteer with different learning for 6th-12th graders, planned by a teen youth organizations in the region to provide steering committee and offering a wide array experiences and engagement centered around of service opportunities to participants from all Jewish life in Pittsburgh and North America. over the greater Pittsburgh area. Last year, more Upon returning from Israel, you will serve than 300 teens came together in service (one as an ambassador to bring Israel and Jewish of the largest J-Serve events in North America!), Peoplehood engagement and experiences to doing everything from preparing meals for our local teen community through ambassador families in need to packing craft kits for patients work at the JCC. You will work closely with at Children’s Hospital to cleaning up Squirrel the shinshinim (18-year-old Israeli emissaries Hill’s streets, and much more. who defer their army service for one year to J-SERVE is a partnership of the JCC of Greater Pittsburgh, volunteer in Jewish communities). Repair the World: Pittsburgh, BBYO and the Volunteer The Pittsburgh Partnership Ambassador Center of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh Program is a life changing leadership program for both Israelis and Jews from around the The Samuel M. Goldston Teen Philanthropy world that strives to forge deep, meaningful Project: grades 7-8 and lasting connections among the next Yalla Balagan Teen Travel Camp: BBYO: grades 8-12 Alex Malanych, [email protected] generation of Jews. You will develop deep grades 6-8 Lindsay Migdal, [email protected] friendships while exploring Israel, volunteering, 412-697-3233 Hannah Kalson, [email protected] 412-945-7145 • bbyo.org learning and living together as a community. 412-339-5400 Six workshops exploring a number of non- BBYO Keystone Mountain Region (KMR) is profit agencies help teens learn how to make During three 3-week summer sessions, rising comprised of seven chapters in the greater the world a better place. Each workshop is 6th, 7th and 8th graders will embark on Pittsburgh area and West Virginia. Make new FIND YOUR TRIBE adventures to see Pittsburgh through new eyes, friends and experience local programming in tailored to a meaningful topic ranging from Niche Programs Jewish values to budgeting and grant making. build relationships, do community service, your community, regional programming such Teens make friends from different schools New! ESPORTS: grades 8-12 and have plenty of fun, all grounded in Jewish as dances, community service days, sports and neighborhoods, allowing them to build Chris Herman, [email protected] values and learning. events, and conventions, and international programming at large scale conferences and a deeper understanding of tzedakah. Meets 412-339-5395 Yalla Balagan has the best of both worlds: BBYO summer experiences. All that’s left to do monthly. Join the JCC Esports League. Also known campers will be part of the J&R community now is join us! as electronic sports, esports is organized, through their own special space at camp, as multiplayer, competitive video gaming on well as going out to explore Pittsburgh. Each Want to change the lives of young Jewish LIGHT THE WAY a scale that rivals and resembles traditional session also includes exciting travel to other teens? Give back to the community? Expand Leadership Programs professional sports. Compete against your cities like New York, Cleveland and your network? Volunteer as a BBYO advisor in Diller Teen Fellowship: grades 10-11 friends and teens from different JCCs across the Washington, DC. KMR. Visit bbyo.org to learn more. Alex Malanych, [email protected] country in Madden and Rocket League. 412-697-3233 COMMUNITY PROGRAMS Peer Corps: grades 6-12 facebook.com/pittsburghdillerteens Rosh Chodesh: grades 6-9 Rachel Libros, [email protected] instagram.com/dillerpittsburgh [email protected] Shulayim L’Shalom: grades 7-12 Peer Corps is a mentorship program inviting JCCPGH.org/diller Rosh Chodesh, a partner program with Moving Hannah Weintraub, Jewish teens and b’nai mitzvah students from all [email protected] The Diller Teen Fellows Program is Pittsburgh’s Traditions, helps teach girls the power of denominations to build deep relationships with premier leadership development program. community and the ability of Jewish wisdom The Hebrew word shulayim—meaning one another and engage in community- based Twenty students are selected and participate for and practice to foster personal expression and margins—contains within it the root letters for volunteering. a year with the purpose of developing active, to inspire all people to work for a more just and the Hebrew word shalom—peace. We cannot effective leaders with a strong commitment to inclusive world. Through discussion, arts and achieve true peace without engaging those at the Jewish people. crafts, creative ritual, games and drama, the the margins of our communities. We invite teens girls and their leaders draw on Jewish values to to turn their diverse identities and experiences explore issues such as body image, friendship, into sources of creativity, connection and relationships, family, competition and stress. empowerment during monthly meetings. Meets monthly.

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BikePGH, Annie O’Neill, photographer For information Rabbi Ron Symons, Senior Director of Jewish Life MISSION 412-697-3235 • [email protected] For information We build relationships through shared Melissa Hiller, [email protected] HIGH HOLIDAYS OF HOPE experiences. In our increasingly polarized 412-697-3231 society, developing relationships Rosh Hashanah across racial, economic, religious, Monday, September 30 • 3-4 pm cultural. and other lines of real and EACH AND EVERY: Levinson Hall perceived differences is challenging. RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/9302019 In collaboration with trusted partner PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT organizations, the Center for Loving September-December 2019 This Rosh Hashanah rededicate yourself to Kindness brings individuals from different social justice with the sounding of the shofar. Each and Every explores the power of four lived experiences together, by providing We will be inspired by 3 community upstanders: Pittsburgh-based organizations that are each structured opportunities to learn from • Kristy Trautmann of Southwest PA Says No and every day making our corner of the world a each other and build connectedness and More says no more to domestic violence better place to live in. understanding. • Leah Lizarondo of 412 Food Rescue fights The essence of the exhibition is exploring food injustice We provide support and space to navigate the human need of our neighbors and through violence and hate as the Squirrel celebrating the work of dedicated residents • Tammy Thompson of Circles Greater Hill, Jewish, and Greater Pittsburgh who are changing our community. The featured 412 Food Rescue, Nancy Andrews, photographer Pittsburgh aims to break the cycle of communities continue to grieve and heal organizations, as well as so many others intergenerational poverty following the Tree of Life tragedy and throughout the region, are doing the hard work other painful events. Our sensitivity to that exemplifies transforming the concept of Yom Kippur violence and trauma in all communities neighbor from a geographic term to a moral Wednesday, October 9 • 3-4 pm and populations is heightened no matter concept. Katz Performing Arts Center the frequency nor under perceived impact. The exhibition includes an impressive RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/YK1092019 We raise awareness and move people into selection of 30 photographs by distinguished This Yom Kippur we will explore forgivemess action, by strategically identifying issues of photographers who each spent an entire day and repentance. concern to communities in our region. We with 412 Food Rescue, BikePGH, Kelly Strayhorn An open conversation with: augment the JCC’s role as the ‘town square’ Theater, Fund My Future and Pittsburgh Glass • Dan Leger, Dor Hadash Survivor, Nurse where ideas are explored with respect, fill Center. The photographers in the exhibition gaps of knowledge and understanding, include Nancy Andrews, Rebecca Kiger and • Ivy Schamis, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas promote civil discourse, and create Annie O’Neill. Survivor, Holocaust Teacher concrete opportunities for follow-through. Fund My Future, Rebecca Kiger, photographer • Moderated by Rev. Tim Smith, The Center of Life, Hazelwood

40 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 41 MindMatters MindMatters is an educational program J CAFE Come to the J Cafe for a delicious presented by lecturers and experts on various kosher lunch. subjects via webcasts. After the presentation there will be a discussion. Mondays through Fridays 11 am-1 pm, Levinson Hall Second Wednesday of the month, 10 am Room 318 Special pricing for those ages 60 + who This program is offered through the Pennsylvania are Allegheny County residents and who Department of Aging and Central PA PBS station WITF. are registered with AgeWell at the JCC. Reservations preferred 24 hours in advance. Call 412-567-1715. COMMUNITY SERVICES View the weekly menu and monthly program Information and Assistance Hours calendar at JCCPGH.org agewell at the jcc Questions? We have answers! Come to the The JCC is under the supervision of the VAAD. AgeWell at the JCC Office, Room 201. Walk-ins welcome; appointments preferred. For information LIFE SKILLS & EDUCATION Darlene Cridlin, LCSW, [email protected] Monday through Friday RECREATION 412-697-3517 Mind-Full Monday Lectures 9-11 am and 1-3 pm Guest speakers on pertinent subjects. Chess for Beginners AgeWell at the JCC is part of a unique Learn the basics of chess: how the game partnership of AgeWell Pittsburgh and is a Mondays, 1:15 pm Transportation is played, opening principles, tactical and nationally accredited Senior Center. A one-time Check Program Calendar for schedule Register for OPT/ACCESS, bus passes and Elder positional concepts and more. Steven O’Connor, registration must be completed in Room 201. Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Ron Symons Express in Room 201. Bring photo ID with your instructor. Bring a photo ID with your date of birth and Enjoy your J Cafe lunch while exploring date of birth and proof of Allegheny County Mondays, 11am-noon proof of Allegheny County residency. Jewish values in conversation with Rabbi Ron residency. No fee Symons, Senior Director of Jewish Life at the High Holiday Bake Sale JCC. With lots of room for your opinions, these Elder Express Tablet Cafe A selection of cakes and round challah will be conversations will bridge Jewish wisdom with Elder Express provides regularly scheduled van Stop by the Tablet Cafe on Mondays and for sale. Please stop by Room 201 for a bake sale our concerns of everyday life. service to people age 65 and older who live in Tuesdays to experience a relaxed time to pursue order form after September 3. First Monday of the month the 15217 zip code. You will need to set up an online interests on your own. Every Thursday Order forms due: September 18 Levinson Hall B (Next door to J Cafe) e-purse account with Access. Get a schedule in the Tablet Cafe Class will have an instructor Distribution: September 25 12:15-12:45 pm Room 201. available to answer your questions about any tech device you have. Light refreshments Yiddish Readings Voter Registration available. ARTS & HUMANITIES Come hear jokes, sayings, proverbs and lists Register to vote, change your party or change Mondays and Tuesdays, 9:30-11am Art Exploration of words and phrases read in Yiddish and your address with the Department of Elections Class: Thursdays, 9:30-11 am Look for a new art class in the fall. Details will be translated into English. Then take turns reading in Room 201. Room 204 forthcoming. Yiddish from transliterated materials. You can speak Yiddish, even if only a little bit and with Wednesdays, 9:30 am-1 pm Legal Services help. Each “class” stands alone. You can come Wednesday Afternoon at the Cinema Dates TBA An attorney from Neighborhood Legal Services any time. Group leader is Ron Rager. Watch newly released or classic movies on our is available for consultation. Call 412-697-3517 big-screen television. Tuesdays, 10-11 am PALS Book Club for information. Room 202 Wedn­esdays, 1:15 pm Join in monthly discussions. Books are supplied Room 202 at the beginning of the month. Volunteer Opportunity: CheckMates Jewish History Class Last Thursday of the month, 1:15 pm If you know an older adult who would Led by Professor Alex Orbach. Room 204 appreciate a weekly, friendly phone call or Check Program Calendar for schedule would like to volunteer for this peer-led AgeWell Pittsburgh PALS Book Clubs are supported by Highmark® and the Fridays, 9:30-10:20 am telephone reassurance program, call Amy Gold, AgeWell Pittsburgh offers a one-stop Allegheny County Library Association. Room 202 MSW, 412-697-3528. resource that links older adults, their family members, friends and caregivers Book Review with Helen-Faye Rosenblum to solutions for issues related to aging. Current Events Class Russian Language Library Join us for a lively discussion led by writer, AgeWell Pittsburgh is a collaboration of Hear guest rabbis and speakers discuss politics Tuesdays, noon-1 pm teacher and reviewer Helen-Faye Rosenblum. the Jewish Association on Aging, the JCC and current events. Room 202 Watch for AgeWell announcements about dates of Greater Pittsburgh and JFCS Jewish and times. Fridays, 10:30-11:30 am Family and Community Services. Room 202 Call 412-422-0400 or visit AgeWellpgh.org

42 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS REGISTER ONLINE: JCCPGH.ORG • FOR QUESTIONS: [email protected] OR 412-697-3522 43 Intermediate Bridge: “Play of the Hand” Walk with Ease Students analyze hands and make a plan. They Arthritis Foundation® will determine how to time the play of each Marsha Mullen, [email protected] suit, how to establish a long suit, identify the 412-339-5415. dangerous opponent and execute an end play This program promotes successful physical when advantageous. Judi Sonon, instructor. activity for people with arthritis. Each course is 1 Wednesdays hour, 3 times per week, for 6 consecutive weeks. 9:30-11:30 am Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays October 16-November 20 12:30 pm $60/member; $75/community October 28-December 6

JCC Chorus HomeMeds Medication Program Open to AgeWell at the JCC members who like Partners in Care Foundation to sing. New participants are welcome. Maddie Barnes, [email protected] Thursdays, 10 am 412-697-1186. Room 307 Designed to address medication safety and Sivitz Jewish Hospice Support Group FITNESS CLASSES quality-of-life issues by screening for and Facilitation provided by Sivitz Jewish Hospice. Marsha Mullen, [email protected] Israeli Folk Dancing resolving certain medication problems. By To register, call Jan Kellough, MA, 412-422-5700. 412-339-5415 appointment only. Cherie Maharam and Lynn Berman lead a lively General Bereavement For those not registered with SilverSneakers® class in the Kaufmann Dance Studio. Last Tuesday of the month or Silver&Fit®, participants need to be age 60, Arthritis Exercise Program (30 minutes) Allegheny County residents and registered Thursdays 3-4:30 pm; Room 204 This class is led by an Arthritis Foundation with AgeWell at the JCC. SilverSneakers® classes Beginners: 7:30-8 pm Recently Bereaved Support Group trained instructor and covers a variety of range- (except for Splash) are open to everyone if Open dancing starts at 8 pm Thursdays, Room 204 of-motion and endurance-building activities. space permits for a fee of $1 per class. $3 suggest­ed donation October 17-December 5 All of the exercises can be modified to meet ® No meeting November 28 SilverSneakers participant needs. SilverSneakers® is free to adults ages 65+ Got Shabbat Spirit? 3-4:30 pm Mondays, 9:30 am who use Highmark Security Blue, Freedom Welcome the Sabbath with your friends and the $1/class Blue, Medigap Blue, AARP, or Health Options children of the Early Childhood Development TM PWR!Moves Program through the Public School Employees Center. Call Marsha Mullen, 412-339-5415. Retirement System as their insurance provider Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Exercise Fridays, 10:30 am PWR!Moves is an evidence-based exercise (some restrictions apply). Participants receive a Gentle movements increase joint flexibility and Ostrow Palm Court program geared to people with Parkinson’s, general membership to the JCC. range of motion, while restoring or maintaining designed to counteract its major symptoms, muscle strength. Must have a physician’s referral restore function and improve quality of life. Pick up the most recent Senior Adult Group NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED to participate in this certified program. Exercise schedule in Room 201. Mondays and Thursdays, 11 am Sign up for SilverSneakers® Monday through Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays PROGRAMS September 9-October 17 Friday, 9-11 am and 1:30-3:30 pm. Caregiver Aging Mastery Program: ages 55+ Noon-1 pm Mondays, Kaufmann Dance Studio Small pool Classic Contact Maddie Barnes at 412-697-1186 or Thursdays, Levinson Hall No fee Move to the music through a variety of [email protected] $60 exercises designed to increase strength and If you help a relative, friend or neighbor with range of motion. Hand-held weights, elastic household chores, errands, personal care, HEALTH & WELLNESS T’ai Chi Beginner Class tubing with handles and a SilverSneakers ball transportation or finances, you are a caregiver. Flu Shot Clinics Call Marsha Mullen, 412-339-5415. are offered for resistance. A chair is used for Learn the art of staying healthy and happy on Flu (regular and high dose), pneumonia and Strengthen muscles, improve balance and support. your caregiving journey in this 12-week course. promote relaxation with traditional Chinese shingles vaccines will be administered at the Yoga exercise. JCC by pharmacists from Giant Eagle Pharmacy. Move through a whole-body series of yoga Memory Training Sign up in Room 201. Please bring your Wednesdays, 1:45-2:30 pm poses and breathing exercises. Chair support © UCLA Longevity Center insurance card to the clinic. Kaufmann Dance Studio is offered to safely perform a variety of seated Call 412-422-0400 September 24 September 4-November 13 (10 classes) and standing postures designed to increase Group discussions, memory checks, and skill- October 18 $10/session flexibility, balance and range of movement. building exercises for people with mild memory Room 204 JCC and AgeWell members only Restorative breathing exercises and final concerns. Each course is 2 hours, once a week, Call 412-697-3533 to pre-register. Registration required relaxation promotes stress reduction and for 4 consecutive weeks. mental clarity. $35 Blood Pressure Screenings Wednesdays, 10-11 am Room 204

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Focus on Hilary Tyson and Charles Porter Ina and Larry Gumberg Mondays ongoing, 12:30 pm upper-body strength with hand-held weights, Rita and Andrew Rabin Henderson Brothers, Inc. and use resistance tubes and a SilverSneakers Lori and Jimmy Ruttenberg Hens and Chicks ball for a low-impact aerobics workout. A chair Inner Balance Suzanne and Brian Schreiber Anna Hollis and Gregg Kander is used for support. A half-hour class based on an exercise protocol Lori and Bob Shure Ellen and Jack Kessler demonstrated to be effective in preventing falls, Splash UPMC & UPMC Health Plan Sue Berman Kress and Doug Kress and improving balance and flexibility Jump in for a fun, shallow-water class that Susan and David Werner Lauren and Jason Kushner improves agility, flexibility and endurance. This Mondays, 9 am Patty and Stan Levine is a great low-impact option. No swimming ALUMNI $7,500 Littles Shoes ability is required, and a SilverSneakers New! Walk 15® BetéAvon Kosher Dining Services Mosaic Linens kickboard or other aquatic equipment is used to This is a group exercise class for all ages and all Ceeva, Inc. Pittsburgh Oral Surgery, P.C. improve strength, balance and coordination. fitness levels. Taking the best features from low Elyse and Marty Eichner PJ Dick Incorporated / Trumbull Corporation / impact, aerobic group exercise, Walk 15® is easy Oxford Development Company Lindy Paving ® to follow, with walking-based”moves. After you Silver&Fit Ingrid and Eric Smiga The Plung and Resnick Families Silver&Fit is free to adults ages 65+ who have have completed a 45 minute class, you will have Nancy Bernstein and Rocky Schoen walked 3 miles. Lively music keeps you moving Square Café American Specialty Health (ASH) as a product Signature Financial Planning on their insurance program (Advantra, Health at a fat-burning pace and inspires you to get Silk & Stewart Development Group America, UPMC for Life). Participants receive through the toughest part of the workout. STUDY ABROAD $5,000 a general membership to the JCC. Some If you are walking to the beat, then you are Lauren and Scott Americus St. Moritz Building Services restrictions apply. burning big calories! Bank of America Marla and Michael Werner Tuesdays, 11:45 am �������������������������������������������������KDS BNY Mellon Wealth Management Nancy and Jim Wolf $1; no fee for Centerfit Platinum members Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Clark Hill PLC First National Bank Full Bowl Catering Giant Eagle Hyman Family Foundation The Karp Family Foundation KeyBank Lamar Advertising Cindy Goodman-Leib and Scott Leib Carol Robinson and Jeffrey .B Markel Orr’s Jewelers Peoples Gas 46 CLASSES AND PROGRAMS • SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2019 BACK TO CONTENTS THANKS TO OUR JCC FUNDERS AND PARTNERS IN OUR MISSION AgeWell Pittsburgh is supported in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Additional funding is provided by The Fine Foundation, The Pittsburgh Foundation, and an anonymous donor. Government support is provided by the Area Agency on Aging, Department of Human Services, Allegheny County. AgeWell Pittsburgh is a collaborative program of the Jewish Association on Aging, the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh and Jewish Family and Community Services. American Jewish Museum is supported in part by the Allegheny Regional Asset Board, the Anna L. Caplan & Irene V. Caplan Fund of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, the Robert C. and Gene B. Dickman Fund, Ira and Nanette Gordon Curator Enrichment Fund, Edward N. and Jane Haskell Endowment Creative Projects Fund, the Nancy Bernstein and Robert Schoen Fund, the Speyer Family Foundation Endowment Fund, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, and individual support. Basketball programs are supported in part by the Allen “Ace” Aizenberg Basketball Fund, the Jock Rosenberg Fund, the Larry Ruttenberg Fund and the Shapera Endowment Fund. Center for Loving Kindness and Civic Engagement programs are supported in part by Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation, the Opportunity Fund and an anonymous donor. Clubhouse After-School Program is supported in part by the Massey Charitable Trust. Additional support is provided by the Curtis & Joelle Krasik, Ladies Hospital Aid Society and Scott & Laurie Krasik After School Care Fund. Early Childhood Development Centers are supported in part by the Pittsburgh Jewish Pre-Kindergarten Educational Improvement Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh and Keystone STARS/ Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality. Additional support is provided by Massey Charitable Trust, the Ginsberg Family Fund for Children’s Programs, the Miriam and Paul Kossis Early Childhood Equipment Replacement Fund, the Mark Allen Robinson Day Care Center Endowment Fund and the James H. and Nancy H. Wolf Philanthropic Fund. Fitness and Wellness Department is supported in part by the Jack and Esther Bergman Fund. Gesher Program at Emma Kaufmann Camp is generously supported in part by The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust. JCC Camps are supported in part by The Philip Chosky Charitable and Educational Foundation, Massey Charitable Trust, the Morris and Fannie Skilken Foundation and The Edith L. Trees Charitable Trust. Jewish Teen Programming in the Department of Jewish Life is supported in part by The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. Maccabi Games, South Hills Day Camp, James and Rachel Levinson Day Camp, Emma Kaufmann Camp, the Early Childhood Development Center/Squirrel Hill, Children and Family programming, basketball, aquatics and fitness activities/Squirrel Hill, and physical education in South Hills are supported in part by The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. South Hills Jewish Pittsburgh is supported in part by the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. Special Needs Department is supported in part by the Herman and Rebecca Fineberg Fund for People with Special Needs. Additional funding is provided by the Edna and Larry Abelson Fund for Special Needs, the Raymond and Elizabeth Bloch Educational and Charitable Foundation, the Ralph Davidson Special Needs Fund, the Zola Hirsch Fund for Special Needs and the Robert Spiegel Memorial Endowment Fund. Youth programming is supported in part by Massey Charitable Trust.