Membership in Action

The Power of Your Membership in Action

Features: Because of the J… 

• Thankful for Gathering (11/23/2022) - Thankful for Gathering. Taking time to appreciate time together with people we care about.
• Giving the Gift of Life (10/17/2022) - In 2018, 21-year-old Madeline Weinstein was on her Birthright trip, a program that offers Jewish young adults a free 10-day educational trip to Israel. One night, a representative from Gift… Continue reading Giving the Gift of Life
• Connecting Across Community (9/15/2022) - Denise Ipock is a “connector.” She loves figuring out what people need and connecting them to exceptional resources and programs. It’s part of why she finds joy in her job as the SJCC Membership Coordinator. Read more >>
• SJCC Members Go for the Gold (7/13/2022) - SJCC members Al Moscatel and Charlie Barokas have been training at the J for the past year in preparation for the 2022 Maccabi Games this month. "It's an unbelievable, life-changing experience," Moscatel said. Read more >>
• Using their Voices to Make Concrete Change (6/9/2022) - Giving Initiative for Teens raises $7,000 to grant to local nonprofits. Read more >>
• Challenge Accepted! Families Give Back During the J’s Volunteer Challenge (4/21/2022) - Fifteen families joined the Mitzvah Corps Volunteer Challenge this spring. "It's helped me appreciate what I have," said 14-year-old Roland Liu. "You're helping other people and you get to see the immediate impact of what you're doing."

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• Hands on Hanukkah (11/28/2022) - Each year, Hands on Hanukkah brings the festival of lights to a neighborhood near you. In 2022, the Stroum Jewish Community Center will showcase Hands on Hanukkah in seven locations.… Continue reading Hands on Hanukkah
• Thankful for Gathering (11/23/2022) - Thankful for Gathering. Taking time to appreciate time together with people we care about.
• Wrapping Up Summer J Camp – Week 10 (8/26/2022) - On what seemed like the coolest day of the summer, we said goodbye to Summer J Camp. We wrapped up this year's 10th and final week of camp with just as much fun (and sun) as the rest of camp.
• Heating Up With Week 9 of Summer J Camp (8/19/2022) - That's a wrap to week eight of Summer J Camp and we launched into the weekend with our own rockets! Take a look at the fun we had all week at J Camp >>
• Rocketing Through Week 8 of Summer J Camp (8/12/2022) - That's a wrap to week eight of Summer J Camp and we launched into the weekend with our own rockets! Take a look at the fun we had all week at J Camp >>
• Summer J Camp Heads Into August (8/5/2022) - Week seven of Summer J Camp kicked off the month of August, the final month of camp. Can you believe it? We had a little of everything this week, check out the fun...

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By the Numbers

Your membership powers the J and help us create a place where friendships form, traditions thrive, and community strengthens. Here’s just a glimpse at how many lives your membership has impacted in 2020-21:

• More than 200 individual campers filled with ruach (that’s “spirit” in Hebrew)
• 139 young learners exploring the world around them in traditional age-based preschool classes plus our new kindergarten, outdoor, and virtual programs
• 1,000 households from all over the world that Zoomed in to our virtual Seattle Jewish Film Festival
• 200+ people working out virtually every week at more than 225 virtual fitness classes since April 1
• Nearly 700 people exercising in the building every week in fitness classes, lap swim, and instructional family swim, and the Fitness Center
• 50 future teen leaders exploring their Jewish values and working together to raise money for their community
• More than 50 community + family events online (since April 1), bringing more than 1,000 families with young children singing and celebrating together
• More than 800 SJCCtv videos to engage the community from storytime to fitness (since March 15)
• More than 3,500 people each month in #VirtualSJCC programs (since April 1)
• Creating more than 600 Purim2Go kits to bring Jewish holidays into homes in innovative ways
• More than 200 pounds per week of food for our neighbors in need, collected through our new Mitzvah Corps program
• 900 virtual programs since March and more than 165 Safe Start-permitted activities at the J since June 1
• 300-plus hours of Virtual SJCC/Zoom events since April 1