Jewish Community Center

From its first inception in the early 1930s, the JCC of Greater Dayton has been integral to the Dayton Jewish community. As a social hub, activity center, and immersive cultural portal, the JCC is here for everyone.

Jewish Community Center Mission

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Dayton provides a universal sense of belonging in the hearts and minds of Greater Jewish Dayton. The creative programming ideas educate and impart Jewish values to all members of the community, regardless of age, creed, nationality, or religion.

The Jewish Community Center would like to thank our LIFE & LEGACY donors for their support. Your legacy gift will allow the JCC to provide outstanding programs and events to keep our community vibrant for years to come. Please click here to view our LIFE & LEGACY 2018 donor list.

A Night in Vegas

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Film Festival

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Cultural Arts & Book Series

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Preschool

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Women’s Seder

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Camp Shalom

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Programs A-Z

A Night in Vegas

A lively evening of games, music, and great company is the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Greater Dayton’s Annual Fundraiser.

BBYO

BBYO is the leading pluralistic teen movement aspiring to involve more Jewish teens in more meaningful Jewish experiences.

Camp Shalom Summer & Winter Camp

At Camp Shalom, we encourage self-discovery and inspire confidence, providing a framework for lasting memories and friendships.

Community Chanukah Party

The JCC hosts a community wide Chanukah celebration for all ages.

Cultural Arts and Book Series (CABS)

The Cultural Arts & Book Festival educates and entertains every year, offering outstanding programming that promotes awareness, appreciation and pride in the diversity of the Jewish people and community.

Dayton Jewish Film Festival

Held annually in early summer, The Dayton Jewish Film Festival brings the best in Jewish and Israeli cinema to greater Dayton. Every year, our festival features an internationally award-winning selection of feature and documentary films.

Israel Independence Day (Yom Ha’atzmaut)

A community wide celebration to commemorate the establishment of the state of Israel.

Junior Youth Group (JYG)

The Dayton Jewish Youth Group is for all Jewish preteens and teens in grades 6-8. They meet once a month during the school year for fun, social and Jewish programs.

LIFE & LEGACY Program

Through training, support and monetary incentives, LIFE & LEGACY motivates Jewish organizations to secure legacy gifts, steward donors and integrate legacy giving into the philanthropic culture of the Jewish community.

Preschool

The JCC's Early Childhood Care & Education at the Boonshoft CJCE in Centerville offers facilities especially designed for the young child. Open to children ages 6 weeks – kindergarten, our center provides top-notch care and education while connecting students to Judasim.

Tuesdays at the JCC

The JCC is open late on Tuesday evenings in order to host a myriad of classes, from Krav Maga to Improv and Zumba, there's something for everyone!

Women’s Seder

A meaningful experience of feminine solidarity, collaborate with women from different synagogues, as well as the Dayton community, to share and celebrate the holiday of Passover with other women.

Youth Theatre

The JCC Youth Theatre is a program where children in grades 3-12 can challenge and express themselves through the theatrical arts.

Our 2018 LIFE & LEGACY Donors

Elaine and Joe Bettman

Rabbi Judy Chessin

Michele and Jay Dritz

Jacob Elder

Kathryn Elder

Cathy Gardner

Mike and Rochelle Goldstein

Mark and Kathy Gordon

Dr. Heath Gilbert

Rachel Gilbert

Ronald M. Gilbert

Shirlee Gilbert

Gary Hochstein

Jane Hochstein

Beverly A. Louis

David and Joan Marcus

Gary and Lisa Pavlofksy

Janese and Daniel Sweeny

Tim Sweeny

Melissa Sweeny

JCC Director

Jane Hochstein

Phone: 937-401-1545
Email: JHochstein@jfgd.net

2020 Virtual CABS Line Up

Join us for our first Virtual Cultural Arts & Book Series! Register for any CABS event and be...

Know Before You Go! Film Fest Opening Night @ the Dixie Drive – In

We can't wait to see everyone at the drive in on Tuesday, June 9! We wanted to share a few updates...

JCC Preschool and Day Camp Target Reopening on June 8

**IMPORTANT UPDATE** As of Monday, June 1 at 5PM, the Preschool reopening is now June 11 due to...

2020 JCC Film Festival Going Virtual!

Join us for an exciting experience this year for our 20th anniversary Jewish Film Festival! We’re...

Camp Shalom Update

I hope this letter finds you and your family healthy and well. As you may expect, the JCC of Greater Dayton, along with the Jewish Federation, is monitoring the COVID-19 situation very closely.

Camp Shalom Seed Starts

The K-Club did a wonderful job starting our garden this month. We planted seeds of six different vegetables: sugar snap peas, radishes, kohlrabi (a weird looking, but delicious root vegetable), mixed lettuce, spinach and curly kale.

Camp Shalom Registration Notice

Hello Camp Shalom parents! We have some exciting news to share!

JCC Children’s Theatre is now JCC YOUTH Theatre!

JCC Children’s Theatre, a program open to kids in 3rd through 12th grade, is now named JCC Youth Theatre.

Early Childhood – The magic behind the mitzvahs

Every day in the JCC Preschool, Jewish traditions come to life. It might look like magic, but it’s absolutely due to our amazing staff of teachers and assistants.

Tikkun Olam at the JCC

The cliché is true: there’s no Jewish holiday celebration that doesn’t involve food! At the JCC, it’s also true that a holiday celebration isn’t complete without the opportunity for our community to partake in tikkun olam, the Jewish value of repairing the world.

Jewish Observer

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Jack Bernstein: Take the vaccine

Interview by Marshall Weiss The Observer Although Dr. Jack Bernstein estimates he’s run between 60 to 100 medical studies over his career as an infectious disease physician, the trials for Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this fall marked the first for him and his wife, Maryann, as participants. An emeritus professor at The post Infectious disease specialist Dr. Jack Bernstein: Take the vaccine appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Chabad & Hillel staff, Federation staff & officers recovering from Covid-19

By Marshall Weiss, The Dayton Jewish Observer Montgomery County’s increased Covid-19 cases have impacted three local Jewish community organizations: Chabad, Hillel Academy, and the Jewish Federation. At the end of November, three rabbis with Chabad and two of their wives began testing positive for Covid-19: Chabad Directors Rabbi Nochum and The post Chabad & Hillel staff, Federation staff & officers recovering from Covid-19 appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

Best of Moment Magazine’s Ask the Rabbis feature in new book

By Toby Klein Greenwald, Special To The Dayton Jewish Observer Jewish robots? This is one of the “pressing questions of modern life” taken on by 61 rabbis in Can Robots be Jewish? published by MomentBooks and Mandel Vilar Press. The topics they parse are far more immediate, relevant, serious, and The post Best of Moment Magazine’s Ask the Rabbis feature in new book appeared first on The Dayton Jewish Observer. [...]

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