Click here for the Women of Distinction 2009 Invitation and Registration

Play co-ed recreational softball with the Tampa JCC! Recreational Softball Team!

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High school students in Tampa can once again find a new opportunity to “do philanthropy” in the Tampa Youth Philanthropy Panel (YPP). The program began in the 2007-08 school year and ewelcomed one dozen panelists who allocated $25,000 locally and internationally. The group will continue to be managed by the Tampa Jewish Federation. more

Help your child’s sense of Jewish identity grow strong during their first 5 years. Sign up for The PJ Library and you’ll receive a free, high quality children’s book or CD each month that will enrich your Jewish family relationships. The PJ Library is free for the first year, with a minimal donation requested for each year thereafter. Funded by the Tampa JCC & Federation and the 1818 Philanthropic Circle, it’s a gift that will nourish a Jewish life from the start. more

jfit, the Tampa JCC's health and wellness program, offers you a complete fitness program - no matter what your skill level:
- Two workout rooms, featuring a full array of exercise equipment
- Personal training services
- Junior Olympic-size swimming pool
- SilverSneakers classes for medicare-eligible seniors (65+)
- and more! Click here for more information

Discover health and wellness through personal training at the Tampa JCC. Sign up today and be on your way to a new you! Click for more information

Does the mini-war underway between Israel and Hamas in and around the Gaza Strip present President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration with a crisis or an opportunity? Buried beneath the fretting over whether the renewed conflict would kill talks between Israel and the relatively moderate leadership of the Palestinian Authority were hints that it could in fact bolster the negotiations, if only by marginalizing Hamas. That, in turn, could help Obama clear the ground for a breakthrough, a prospect Obama's team seemed to recognize by limiting its reactions to expressions of support for Israel.

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Starting in January the Tampa JCC will be offering Red Cross Training courses one Sunday every month.

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Below are Friday night candle lighting times for the next 4 weeks in your area.

Free wireless internet is now available at the Tampa Jewish Community Center. Bring your laptops to the J and surf the web! WiFi is available in most common areas inside the JCC building.