Dear Colleagues: Today, I am proud to mark my second anniversary as the CEO of JCCA. All of you have contributed to my understanding of JCCA’s history, our clients’ needs, and the path we need to pursue in our commitment to clients for generations to come. I am...
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Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Mother’s Day
May 14, 2017 | CEO Message
Happy Mother’s Day! This Mother’s Day, like every day, there are reminders of our mothers and “mother figures” in ways we can’t always anticipate. Something happens or something is said and we think of her. Celebrating this important role makes sense and certainly...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Passover 2017
Apr 10, 2017 | CEO Message
Dear JCCA Community, Tonight at sundown marks the start of Passover for the Jewish community, and this Friday is Good Friday, which ushers in Easter, the holiest day of the year for Christians. This is a holy week for people throughout the JCCA community — our...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: JCCA and Immigration
Feb 1, 2017 | CEO Message
JCCA and its predecessor institutions are inextricably bound to the history of New York City, and the United States, as welcoming immigrants from poverty-stricken and war-torn countries around the globe. The Hebrew Benevolent Society, which eventually evolved into...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Martin Luther King Jr.
Jan 16, 2017 | CEO Message
Dear JCCA Colleagues: Today we commemorate the birth of The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. The legacy of Dr. King's work — for civil rights, peace and economic justice — echoes in what we do at JCCA every day. We look to Dr. King's message of patience and love in...
Message from CEO Ronald Richter: Passover 2016
Apr 19, 2016 | CEO Message
Beginning this Friday, April 22nd, the Jewish community, the world over, begins the celebration of Passover, a holiday commemorating the extraordinary events some 3000 years ago when the Jewish people were freed from hundreds of years of cruel slavery in Egypt. We...