J Collective
Messages from the CEO, tips from the fitness floor, press, and perspectives from around The J.

Room for One More: Abraham’s Tent and Israel’s Democracy
October 30, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Shan's Spark: Worth The Hype? - Taking a GLP-1. Don't Forget to Lift.
October 24, 2026 · Shan Charles
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Shan's Spark: Worth The Hype? - How Strong Is Your Grip?
October 24, 2026 · Shan Charles
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Lech Letha: Building in the Desert, Building in Dallas
October 23, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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A Stone of Memory, A Promise from Dallas
October 16, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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BBYO and Aaron Family JCC Expand Longstanding Partnership To Strengthen Jewish Teen Engagement In Dallas
October 8, 2026
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Three Years After October 7: Showing Up, Loudly, Together
October 5, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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This Shabbat the Last Word is Us
October 2, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Shan's Spark: Lift Heavier. Live Stronger.
September 28, 2026 · Shan Charles
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A Message for Yom Kippur: No One Atones Alone
September 18, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Rooted Together for the New Year
September 11, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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The Goodbye That Shows Us What WE Built
August 28, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadStill Here: What the Arch of Titus Reminds Us About Jewish Resilience
August 14, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadParshat Ekiev: The Quiet Acts That Carry Us Forward
July 31, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadWhat Moses Knew About Community: Parashat Va'etchanan and the Work of the J
July 24, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadDevarim: The Story We Choose to Tell
July 17, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Shan's Spark: Are you stuck?
July 15, 2026 · Shan Charles
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The Best Investment We'll Ever Make Is in People We'll Never Meet
July 8, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadParshat Pinchas and the Fourth of July
June 19, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Observing Juneteenth
June 18, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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We Are a Community Where No One Checks Part of Themselves at the Door
June 8, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadHonor and Gratitude this Memorial Day
May 21, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
ReadThe Future of The J Was Unveiled Last Night
May 21, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Shan's Spark: The Summer Panic
May 16, 2026 · Shan Charles
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Shan's Spark: Unleash Your Inner Strength
May 13, 2026 · Shan Charles
ReadOne Year In
May 1, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Congregation Anshai Torah and Aaron Family JCC Of Dallas Announce Historic Partnership To Bring JCC Preschool To Plano
April 24, 2026
ReadYom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut
April 20, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Find Your Fear Factor
April 16, 2026 · Shan Charles
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Shaking Off the Tyranny of the Successful Past
April 13, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, CEO of the Aaron Family JCC of Dallas
ReadThe Stage Is Set: At The J, Youth Performing Arts Matter More Than Ever
April 11, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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DJHS and J Dallas Announce Strategic Partnership
April 11, 2026
ReadPassover is About Showing Up for Each other
April 1, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Showing Up Is a Form of Resistance
February 26, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Honoring Esther with the Courage to Lead
February 2, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
January 19, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC
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