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

Message from the CEO

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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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: Worth The Hype? - Taking a GLP-1. Don't Forget to Lift.

October 24, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: Worth The Hype? - How Strong Is Your Grip?

October 24, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Message from the CEO

Lech Letha: Building in the Desert, Building in Dallas

October 23, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

A Stone of Memory, A Promise from Dallas

October 16, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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PR/Media

BBYO and Aaron Family JCC Expand Longstanding Partnership To Strengthen Jewish Teen Engagement In Dallas

October 8, 2026

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Message from the CEO

Three Years After October 7: Showing Up, Loudly, Together

October 5, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

This Shabbat the Last Word is Us

October 2, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: Lift Heavier. Live Stronger.

September 28, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Message from the CEO

A Message for Yom Kippur: No One Atones Alone

September 18, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Rooted Together for the New Year

September 11, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

The Goodbye That Shows Us What WE Built

August 28, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Still Here: What the Arch of Titus Reminds Us About Jewish Resilience

August 14, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Parshat Ekiev: The Quiet Acts That Carry Us Forward

July 31, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

What Moses Knew About Community: Parashat Va'etchanan and the Work of the J

July 24, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Devarim: The Story We Choose to Tell

July 17, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: Are you stuck?

July 15, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Message from the CEO

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

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Message from the CEO

Parshat Pinchas and the Fourth of July

June 19, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Observing Juneteenth

June 18, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

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

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Message from the CEO

Honor and Gratitude this Memorial Day

May 21, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

The Future of The J Was Unveiled Last Night

May 21, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: The Summer Panic

May 16, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Tips from Shan

Shan's Spark: Unleash Your Inner Strength

May 13, 2026 · Shan Charles

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Message from the CEO

One Year In

May 1, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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PR/Media

Congregation Anshai Torah and Aaron Family JCC Of Dallas Announce Historic Partnership To Bring JCC Preschool To Plano

April 24, 2026

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Message from the CEO

Yom Hazikaron and Yom Ha’atzmaut

April 20, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Tips from Shan

Find Your Fear Factor

April 16, 2026 · Shan Charles

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PR/Media

Shaking Off the Tyranny of the Successful Past

April 13, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, CEO of the Aaron Family JCC of Dallas

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A Thoughtful Take

The 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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PR/Media

DJHS and J Dallas Announce Strategic Partnership

April 11, 2026

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Message from the CEO

Passover is About Showing Up for Each other

April 1, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Showing Up Is a Form of Resistance

February 26, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Honoring Esther with the Courage to Lead

February 2, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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Message from the CEO

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 19, 2026 · Todd Polikoff, Chief Executive Officer, Aaron Family JCC

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