Oshman Family Jewish Community Center

It the vision of the Oshman Family JCC to be the Architects of the Jewish Future. Our mission is to enrich lives, build community and inspire Jewish journeys. To that end, we are a hub for the Silicon Valley Jewish community. We create meaningful, inclusive and joyful experiences for everyone and we explore innovative ways to integrate Jewish traditions and values into contemporary life.
The OFJCC is Silicon Valley’s Jewish neighborhood. It’s where everyone can celebrate, learn, innovate and connect. We strengthen Jewish identity and promote pride in modern Jewish civilization.
The OFJCC is an incubator of new expressions of Jewish identity. It is a second home for Jews and non-Jews alike, observant and secular, young and old. Together, we are building a thriving and lasting community.
We believe that Jewish life and culture has something essential, invaluable, and indelible to offer to the world. And we believe we are uniquely positioned to share that gift with one another and with our neighbors throughout the region, the state, and the world.
We offer great exposure to Jewish tradition, but with an openness that leaves room for interpretations, doing Jewish your way.
We have a world-class Jewish preschool that connects families to each other and to the JCC. It’s where longtime friendships are formed and flourish.
We have a state-of-the-art gym that is inclusive and comfortable. It’s not a meet market. Our gym and personal trainers have been voted best in Silicon Valley.
We offer high quality arts in a social, interactive setting. There is always something extra here. Come for the concert and stay for the community. At the JCC, the person sitting in the seat next to you is as important as the person performing on stage.
We envision a community integrally connected through shared values and experiences, reinforcing our pride in who we are, where we came from, and all we can accomplish together. We invite your participation and engagement as we become the incubator for new expressions of Jewish identity.

Engaging our community through innovative offerings continues to be the most successful mode of growth and elevation of our mission.
We offer great exposure to Jewish tradition, but with an openness that leaves room for interpretations, doing Jewish your way.
We have a world-class Jewish preschool that connects families to each other and to the JCC. It’s where longtime friendships are formed and flourish.
We have a state-of-the-art gym that is inclusive and comfortable. It’s not a meet market. Our gym and personal trainers have been voted best in Silicon Valley.
We offer high quality arts in a social, interactive setting. There is always something extra here. Come for the concert and stay for the community. At the JCC, the person sitting in the seat next to you is as important as the person performing on stage.
Offerings are always changing and growing, as we adapt to the demands of our audience. In the Bay Area in particular, moving programs and celebrations beyond our campus is essential to enticing participation within a community that struggles with traffic congestion and sprawl. Going to where the people are makes us successful - whether we are hosting offsite Hebrew language lessons or after school care or Jewish holiday celebrations.

The Oshman Family JCC resides on the Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. The campus sits on eight acres and includes an award-winning fitness complex, a preschool, after school program, summer camp facilities, soccer field and walking track, cultural arts hall for 380 guests and several multi-use buildings for administration and other programs or events. The Oshman Family JCC has served the region for over 35 years and employs 400 people across several businesses: Community Engagement, Israeli Cultural Connection (ICC@JCC), Arts & Culture programs, Leslie Family Preschool, Youth & Teens (including after school and camps), Senior programs, Goldman Sports and Wellness Complex, and internal auxiliary departments. Since the opening of the campus in 2009, membership at the OFJCC has grown to 10,000 and we welcome 15,000 weekly visitors to campus. Our Arts & Culture team produces 11,640 events per year and engages more than 4,000 seniors, 1,500 arts students and 760 TEDxPaloAlto participants, among other programs. Community Engagement attracts young families and community members to subsidized learning opportunities and free Jewish cultural holiday festivals throughout the year. The Israeli Cultural Connection focuses on engaging the more than 30,000 Israeli transplants living in the Bay Area. The ICC hosts seven programs per week, on average, as well as managing the Beged Kefet Hebrew Language School with satellite classrooms in Sunnyvale and Palo Alto and 650 students in attendance. The Senior Leadership Team has been in place since 2014 and possesses a wealth of experience in Jewish communal work, as well as business acumen. The Director level at the OFJCC is also comprised mostly of JCC veterans who have worked for the OFJCC for seven years or more. The pool of knowledge around program and budget development is extensive.

We have built a community that is integrally connected through shared values and experiences, reinforcing our pride in who we are, where we came from, and all we can accomplish together.
We are an incubator for new expressions of Jewish identity—where you can do Jewish your way.
We are a welcoming, haimische place for families, singles and teens.
We are a boutique cultural arts destination.
We cultivate a culture of philanthropy and nurture the next generation of Jewish and Silicon Valley leaders.
We have built connections and support for Israel and Jews worldwide.
The next stage will be Architecting the Jewish Future. In recognition of the evolution of Jewish beliefs and affiliations, the OFJCC is uniquely positioned to welcome the more diverse generations of Jews to come. With open arms and ideas, we invite our community to share with us in the journey to create what is next in the are of institutional, ethnographic, meaning, Israel and technology - all as they related to being Jews in the 21st century. What Judaism looked like yesterday doesn't reflect what it will look like tomorrow. These goals will be accomplished through our arts, cultural, educational and wellness programs. And the cross-pollination of these areas, too, will only enhance our vision.