Check out this year's 12th annual Double Chai in the Chi: Chicago's Jewish 36 Under 36 list of talented, difference-making Jewish young adults in our city, presented by YLD and Jewish Chicago: The JUF ...

Israel's weather is wonderful but unpredictable - the winter can be cold and rainy or sunny and mild. The summer, is usually hot and dry during the day and cool at night. In both seasons, layering is ...

A Reform synagogue serving over 500 families, having a tradition of an ‘open-door’ which welcomes everyone: Jews by birth, Jews by choice, non-Jewish family members, singles, LGBTQ, and people of all ...

Thank you to all of our participants for coming together and fundraising for the JUF Ukraine Relief Fund! Special thank you to our partners: Mobile Music Interactive Entertainment, Aviva Chertok, ...

I love setting the Passover table. Each item on the table has such meaning, and I'm not just talking about the matzoh and the shankbone. I'm talking about the pot that I'm pouring the chicken soup ...

(From left) Robert Morris, George Washington, and Haym Salomon, memorialized in the Three Patriots statue at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue. On the corner of Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue stands an ...

Dentist Dr. Adina Silberman at her wedding with her husband, Eric Silberman, and her grandparents, who survived the Holocaust. Her grandmother, Sabina Rosenbloom, was hidden in a barn by a Christian ...

As a key part of its community-wide security initiative, JUF has named Daniel Godsel as its Security Director. At a time of accelerating antisemitism and attacks against Jewish institutions, he will ...

A few years ago, Allan B. found himself in a position he'd never imagined. A seasoned nonprofit executive who'd worked for years in the Jewish community, he was struggling after a layoff, borrowing ...

For Jews in America, Purim recalls events that took place in a faraway country, in a city with a funny, almost fairy-tale name: Shushan. But what if Shushan were as close as New York is to Boston?

The Center for Jewish Life’s Makom fellows with Rabbi Jennie Bunde (second from the right in the front row) at their mid-year retreat. (The Center for Small Town Jewish Life) Eighteen years ago, Rabbi ...

The Springboard blog highlights the experiences of Jewish teens and Jewish teen professionals participating in community programs across Chicagoland and beyond. Dive into blogs about different Jewish ...