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 ...

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center) with Tasheim Ramsey Pack (left) and Cooper Clack and Jeilani Rhone-Collins (right) in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. (Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel) ...

What do you do for a living? I create marketing content at Modern Healthcare, a magazine that serves leaders at health systems, insurers and various other healthcare companies. What is your favorite ...

Community powered, we consider the totality of local and global Jewish needs and how to address them. From generation to generation, we help people connect to Jewish life and values, fueling a dynamic ...

Given Chicago's frequent and fearsome windblasts, November may not be the best time for a brisk stroll on the city's lakefront. But if it's a relatively calm day (and you're an avid walker), you might ...

Cantor Rosalie Will is making history as the first cantor at Chicago's first and oldest Reform synagogue, Chicago Sinai Congregation. "I don't take the story of the community and their rich musical ...

Masa Israel Journey, is home to the widest variety of mid-and-long term (5-12 months) international experiences in Israel for young Jewish adults (18-30). Masa Israel will help you find the right ...

Rosalyne Smith’s most recent Shabbat Lady—“Rivkah”—was created last year to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7. When artist Roslyne "Ros" Leeb Smith lost her father, she searched for a way to ...

Saxophonist Eli Degibri’s journey from Israel to the international stage reflects the unifying and healing power of music. (Photo credit: Yossi Zwecker). Israeli sax player Eli Degibri to play ...

After more than three decades of lending his voice, heart, and pen, Paul Wieder--longtime Jewish Chicago Associate Editor and passionate member of the community--retired from JUF in October, leaving ...

Linda with JUF colleagues Joel Schatz (left) and Aaron Cohen at JUF’s Israel Solidarity Day in 2017. To reflect the light of Jewish life; to illuminate human needs; to inform and inspire; to highlight ...

I met Agnes Shwartz while doing a JUF video about Holocaust Community Services, and she became a close friend. We are pictured together here in 2018. I am the child of a Holocaust survivor who grew up ...