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JUF to house the Shinshinim program in Chicagoland
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (273+ words) The 2025-26 Shinshinim Chicago cohort. At just 18 years of age, Israeli participants in the Shinshinim program leave Israel for nearly a year to turn classrooms, youth groups, synagogues, and Shabbat tables across Chicagoland into living connections to Israel. Now, the Shinshinim…...
Five ways to get involved: Whatever you are looking for, YLD offers a wonderful way in - JUF – Together for good
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (186+ words) “After that, I was just sold,” said Iberkleid, now serving as President of the YLD Board. “I thought, ‘This is where I want my community to be.’” Here are five entry points into YLD—with truly something for everyone: “When…...
Cardinal Cupich stands with Jews against antisemitism
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (568+ words) Yehiel E. Poupko and Joshua Stanton Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago. Amid the din of antisemitism, a growing chorus of voices is speaking up in support of the Jewish people and Israel. Even as we struggle against the scourge, we…...
'Jewish life is alive and well here' - JUF – Together for good
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (541+ words) When many of us think of centers of Jewish life in Chicagoland, the North Shore often comes to mind. However, vibrant Jewish communities exist across Chicago’s southern and western sides. In 2017, Emily Lambert believed she was the only Jew living…...
Defending the Israel-Illinois connection
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (100+ words) Annie Warshaw (JUF), Sarah van Loon (American Jewish Committee), Benjamin Gould (Simon Wiesenthal Center), Daniel Margolis (Anti-Defamation League), Alison Pure-Slovin (Simon Wiesenthal Center), and Yossi Held (StandWithUs) advocate together at the Illinois State Capitol. New novel examines how Jewish ritual…...
'Honorary ways celebrate Jewish leaders, artists, and cultural icons
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (492+ words) Take a walk in Chicago, and you may notice some streets have double signs: a green sign marking the official street name—and a brown sign designating an “honorary way.” These are named for people who have had an impact…...
Key wins for Illinois' Jewish community, and beyond
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (235+ words) Amy Zimmerman and Jared Hoffman Forefront is Illinois’ statewide association representing nonprofits and grantmakers, as well as their advisors and allies. For 50 years (founded in 1974), Forefront has served as a trusted resource and leader committed to educating, unifying, and mobilizing…...
Jewish Agency for Israel
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (117+ words) Regional office for all Jewish Agency services and programs throughout the Midwest. Works with people who want to make Aliyah (immigration to Israel), serves as the regional office for all Shlichim (Israel emissaries) serving in the Midwest as well as…...
What makes a 'Jewish' home?
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (451+ words) In his recent State of World Jewry address, journalist Bret Stephens suggested that the “proper defense against Jew hatred is … to lean into our Jewishness as far as each of us can.” It can be the antidote to those who…...
PJ Library helps people "do Jewish" at home
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (161+ words) “For our community, which is so diverse, but also so engaged, having that added push is a really powerful resource,” said Dara Cameron, Director of JUF’s Young Family Engagement. Cameron added that she used Get Together to host a group…...