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Stephen Malkin chairs JUF’s 2012 Annual Campaign

Stefanie Ektron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:24:23 GMT

Philanthropy and civic commitment are in Stephen Malkin's blood. And so is the Jewish community.

Rays of sunshine

Stefanie Ektron — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:14:06 GMT

As we enter February, the month of loooove, I've been thinking a lot about simchas, those rays of sunshine and happy occasions we are blessed to have in our lives.

Navigating Jewish living with interfaith families

Brent Frost — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:52:35 GMT

In December, wife and husband Tara and Josh Lamkin hosted their parents for the second night of Chanukah, a tradition they inaugurated last year at their Skokie home.

Brave new way to have a baby: Surrogacy law in Israel

Cindy Sher — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:07:01 GMT

An attorney, licensed in Israel and Wisconsin, explains surrogacy law in Israel.

Simcha header

Avi Janssen — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:27:45 GMT

Welcome to JUF News Simcha Announcements. Announce a simcha in the online and print editions of JUF News for free! Create your announcement. Send a simcha gift, support JUF. Celebrating a child's B'nai Mitzvah, the birth of a new family member or sending love to a friend in need? JUF has a card or certificate for you. More info »

Silence is golden

Stefanie Ektron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:30:13 GMT

I've been thinking about silence lately-an odd topic for me, a talker who blasts Maroon 5 and Rihanna on my iPod.

Local experts dish out their best relationship advice

Stefanie Ektron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:44:34 GMT

The rabbi, the therapist, and the matchmaker. No, this isn't the start of a bad joke. This month—-in honor of The Love Issue—we asked some local experts for their take on tough relationship conundrums that are on the minds of Jewish Chicagoans—married and single.

Laughing at the darkness

Stefanie Ektron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:12:17 GMT

In his first novel, Shalom Auslander ponders what would happen if you found Anne Frank hiding in your attic.

2012—The end of the world or a new beginning?

Brent Frost — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:15:21 GMT

Ancient Mayan legend places the end of the world in 2012, when the world will be destroyed or would witness a cataclysmic event.

Your Tzedakah at Work

Brent Frost — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:56:15 GMT

Tzivi’s Feb ’12 Spotlight

Stefanie Ektron — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:02:59 GMT

The University of Chicago's Smart Gallery opens a new multimedia exhibit called Feast: Radical Hospitality in Contemporary Artdown in Hyde Park on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and several Jewish artists will be participating, including photographer Laura Letinsky, "New Realism" founder Daniel Spoerri, and conceptual artist Michael Rakowitz.

Ve-a-hav-ta –What does it mean?

Brent Frost — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:19:14 GMT

Twice in the Bible we are commanded to love.

Limmud Chicago 2012: Jewish Chicagoans share daylong celebration of Jewish learning and culture

Stefanie Ektron — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:04:26 GMT

Imagine a room filled with hundreds of Jews, all from different backgrounds, perspectives, denominations and generations, learning together.

February 2012

Brent Frost — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:08:12 GMT

Obituaries that appeared in the January 2012 issue of JUF News.

February is Jewish Disability Awareness Month

Stefanie Ektron — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:36:09 GMT

Jewish Child & Family Services has a full month of programs.