Events
IsraelNow Parlor Meeting
Parlor meeting hosted by a recent IsraelNow parent, Sarah Salomon! Her daughter Yael was a participant on our February trip this year!
jBaby Chicago Bim Bam Baby | June 5- July 10
Temple Jeremiah 937 Happ Rd, Northfield, IL, United StatesBim Bam Baby is a fun and energetic music class for tots and their parents or caregivers, with a few Jewish songs in the mix for some added fun. Enjoy lively, developmentally appropriate songs and activities with your little one and get to know other little ones and parents. Fridays 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM...
jBaby and PJ Library | Scoops for Shabbat | Evanston
Ready to bring in Shabbat with a cool treat this summer? Join us! We’ll meet at Hartigans for ice cream ( kids ice cream on us! 🍦) and enjoy a relaxed time together before Shabbat.
RSJ Shabbat
Join YLD and Silverstein Base Chicago for RSJ (Russian-Speaking Jews) Shabbat dinner at Luba & Bernard Friedman Base Loop. Enjoy delicious food and meet new people! Address and details will be provided the day before the program. Base Loop is proudly a part of Silverstein Base Chicago. This event is for young adults ages 22-39....
jBaby & PJ Library | Farmer’s Market Family Meetups| Deerfield
Jewett Park 836 Jewett Park Dr, Deerfield, IL, United StatesCome to the Deerfield Farmer's Market on Saturday mornings in June to meet other jBaby and PJ Library families! Information about a meeting spot near the Jewett Park playground will be sent out in advance. Some light snacks will be provided. Playdates are 6/13, 6/20, & 6/27.
PJ Library| Create a Kiddush Cup| Wheaton
Elevate your Jewish holiday celebrations with a hand-painted Kiddush cup. Your child(ren!) are invited to paint a beautiful ceramic Kiddush cup, which will be kiln fired at Whim Studios. This program is best for kids ages 3 and up. Registration is required. For more information please reach out to [email protected]
RJD jBaby Musical Movement – SUBURBS Summer 2026
The Goddard School of Deerfield (Northbrook) 475 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, IL, United StatesRussian-speaking Jewish parents with babies and toddlers ages 0-36 months are invited to join a series of 2 classes for an interactive musical movement experience with Chicago’s premier theater education company “Stages.” Bring your little one and enjoy a one-of-a-kind musical class developed by theater and early education professionals, and greatly enjoyed by even the...
jBaby Chicago Bagels in the Park 2026 | June 14 | Skokie
Terminal Park 9401 Kenton Ave, Skokie, IL, United StatesBagels in the Park is back! We're popping up all across Chicagoland this summer-- we'll meet you and your jBaby at a park near you (with bagels and iced coffee!)
jBaby Chicago Bagels in the Park 2026 | June 14 | West Dundee
Randall Oaks Park, West Dundee 750 N Randall Rd, Dundee, IL, United StatesBagels in the Park is back! We're popping up all across Chicagoland this summer-- we'll meet you and your jBaby at a park near you (with bagels and iced coffee!)
jBaby Chicago Bagels in the Park 2026 | June 14 | Holstein Park
Holstein Park 2200 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL, United StatesBagels in the Park is back! We're popping up all across Chicagoland this summer-- we'll meet you and your jBaby at a park near you (with bagels and iced coffee!)
Yiddish literature lecture by Yiddish professor/women’s activist Dr. Jessica Kirzane
Join us Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM For an interactive discussion with Dr. Jessica Kirzane Dr. Jessica Kirzane is a Yiddish professor at the University of Chicago. She has translated three of the Yiddish books written by Miriam Karpilove. Ms. Karpilove was a women’s activist before that was even heard of. Through Dr....
jBaby & PJ Library| City Parent Book Club| City
Join our city parent only book club! This month we will be reading Phoenix Bride by Natasha Siegel. Let's read more, create community, and have bucket filling conversations. All are welcome (even if you don’t finish the book). We will meet over lunch at a diner to schmooze.