Community
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Celebrating Alene Rutzky, the face of JUF in the Southern Suburbs for more than two decades
In her role as South Suburban Coordinator, Rutzky’s days were devoted to identifying and filling…
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North Suburban Synagogue Beth El’s story 70 years in the making
A new book explores decades of a Chicago area synagogue's history.
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It All Started in Pinsk: The origins of a magical Chicago garden
The story of Diana Leifer's breathtaking garden in Chicago's Bowmanville neighborhood began a continent away.
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For Wendy Berger, heading JUF’s 2019 Annual Campaign is a mission of compassion, purpose, and meaning
"The Jewish concept of tikkun olam , of repairing the world around me, took on a very…
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Spreading the word about learning Hebrew in public schools
This academic year, more than 600 Jewish and non-Jewish students in the Chicago area are…
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JUF announces third cohort of its Jewish Leaders Institute
A new class of leaders immerses itself in Jewish learning to help them guide the…
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Teaching the next generation about doing good; Social action in action for grandparents
Today’s grandparents carry tremendous influence over their grandchildren, passing on generations-old traditions of serving those…
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Jewish Federation launches ‘Fund for the Future’
The Fund is a major new initiative to take Jewish engagement to a transformational level in…
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Community to honor Steven B. Nasatir’s era of service to Jewish people at gala event in May
Over Nasatir's four decades at the helm, JUF has grown to be one of the largest…
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Former Illinois gymnastics champ finds a new passion—pickleball
As for where he gets his hard-working, never-give-up attitude, Rifkind attributes much of it to…