Community
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Rochelle Zell nurtures students’ passions, purpose, and potential
This is no ordinary high school. It’s number one among America’s Best Jewish High Schools,…
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Home ‘Base’ hits home run
One semester in, Silverstein Base Hillel creates community, family.
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Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman’s leadership extended far beyond his sanctuary
Schaalman was a longtime leader in the Chicago Jewish community, including serving as a past…
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HIAS Chicago, local congregations join forces to welcome a stranger
HIAS Chicago, working with Mishkan Chicago, welcomed its first refugee family of four through the…
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Midwest Israel Interns prepare for friction on campus
JUF’s Israel Education Center hosted its second Israel Intern training of the 2016-2017 school year…
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JUF mourns the loss of Rabbi Herman E. Schaalman
Rabbi Schaalman was the oldest living Reform rabbi and his contributions to JUF, the Chicago…
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Jewish Federation calls for a safe, rational and coordinated national refugee policy
The administration’s sweeping, sudden, and uncoordinated executive order undermines the noble ideal of our nation…
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Annual Bernardin lecture, featuring Soloveitchik scholar, set for Feb. 13
Professor David Shatz, Ph.D., will discuss the work of his teacher, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik,…
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Rabbis discuss anthology ‘Tales from the Sacred Calling: Four Decades of Women in the Rabbinate’
Preserving the legacy of women in the rabbinate was the common goal when Rabbi Alysa…
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Jewish Women’s Foundation honors Trustees Frances Horwich, Gerri Kahnweiler
The Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago kicked off its 20th anniversary year on Jan. 18,…