Guide Category: Culture
The Guide to Jewish Living offers a comprehensive, up-to-date directory of Chicago-area Jewish organizations, resources, products, and services. The guide acts as a community driven lexicon sponsored by Jewish Chicago: The JUF’s Magazine to foster connection and support. Email [email protected] with questions or for information on advertising opportunities.
* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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Eileen Berman
Vocalist performs cantorial solos, show tunes, pop, Hebrew/Israeli, Yiddish, opera, classical.
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EJ’s Pizzeria
cRc-certified. Dairy. Cholov Yisroel. Pas Yisroel.
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Emma’s Bagel Café
cRc-certified.
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Ensemble M’chaiya
Acoustic, innovative, and energetic Klezmer band that gets everyone’s heart and feet dancing to Klezmer tunes set to Gypsy grooves, rhythmic Sephardic and swinging Yiddish songs, and Israeli dance tunes. To make sure you are on the right foot, the band teaches and leads you through the fun yet simple line and circle traditional dances. Two to six musicians are available for concerts, private events, dances, educational programs, and more. On request, Big Band Swing to 1950s acoustic rock and Beatles songs are available as are World Music styles related to Klezmer.
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Essie Landsman Watercolors
Custom-made ketubot, hamsa designs, Judaic art. Original watercolors created from your favorite photographs. Member American Jewish Artists Club.
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Ethel Goldmeyer
Ketubot.
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Evita Argentinian Steakhouse
cRc-certified.
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Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park
In-house kosher kitchen. cRc-certified.
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Four Seasons Hotel Chicago
cRc glatt kosher catering available.
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Geek Calligraphy
Judaica art prints and ketubot with geek-themed art. Megillot, mezuzot, and workshops on safrut for all ages. Available for custom work.
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3349 W. Dempster St. Skokie IL 60077 (847) 679 0677 Nechama Small Gifts for all occasions. Jewelry. false
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Goldman-Segal Kosher Caterers
For hotels, homes, synagogues. Exclusive caterers for Westin O'Hare, Radisson O'Hare. KOF-K-certified.
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Goodies
Candies, chocolates, gift baskets, gourmet foods. Kosher for Passover. Phone orders, deliveries. OU- and Circle K-certified products.
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Graeter’s Ice Cream
cRc-certified.
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Great Chicago Food and Beverage Company
cRc-certified.
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Greater Chicago Jewish Festival
Producers of the biennial festival of Jewish music, art, dance, food, and fun.
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Hamachi Sushi Bar
Offers a variety of fish and meat dishes - sushi rolls, entrees, sandwiches and pasta, as well as vegetarian options. cRc-certified. Available for dine-in, take out, delivery and catering.
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HATAV Orchestra
Variety of Jewish music, featuring Chasidic.
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Hatzabarim Israeli Folk Dance Co.
Performs Israeli and Jewish dances, songs, and dramatizations. Israeli folk dance instruction.
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HaZamir Chicago
HaZamir Chicago, a chapter of HaZamir: The International Jewish Teen Choir, is open to Jewish teens in grades 9-12 who love to sing.
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Herb Hartman
A cantor for Conservative or Reform services and wedding ceremonies.
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Highland Pop, Ltd.
Gourmet popcorn store with a large variety of candies, fudge, Italian ice, and much more. cRc-certified.
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Hometown Bagel, Inc.
Wide variety of bagels and bagel chips. Available in various grocery stores and at local farmers markets. Commercial delivery. cRc certfified.
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Hungarian Kosher Foods
Glatt-kosher; take-out. CRC-certified.
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Hy Life Bistro
Meat cuisine. Drop-off catering and party room. CRC-certified.
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Hyatt Regency Chicago
More than 25 years of kosher catering experience. On-site glatt kosher kitchen. cRc-certified.
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Illinois Nut and Candy
Custom confections, handmade chocolates, gift baskets, party trays, hospitality bags, corporate gifts, bulk candy and nuts. cRc-certified.
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InterContinental Chicago
Kosher catering by Danziger.
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Jack Wald
Ketubot.
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Jacqueline von Edelberg
Jacqueline’s richly illuminated ketubbot draw on 15th through 19th century designs and reflect the tastes and inspirations of her clients. The calligraphy in each piece is done by hand, using the traditional Aramaic, conservative, or reformed texts. Her work has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, JUF News, and the Chicago Jewish News, and can be found in several galleries, including the Pittsburgh Museum of Art. She is a two-time finalist in the Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judiaca Prize Competition.
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Jazmer
Jewish, American, Eastern European (klezmer/Yiddish), Sephardic, Israeli, 20th-century jazz and popular music. Israeli dance leading available. For weddings, bar mitzvahs, private parties and concerts.
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JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival
The 6th Annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival will run March 1-17, 2019 featuring a compelling and diverse selection of films, including narratives, comedies, and documentaries, that will stir emotion, nostalgia, and inspire conversation. This year the festival is featuring films that focus on strong, inspiring female protagonists, women who make a difference for their families, for their communities, and the world. The 2019 festival includes masterfully told films that give a powerful voice to issues of social justice and come together to create a film festival infused with stories of love, loss, learning, humor and survival. This year, the JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival will include 43 feature-length films shown at premiere venues across the city and suburbs.
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JCC Chicago Travel
Travel with the J is more than just a trip. It's a unique and exciting opportunity to experience cultures and countries through thoughtfully designed, guided vacations paired with off the beaten path adventures. Our extraordinary guides and experienced tour leaders bring a richness and context to everything you see and do. Intimate group sizes provide personal attention, a chance to engage and connect with family and fellow travelers, and the ability to create your own story.
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JCC Maccabi Chicago
An annual, international Olympic-style sporting event held each summer in select cities for Jewish teens, 13-16 years of age. Competition includes basketball, baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, flag football, volleyball, track and field, swimming, tennis, golf, ice hockey and more. The largest organized sports program for Jewish teenagers in the world, the Games provide 6,000 Jewish youth with an unparalleled athletic and cultural experience and strengthens Jewish identity. A summer arts experience for creative Jewish teens ages 13-17 features workshops in a variety of specialties with some of the leading artists in each field and incorporates community service, social activities, and themes of Jewish heritage, community, and Israel.
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JCC Perlstein Retreat Center
Host your next gathering on our 20 wooded, lakeside acres, right next door to the Wisconsin Dells. Serene and spacious facilities offer your group a real retreat from the hustle and bustle of every day. We are the perfect location whether you are celebrating, working or playing. Our professional staff help coordinate your special events and meetings. Every event at Perlstein Retreat Center is unique. We will customize our services to meet your needs so that your next gathering will be unforgettable. Winter Address:3050 Woodridge Lane Northbrook, IL 60062
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Jeff and Janis Musical Entertainment
For over 15 years our duo has presented delightful musical programs for special events, parties, celebrations, and diverse organizations. Programs include popular Jewish and American selections, show tunes, folk, standards, and we offer educational/musical presentations exploring the lives of Jewish composers who created gems of the Great American Songbook. Follow us on Facebook!
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Jewel-Osco – Evanston
Kosher deli, kosher fresh-baked bread from the bakery and kosher fresh meat. Glatt kosher. OU-certified with Mashgiach T’mide.
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Jewel-Osco – Highland Park
Kosher deli, kosher fresh-baked bread from the bakery and kosher fresh meat. Glatt kosher. OU-certified with Mashgiach T'mide.
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Jewish Gift Place
Online Judaica store dedicated to selling high-quality handmade Jewish items including mezuzahs, menorahs, dreidels, tallit, tzedekah boxes, kiddush cups, candlesticks, and jewelry.
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Jewish Neighborhood Development Council of Chicago (JNDC)
Strengthening and preserving Chicago's flagship Jewish community in an international neighborhood. JCCWRP is an organization of neighborhood residents and Jewish community leaders who care deeply about the past, the present, and the future of West Rogers Park. We aim to promote and encourage commercial, cultural and residential development designed to sustain a thriving community for generations to come.
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Jewish Performing Arts Academy
Instruction for high-school students in Jewish song--vocal and instrumental--and dance; four groups: the Shiga'on Singers, the Shiga'on Dancers, the Maxwell Street Junior Klezmer Band, and the Jewish Community Youth Orchestra; performances for community o
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Jewishmusic.com
Jewish music, software, books, Judaica, and more.
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Joel Frankel’s Musical Merriment, The K’vell-ing Groovies
Engaging, interactive performances featuring original and popular songs for younger audiences and those young at heart. Solo to quartet, fun to funner.
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Josef Glimer Gallery
A fine art gallery featuring local and international contemporary artists and masterworks of the 19th and 20th centuries. Established 1978. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment.
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Joyce’s Events and Party Planning
5201 S. Cornell Ave., Suite 25B Chicago IL 60615 (773) 955-1436 (773) 955-2230 [email protected] http://www.joycesevents.com Joyce Feuer None false
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JRC’s Heavy Shtetl Klezmer Band
Klezmer band made up of members of the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation.
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Judith Joseph
Custom and print ketubah artist, Judaic art, printmaker, painter, illustrator, calligrapher, illustrated quotations, hand-painted silk chuppahs, instruction in painting and calligraphy, lecturer on Jewish art. Member Jewish Art Salon, New York. Managing Director, Jewish Artist's Collective-Chicago.
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Karen Ness
Hebrew and English calligraphy, custom ketubot, custom invitations and announcements, hand-painted invitations and stationery, Hebrew and English baby names, pesukim.
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Kari Howard
Singer/actress performs Jewish composers of Broadway
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Kaufman Orchestra
Professional musicians for wedding receptions, bar/bat mitzvahs, corporate events, gatherings. Klezmer with folk dancers. Jewish, jazz, and pop music.