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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Keep the Faith Kosher Catering
Faith Bugay 2020 Oakton St Park Ridge IL 60068 847-343-0818 [email protected] http://www.ktfevents.com Keep the Faith Kosher Catering is offering the highest quality Kosher cuisine under the supervision of the Chicago Rabbinical Council. KTF Events is excited to
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Ken’s Diner
1950s-style Jewish-American fast food, counter service. cRc-certified.
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Keshet Recreation
Special Olympics Buddy Programs, Parents' Night Out, After School BBYO School Day Off
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Key Tov Orchestra
Seasoned orchestra for all simchas.
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Keystone Chamber Ensemble
String quartet, specializing in weddings, private/corporate parties: classical, light classical, modern/contemporary and Jewish music.
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KFAR Jewish Arts Center
Chicago IL (773) 362 4760 [email protected] http www.kfarcenter.org Adam Davis Independent arts organization promotes Jewish expression through art and culture. None
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King’s Men Orchestra
Wide variety of American, Jewish, klezmer, and Israeli music.
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Klezmer Music Foundation
The Klezmer Music Foundation was founded in 1994 to further the educational and outreach activities of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. Their charitable work includes: performances for senior citizen residences, school concerts, the Junior Klezmer Orchestra, the Salaam-Shalom Music Project, the Yiddish Arts Ensemble, klezmer workshops and master classes, and more.
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Kol Sasson
Hebrew, American, and Israeli folk songs.
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Kol Tuv Kosher Foods
A full line of groceries. Kosher certified.
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Kol Zimrah
Kol Zimrah, which means "voice of song," began in 1996 as a community choir. The group now includes representatives from 21 synagogues as well as several unaffiliated members. Its mission: sustain and interpret the great tradition of Jewish choral music, serve as a musical resource for the region, and encourage the composition of new Judaic choral works. The volunteer choir, conducted by Cantor Pavel Roytman, who is also the choir's music director, performs in concerts, synagogues and community events.
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Kolay Noam Orchestra
Chasidic, Israeli, and Yiddish music.
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Kosher Confectionery Co.
Chocolate, chocolate pops, novelties, pretzel rods, mint meltaways, other chocolate treats. CRC-certified.
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Kosher Sports at the United Center
Glatt kosher concession during many events at the United Center. cRc-certified.
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Krav Maga Illinois
Krav Maga (contact combat in Hebrew) is the official self defense system of the Israeli Defense Forces, has been taught to hundreds of law enforcement agencies and thousands of civilians in the United States and is also taught in the schools in Israel through the ministry of education.
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L’Chaim Center
Through a wide array of classes and events, monthly Shabbat programs, and trips and retreats, L’Chaim Center offers Jewish people of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations authentic Jewish experiences.
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La Criolla
Wholesale spices, flour, honey, beans, olives, oils. cRc certified.
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Larry Brent Orchestra
4208 N. Harvard Ave. Arlington Heights IL 60004 (847) 392-4910 False 1231
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Leah Shoshanah
Singing with guitar accompaniment and song leading for Shabbat, bar and bat mitzvahs, weddings, parties and special events.
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Leah Sosewitz
Ketubot, illuminations, papercuts, invitations, synagogue donor recognition projects, etched glass and wood Judaica.
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Limmud Chicago
A communiversity of Jewish learning and culture. Limmud means “learning” in Hebrew.
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Listen Up! Jewish Vocal Band
Crazy Awesome Jewish A Cappella. Humor, harmony and vocal pyrotechnics make Listen Up! a great choice for concerts and special events. The Chicago Tribune raves, "uniquely compelling... fresh and full of appeal." With an impressive repertoire of Israeli and Jewish music spanning decades and styles, Listen Up! can tailor performances to delight audiences of all ages.
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Liz Zoller Cohen
Singer, pianist, cantorial soloist. Popular, standards, jazz, Broadway, Jewish music and liturgy, cocktail piano for all occasions.
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Lynn Hazan
Storytelling, dramatic presentations and interactive workshops for all ages on Judaism and the Jewish experience for holidays, life cycle events, communal celebrations. Special programs on personal narratives, Jewish humor and global Jewish experience (including Sephardic and Ethiopian Jewry).
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Magnolia Bakery
Certified kosher.
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Manischewitz
Distributors of certified-kosher foods.
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Maraz Studios
Fine art porcelain.
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Mariano’s Fresh Market Grocery of Skokie
Kosher deli, kosher fresh-baked bread from the bakery and kosher fresh meat. Glatt kosher. cRc-certified with Mashgiach T’mide.
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Marlene Baron
Vocalist in many musical styles.
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Maxwell Street Klezmer Band
The band has delighted audiences for three decades with their joyous, soulful spin on Jewish music. They are equally skilled at swing, ballroom, classic rock and roll, Motown and Latin dance music. Their Klezmer Music Foundation sponsors The Junior Klezmer Orchestra, The Salaam-Shalom Music Project, and three congregational klezmer bands. Violinist Alex Koffman was featured soloist with Chicago Sinfonietta at Symphony Center, and the band played in the world's first klezmer opera with Lyric Opera.
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Maya Polsky Gallery
Oil paintings and drawings by contemporary Jewish artists.
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MayaWorks Office
Kippot and tallitot.
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Mesamechai Leiv Orchestras
Modern and traditional Jewish music for all occasions.
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Mesorah Publications
English-language Judaica on Jewish life and learning--Talmud, Mishnah, Torah, Siddur, Tanach, Holocaust, Halachah, fiction, festivals, children's literature.
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Michael Lerich Productions
Music and entertainment with orchestra for social and corporate events.
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Midwest Conference Center
401 West Lake Street Northlake IL 60164 2401 (708) 409 2828 (708) 409 2830 [email protected] http www.midwestconf.com Weddings, banquets. Kosher Le Mehadrin. false
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Milt’s Barbecue for the Perplexed
Dine-in, catering, private parties. 100 percent of all profits are donated to charity. Hosts events and features experts and speakers to address a range of topics with an emphasis on global and Jewish affairs. Glatt kosher. cRc-certified.
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Milt’s Extra Innings
Sun-Thur 11am till 7pm Friday 11am till 2pm Closed on Saturday Crc Kosher
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Miriam Lewis
International Song Stylist. Song for every occasion. Vocalist performing songs in Yiddish, Hebrew, Italian, Russian, Polish along with Broadway tunes and popular standards. Available for dinner shows, meetings and private events.
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Mizrahi Grill
Authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Restaurant, food truck and catering. cRc-certified.
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Mobile Music Interactive Entertainment
DJs, emcees and interactive dancers for bar/bat mitzvahs, weddings and corporate events since 1978. Always appropriate, with packages customized to fit specific needs and budgets.
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Modern Klezmer Jazz Quartet
Jewish jazz for all occasions.
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MondlBroyt
Ensemble specializing in klezmer freylach folk music; some Israeli music, songs of Yiddish theater.
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My Own Meals
Refrigeration-free kosher meals sold at local stores and by direct mail, 10 varieties. Rabbis M. Solovelchik-certified.
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Nancy Shapiro-Pikelny
(847) 859-9166 [email protected] http://www.storytellernancy.com Acclaimed storyteller of Jewish folktales, family lore, original narratives and historical stories, including her renowned Holocaust story "A Window of Beauty." Educational and en
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Naomi Bayer
Vocalist/guitar player, programs for children and adults; Hebrew, Jewish, folk, and contemporary.
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Naomi Weiss-Weil
B'nai mitzvah tutor and cantorial soloist.
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National Yiddish Book Center
Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building 1021 West Street Amherst MA 01002 (413) 256-4900 (413) 256-4700 [email protected] http://www.yiddishbookcenter.org Non-profit organization working to tell the whole Jewish story by rescuing, translating and disseminating Yiddi
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Noah Marcell
Vocalist/instrumentalist in Yiddish, Hebrew, Russian, Gypsy, and klezmer music.
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North Shore Kosher Bakery
Baked goods for all occasions and holidays. Kosher and dairy-free establishment. cRc-certified.