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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Rabbi Roy Vey
Comedy and Illusion for almost any occasion.
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Tum Balalaika Klezmer Band
There is hardly a venue in and around Chicago where Tum Balalaika has not performed – from the United Center to universities and radio stations. The band performs at many long-standing summer festivals, including the Greater Chicago Jewish Festival, Chicago Summer Dance and the Evanston Arts Festival. Available for weddings, b'nai mitzvah, birthdays, anniversaries and concerts.
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Cool Ketubah
Cool Ketubah is simply that: a good-looking, well designed Ketubah that looks like it belongs in the 21st Century. Designed by Chicago-based graphic designer Jason Pickleman, whose works are in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, a Cool Ketubah projects the perfect balance between visual sophistication and poetic sentiment.
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Continuum Theater
Jewish artists and lovers of the arts created Continuum Theater to support Jewish learning, community and cultural continuity by preserving, growing and sharing Jewish performing arts experiences. Continuum Theater produces theater, music, dance and arts education experiences that explore Jewish history, heritage, contemporary issues and the full scope of the Jewish experience. The theater hopes to nurture Jewish artists and to forge productive partnerships with community organizations interested in creative programming. Programs include: The Chicago Jewish Play Reading Festival, The Midwest Jewish Play Writing Contest in association with the Jewish Plays Project and school artistic residences.
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Dunkin’ Donuts – Skokie
cRc-certified.
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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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Sweet Margy
Hand-dipped, gourmet toffee. Available throughout the greater Chicago area at many fine foods stores. cRc-certified.
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Eileen Berman
Vocalist performs cantorial solos, show tunes, pop, Hebrew/Israeli, Yiddish, opera, classical.
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Premier Catering
Full-service kosher, formal catering services to the Chicagoland area. Weddings, rehearsal dinners, corporate dinners, large family dinners, bar/bat mitzvahs or other special events. Caters at the location of your choice or at their new facility, capable of holding up to 100 people. Glatt kosher, cRc-certified. Vegetarian available.
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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.