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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The Art of Memory
Custom Memoirs & Tribute Books 3152 N Hudson Ave., No. 1 Chicago IL 60657 (914) 316 4538 [email protected] http www.artofmemorypress.com Ilana Segal Helping Jewish families preserve and honor their life stories,by conducting detailed biographical interviews and turning them into
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The Balloon Lady
Balloons, balloon arches, and basic centerpieces, for bar/bat mitzvahs, and other simchas.
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The Drake
cRc glatt kosher available.
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The Eli’s Cheesecake Company
Bakery cafe and retail store selling cheesecakes, cheesecake-by-the-slice, daily house-made pastries and desserts. Ships anywhere in the U.S.A. Local delivery available for Chicago and select suburbs. Tastings & Traditions experience every day at 1 p.m., free of charge. Family events year round.Only those factory-sealed products bearing the cRc logo are certified by the cRc.
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The Godfrey Hotel Chicago
cRc glatt kosher catering available.
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The Joseph and Mae Gray Cultural & Learning Center
Provides congregations and the community with Judaic educational and cultural resources. The fully automated collection includes more than 20,000 books, periodicals, videos, DVDs, audio, and other resources, and is open to the community. Book discussions, author events, film screenings, and other cultural programming are also offered.
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The Junior Klezmer Orchestra
Since 1994, musicians and singers of the Junior Klezmer Orchestra have studied the art of Klezmer-traditional Eastern European Jewish music and Yiddish song-with members of the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band. Many have gone on to professional musical careers. We rehearse twice a month on Sundays from 2:30-4:00 pm (including snack) at Beth Hillel Bnai Emunah, just off the Edens Expressway in Wilmette. Our students range fromfifth grade to senior year high school. We perform at the Greater Chicago Jewish Festival, the Skokie Festival of Cultures, and other venues.
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The Kabbalah Bookstore Chicago
Non-profit organization that makes the principles of Kabbalah understandable and relevant to everyday life. Founded by Rav Yehuda Ashlag in 1922, with locations in more than 40 cities and an extensive online presence.
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The Kabbalah Bookstore Highland Park
Non-profit organization that makes the principles of Kabbalah understandable and relevant to everyday life.
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The Lincoln Cafe
Kosher cafe. cRc-certified.
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The Ritz-Carlton Chicago (A Four Seasons Hotel)
cRc glatt kosher catering available.
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The Sandwich Club
Dine-in, carryout, delivery and catering. cRc-certified.
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The Simcha Hall
6336 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago IL 60659 (773) 588 8108 http www.simchacenter.org Tybi Ray Khal Ohr Yisocher Chodorov. false
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The Sukkah Project
Affordable, easy-to-build, klutz-proof, sukkah kits for small families or large congregations. Unique wood-frame and tubular steel sukkah kits, as well as decorations and other items for Sukkot.
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The Westin Chicago North Shore
In-house kosher kitchen. cRc-certified.
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The Westin Chicago River North
Kosher catering by Danziger. KOF-K-certified.
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The Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago
Glatt kosher catering by Segal. KOF-K-certified.
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Transcontinental Music Publications
TMP is the premier publishing house for Jewish choral music and songbooks. Its sheet music and songbooks include music for worship, informal settings, and concert performance, by renowned Jewish composers. Long known for its choral publications, in recent years, Transcontinental has become known also as a provider of contemporary-style music in songbook form, including the best-selling Complete Shireinu, the Shabbat Anthology series, and Sing Unto God: The Debbie Friedman Anthology.
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True Nature Foods
Glatt kosher-certified, 100% grass fed, pasture raised beef, lamb, chicken, turkey and duck. Join True Nature Foods Natural Meat Co-op for a group discount or shop in-store.
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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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Venue SIX10
610 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago IL 60605 [email protected] http://www.venuesix10.com VenueSIX10 offers extensive event options, including Spertus Kosher Catering featuring Cuisine by Wolfgang Puck. None true
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Wolfgang Puck Catering
Delivering a restaurant-style experience to your home or unique location, including kosher service. Wolfgang's experienced team caters intimate weddings, convention galas, family occasions, and such noteworthy events as the Academy Awards' Governors Ball.
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Woodwork By Lou
Judaic gifts, wood yads.
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Yana Fayn
Singer, teacher, performer, Hebrew, Yiddish, Russian, Italian and Broadway for all occasions. Liturgical music from Shabbat services to High Holidays. Bar and bat mitzvah tutoring and service.
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Yiddish Arts Ensemble
A professional touring theater troupe that performs in English, incorporating traditional Yiddish stories with klezmer music.
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Yiddish Music Archives
A large collection of recorded and printed resources for the study of traditional klezmer music; available for purchase.
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Yom Chadash/Matan Meitel
2915 W. Fargo Ave. Glenview IL 60025 (773) 344 4394 (847) 724 3731 [email protected] http www.yomchadashorchestras.com David Ivaz false
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Your Songs Inc.
Jewish music and gifts for bar/bat mitzvahs.
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Zayde’s Shtenders
Custom-built shtenders. By appointment only.
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Zelda’s Catering
Zeldas Catering is the leading kosher caterer in Chicago and the Midwest, trusted by clients for over 45 years. We offer a full range of catering services for social, corporate and nonprofit clients, with meat, dairy and pareve menus. Let our team assist you in creating the perfect event, with our full attention to every detail. We are preferred in all of the area's finest venues.cRc certified.