Guide Category: Medical Resources
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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Jewel Doula
Jewel Doula is a Jewish-led birth and postpartum support organization. We bring a Jewish lens to birth, rooted in community, spirituality and a long history of birthwork and family-building as a part of our tradition. As a trained full-spectrum doula, Stefanie offers bespoke birth preparation for new parents, and hands-on labor support. She has experience at Prentice, UCM and UIC labor and delivery wards. Jewel Doula will provide a short no-cost consult to any expectant parent, and can also provide Jewish and Chicago-focused resources for fertility, loss, birth and post-partum support – including life cycle events like bris (circumcision) ceremonies and baby namings, or 9th month mikveh rituals.
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Sarah Palmer – Doula
Sarah Palmer provides trusted birth support and childbirth education that empower expectant and new parents through compassionate, evidence-based doula care. In addition to birth support—which can include planned cesareans, medicated birth, and unmedicated birth—Sarah supports clients through fertility journeys, miscarriage and loss, and abortion care. She meets clients where they are and supports a wide range of needs without judgment, offering a calm, grounded presence during vulnerable moments. In addition to doula care, Sarah offers resources and guidance on incorporating Jewish ritual into reproductive healthcare, including mikvah rituals, brit milah, and naming ceremonies.
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Jewish Healing Network
For those who are ill, grieving, or serving as caregivers, the Jewish Healing Network offers the comfort of human connection, the spiritual support of Jewish tradition and a sense of community to alleviate loneliness and isolation. JHN offers support groups, professional education, community programs, Bikur Cholim (Visiting the Sick) trainings, pastoral counseling, information and referrals. JHN is administered by Jewish Child & Family Services in collaboration with CJE SeniorLife, the Chicago Board of Rabbis, and the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.
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Wellsprings Recovery Community
Dov Stein 2101 Valley Road Northbrook IL 60062 248-346-6874 [email protected] http://wellspringsrecovery.org Wellsprings Recovery Community provides support and guidance to individuals and families struggling with isolation and other life crises, such as addictio
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Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery & Healing
3320 Dundee Road Northbrook IL 60062 847-226-7741 [email protected] www.tikvahhealing.org Rob Jury The Tikvah Center for Jewish Recovery & Healing is a private, non-profit organization providing treatment for substance use disorders. We offer a continu
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Hatzalah Chicago
Hatzalah Chicago is an all-volunteer Emergency Medical Service that is 85-members strong! We are an Advanced Life Support Ambulance Provider whose role is to treat and stabilize patients for transport to the hospital. Hatzalah Chicago provides emergency medical response 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to all who need it, regardless of race, religion or ethnicity. Our mission is to improve medical outcomes and save lives by enhancing existing emergency medical services in the Chicagoland area. We currently service: West Rogers Park, Peterson Park, Skokie and Lincolnwood. We only provide emergency transportation to emergency departments; not for scheduled appointments or doctor's office visits. Emergency Hotline: 847-504-1500. General info:[email protected]. CPR courses:[email protected]: 847-454-0800.
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Second Act Cancer Recovery Boutique
Downtown Chicago's only ABC accredited cancer recovery boutique providing post breast surgery and compression garments, wigs, hats, scarves and accessories for cancer patients and survivors.
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In Shifra’s Arms
In Shifra's Arms offers free prenatal crisis counseling, pregnancy plan coaching, specialized referrals, and targeted financial assistance to women over the course of their pregnancies and the year after birth. We treat every women with compassion, respect and kindness whatever she chooses for her pregnancy. Every woman needs to make choices about her future for herself-but no woman should have to go it alone. Our confidential Helpline is always accessible: 1-888-360-5872 or text us at 202-573-7611.
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Great Lakes Clinical Trials
Independent, phase I-IV clinical trial center specializing in the study of investigational medications, food products and supplements for the treatment of chronic diseases, notably in psychiatry, neurology and pain management.
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Myra Rubenstein Weis Health Resource Center
Dedicated to supporting the health education needs of the community. Located at Highland Park Hospital, the Resource Center is a private place to obtain information when making healthcare decisions. Visitors are welcome to stop by to browse the collection and enjoy a relaxing environment between appointments or during other idle time in the hospital. Personal, confidential assistance is available free of charge to help you find the health information you need. Hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.