Guide Category: Religious Organizations
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* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois
Regional headquarters for 43 Illinois Chabad Centers.
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Chicago Rabbinical Council Chevra Kadisha
Performs taharah ritual for Jewish deceased.
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United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism (USCJ)
We strengthen kehillot (Jewish communities inside and outside the walls of a synagogue). We are the network that ensures there are thriving centers of Jewish practice across North America, Israel, and beyond that celebrate both tradition and contemporary life. Together, we demonstrate what an authentic and dynamic Judaism looks like, inspire people to be a part of it, and advance its critical role in the world.
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Chicago Rabbinical Council Beth Din (cRc)
Providing Beth Din services including religious divorce, litigation, arbitration and mediation of financial disputes, halachic documentation, and conversion. We provide kosher certification, operate a Chevra Kadisha and serve the community with publications and programming.
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Chicago Board of Rabbis
Represents 200 rabbis from all denominations. The CBR works to support rabbis in their congregational, educational, institutional or chaplaincy settings work and is a voice of the rabbinate in Chicago in communal and interreligious affairs.