Guide Letter: M
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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Maccabim Hebrew School
Serving Israeli and American children age 2 and older in the Chicago metro area, providing them a unique anchor to Hebrew language, Jewish learning and Israeli culture, and strengthening their Jewish-Israeli identity. Families come from a variety of Jewish backgrounds, and the Sunday morning classes are conducted primarily in Hebrew by professional educators who are also native speakers.
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MAGEN Chicago Shomrim
4950 Madison St #1442 Skokie IL 60076 312-667-8500 [email protected] Chiam Naidit MAGEN Chicago was established with the aim of empowering the Jewish community to safeguard their homes, synagogues, and neighborhoods by providing assistance, support, education,
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Magnolia Bakery
Certified kosher.
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Mah Tovu Congregation
An egalitarian Conservative minyan serving the Rogers Park, Westridge, and south Evanston communities. We have Shabbat, holiday, and daily morning minyan along with other events.
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Makom Shalom Mitziut
An intimate Jewish community in Chicago for those seeking thoughtful, spiritual, nourishing Judaism grounded in human connection without dogma or pressure.
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Makom Solel Lakeside
A vibrant and growing Reform Jewish congregation of pathfinders committed to sacred worship, social justice and lifelong learning. Welcomes and embraces interfaith families and all who seek a spiritual home.
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Manischewitz
Distributors of certified-kosher foods.
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Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago
Delivers kosher holiday foods to families and individuals in need throughout the Chicago metropolitan community. Food is delivered for Rosh Hashanah and Passover. Volunteer opportunities exist for all aspects of the delivery—building boxes, packing boxes, and delivering the meals door to door. Everyone is welcome.
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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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Masa Israel Journey
Provides two to 12-month programs for 18-30 year olds, including gap year, study abroad, and post college internships and volunteer placements. The programs are specifically designed to give each individual an immersive experience complete with interactions in the local communities, intensive Hebrew immersion ulpan and trips all over the country. Many Masa alumni reflecting on their experiences say they connected more to their Jewish identity and the global Jewish community. Scholarships and grants are available to make the experience affordable.
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Maxwell Street Foundation
The mission of the Maxwell Street Foundation is to preserve and interpret the history of Chicago's Maxwell Street neighborhood for future generations. The Foundation presents slide programs at outside venues about historic Maxwell Street; walking tours of the redeveloped Maxwell Street, upon request; and participates with the New Maxwell Street Market on select Sundays of the year operated by the City of Chicago on Desplaines Avenue north of Roosevelt Rd. The Foundation sells Maxwell Street-themed items on its website, and accepts donations of Maxwell Street artifacts and memorabilia for its archive and collection. The Foundation provides research in its archive upon request, for a donation. The Foundation assists new research on historic or contemporary aspects of Maxwell Street and the Market. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and contributions are tax deductible.
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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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McHenry County Jewish Congregation
Non-denominational congregation.
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Memorial Park Cemetery
9900 Gross Point Road Skokie IL 60076 (847) 677-4401 False 0055
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Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
2510 North Clybourn Avenue Chicago IL 60614 773-525-7006 [email protected] https://www.menchies.com/locations/frozen-yogurt-riverpoint-center-il/flavors Craig Gutmann At Menchie's, we provide delicious frozen yogurt and sorbet made with all real and natural ingredi
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Menorah Gardens
Additional address: 2630 S. 17th Ave., Broadview, IL 60153 Exclusively serving the Jewish faith and traditions.
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MERCAZ USA
Zionist membership organization of the Conservative movement, the voice of Conservative Jewry within the World Zionist Organization, the Jewish Agency for Israel, the American Zionist Movement and the Jewish National Fund.It supports relgious pluralism in Israel and strengthens the connection between Israel and the Diapora.
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Merkaz HaRabonim
Orthodox rabbinical organization concerned itself with issues and problems of to the Orthodox Jewish community.
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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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Metro Chicago Hillel
Serves students at UIC, NEIU, IIT, DePaul University, Loyola University, Roosevelt University, Columbia College Chicago, SAIC, and Oakton Community College, building a unique Jewish student community on and across the campuses. Through personalized relationship building, Metro Chicago Hillel creates student leadership, and connects students to Jewish life, resources, and opportunities that are right for them. Popular offerings include social action opportunities, Birthright Israel trips, Shabbat programming, Jewish learning opportunities, and social programs.
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Michael I. Jacobson Memorial Gomle Fund
Nonprofit organization serving the Chicagoland indigent Jewish community with traditional burials at Waldheim Jewish Cemetery.
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Michael Lerich Productions
Music and entertainment with orchestra for social and corporate events.
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Mid America HealthCare and Rehabilitation Centre
Fully kosher skilled nursing facility.
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Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbanim
A rabbinic council consisting of more than 70 rabbis from 16 cities that provides invaluable programs and services to Jewish communities throughout the Midwest.
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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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Midwest Jewish Council
Yearly commemorations of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and continuing remembrance of the Holocaust.
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Midwest Kosher
Kosher certification supervised by Rabbi Yehoshua H. Eichenstein and Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Goldzweig.
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Midwest NCSY
A multi-faceted Jewish youth group which is open to all Jewish youth regardless of background and affiliation. Offering social and educational programming in hundreds of communities across the U.S. and Canada, NCSY is a leader in bringing unaffiliated youth an awareness of what Judaism is all about. For Jewish teenagers, NCSY is a relaxed, fun environment to learn about their heritage.
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Migdal Torah Free Loan Jewish Book Library
Audiotape library with more than 1,500 lecturers. More than 800 books on Jewish thought.
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Mikvah Mei Leah Champaign-Urbana
A mikvah serving Champaign-Urbana's Jewish community.
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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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Minyan Shirat ha-Agam (Song of the Lake)
A new kind of davening experience, grounded in traditional Jewish practice and fully egalitarian. Spiritually and intellectually fulfilling, with an emphasis on communal singing; member-led and fully participatory, allowing for creative musical and liturgical experimentation within a largely traditional framework. Meets two Shabbat mornings each month.
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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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Mishkan Chicago
Mishkan's mission is to engage, educate, empower, connect and inspire people through dynamic experiences of Jewish prayer, learning, social activism and community building. Whether in person or online, through music or Talmud or powerful conversations, whether in services or social events, Mishkan is reimagining and reinvigorating the next generation of Judaism in Chicago and beyond.
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Mishne Ugmora Congregation
6045 N. California Ave. Chicago IL 60659 (773) 465-1433 (773) 764-0248 Rabbi Elliott Weinschneider False 0365
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Mitziut Jewish Community
Mitzuit is a safe, non-judgmental, take-off-your-shoes-if-you-like diverse group of good people, where all are welcomed and accepted regardless of knowledge and experience of Judaism. Services are inclusive, participatory, joyous, relaxed. Various activities, including Shabbos on the Beach, meditation drop in group and Jewish drum circle, allow individuals to deepen their Jewish spiritual explorations within a group experience.
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Mitzvah Memorials Funerals
Independent funeral director.
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Mizrachi – Religious Zionists of Chicago
Conduit for Religious Zionism in Chicago. Provides opportunities for the support and advancement of Torat Eretz Yisrael, Israel Advocacy, and Yishuv Eretz Yisrael while serving as a vehicle for the practical expression of Hakorat HaTov for the Divine gift of Medinat Yisrael.
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Mizrahi Grill
Authentic Mediterranean cuisine. Restaurant, food truck and catering. cRc-certified.
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Moadon Kol Chadash
Gan Gani:Hebrew-immersion preschool through Kindergarten program. Moadon:After-school experience; junior kindergarten through eighth grade with a special program targeted at post-b'nai mitzvah students; provides an opportunity for immersion in Jewish culture, religion, tradition, and Hebrew language through collaborative learning; integrated bar/bat Mitzvah preparation.
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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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ModLi
Promotes Israeli women designers who design and create tichels (hair coverings), modest clothing and Judaica items. Ships worldwide.
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Moishe House Hyde Park
Moishe House is a network of peer-based Jewish communities for young adults aged 22-30. Each house is comprised of three to five residents who host five to seven programs per month, covering a wide variety of topics and activities, including Shabbat dinners, camping trips and volunteering.