Thank you to all of our participants for coming together and fundraising for the JUF Ukraine Relief Fund! Special thank you to our partners: Mobile Music Interactive Entertainment, Aviva Chertok, ...

Participating agencies affiliated with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and other institutions in our community will offer placements for accepted interns based on interest and experience ...

I love setting the Passover table. Each item on the table has such meaning, and I'm not just talking about the matzoh and the shankbone. I'm talking about the pot that I'm pouring the chicken soup ...

(From left) Robert Morris, George Washington, and Haym Salomon, memorialized in the Three Patriots statue at Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue. On the corner of Wacker Drive and Wabash Avenue stands an ...

As a key part of its community-wide security initiative, JUF has named Daniel Godsel as its Security Director. At a time of accelerating antisemitism and attacks against Jewish institutions, he will ...

The Springboard blog highlights the experiences of Jewish teens and Jewish teen professionals participating in community programs across Chicagoland and beyond. Dive into blogs about different Jewish ...

A few years ago, Allan B. found himself in a position he'd never imagined. A seasoned nonprofit executive who'd worked for years in the Jewish community, he was struggling after a layoff, borrowing ...

Steinberg on set with comedians Jordan Peele (left) and Keegan-Michael Key (center), who he refers to as “amazingly talented people.” Photo credit: Ty Watkins. Have you heard the one about the ...

Norman Corwin—a legendary Jewish journalist, playwright, author, and Oscar-nominated screenwriter—died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home at the age of 101. He was a writer, director, and producer of ...

All 20 of the Israeli hostages still alive two years after being taken hostage by Hamas have returned to Israel, following an emotional morning that commanded the attention of Jews around the world ...

1841 First permanent Jewish settlers arrive in Chicago. 1845 Yom Kippur services held above a store at Wells and Lake Sts. Within two years, the city's first congregation, KAM is formed at that ...

Adina’s Designer Cookies specializes in decorated sugar cookies. (Photo courtesy of Adina Berkowitz.) When Wendy Silverman was ready to make a change after 15 years in advertising and marketing, she ...