AM for the Jewish Federation Annual Meeting as we elect our new board slate, acknowledge our outgoing board, honor this year's award recipients, and hear from JUF President Lonnie Nasatir. This annual ...

In most instances, "Free Palestine" is protected free speech in the United States. But after this most recent series of "Free Palestine"- motivated attacks and with an accompanying deafening silence ...

With immense pride, I joined leaders from Chicago's Jewish community in the galleries of the Illinois State House and Senate in May. From above each chamber floor, we watched State Senator Laura Fine ...

From left: Adam Goldfeder, Faye Levinson, and Josh Goldfeder on graduation day. It is not unusual for grandparents to kvell when their grandchildren reach rites of passage-birthdays, b'nai mitzvot, ...

The Passover season is a time to reflect on the history of our people-where we came from, how we got here, and what we value. The story of the Exodus from Egypt described in the Haggadah is recounted ...

The golden age of Jewish celebrity "Eminent Jews" profiles Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer, and Leonard Bernstein ...

The Center for Jewish Life’s Makom fellows with Rabbi Jennie Bunde (second from the right in the front row) at their mid-year retreat. (The Center for Small Town Jewish Life) Eighteen years ago, Rabbi ...

Red Tent Fund is grounded in Jewish values Fund affirms the right to abortion, and helps abortion seekers get the reproductive care they need, regardless of their religion.

Israelis hold photographs of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas at a gathering calling for their release at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, on November 28, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) (JTA) - Shiri, Kfir and ...

18Doors’ Chicago Director Andy Kirschner (left) and Jews of Beverly Co-Founder Emily Lambert lead candle lighting at a Shabbat event in the Dan Ryan Woods. (Photo Credit: Rose Kirschner) Many ...

A scene from JCC FIlm Fest's Bad Shabbos, starring Kyra Sedgwick. Reflecting on the selections for the 12th annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival, Ilene Uhlmann realized that all of its 19 films ...

His late parents, Maxine and Thomas Herz, were among the founders of the Milwaukee Jewish Day School and philanthropic leaders of their community-and throughout his life, Herz has dedicated himself to ...