Check out this year's 12th annual Double Chai in the Chi: Chicago's Jewish 36 Under 36 list of talented, difference-making Jewish young adults in our city, presented by YLD and Jewish Chicago: The JUF ...

The other morning, I was walking my dog when I saw a sight seen in every neighborhood in Israel: a parent getting into the car with their child in uniform, likely taking them to a bus depot enroute to ...

We Jews are lucky to get a chance to start over every fall as the shofar sounds a wakeup call in each of our lives. Here's my (sometimes) annual top 10 tips to a sweeter new year. Remember: these are ...

Jewish Chicagoans standing proudly with Israel during a Yom Ha’atzmaut gathering at Chicago’s Daley Plaza last spring. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel) The connection between the Israeli people and ...

"If we don't have peace in Israel, which is the ultimate sweet gift, then I would say I am looking forward to my friend Cindy bringing me some chocolate rugelach from Boulangerie Cheskie in Montreal.

For nearly 60 years, Lester Crown has inspired donors across the generations. He is pictured here in 2014. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel) Philanthropist Lester Crown is Jewish Chicago's patriarch, a ...

A boy making an afikomen bag at Lev Avigayil Libenu Respite Center. Libenu, a JUF/Encompass partner agency serving people with disabilities in the Chicago Jewish community, has been awarded a $1 ...

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 ...

Ryan Merkow—pictured with his wife and daughter—studied for his adult bar mitzvah in 2023. At 13, Ryan Merkow didn't have a bar mitzvah. But three decades later, Merkow--now a surgical oncologist ...

When Susan Weiss Liebman's pregnant niece died suddenly at the age of 36, the geneticist uncovered a family mystery dating back generations. "I believe I became a geneticist…because I was destined to ...

As summer wanes, I remember my youthful summers at a certain Midwestern summer camp, where the songs of Debbie Friedman filled the air. She'd often begin with a short verse from scripture or liturgy, ...