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 ...

What do you do for a living? I create marketing content at Modern Healthcare, a magazine that serves leaders at health systems, insurers and various other healthcare companies. What is your favorite ...

Community powered, we consider the totality of local and global Jewish needs and how to address them. From generation to generation, we help people connect to Jewish life and values, fueling a dynamic ...

Rosalyne Smith’s most recent Shabbat Lady—“Rivkah”—was created last year to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7. When artist Roslyne "Ros" Leeb Smith lost her father, she searched for a way to ...

Masa Israel Journey, is home to the widest variety of mid-and-long term (5-12 months) international experiences in Israel for young Jewish adults (18-30). Masa Israel will help you find the right ...

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center) with Tasheim Ramsey Pack (left) and Cooper Clack and Jeilani Rhone-Collins (right) in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. (Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel) ...

The JCFS Financial Counseling program emphasizes services that include education and resources in support of sustainability and financial stability. Participants are asked to commit to assessing and ...

Deanna Drucker achieved her last wish--to attend her granddaughter Maya's wedding before she died. Drucker born in Harvey, Illinois, died in her Highland Park home on Oct. 6, two days after the ...

YLD Big Event Fundraiser will star Iliza Shlesinger (right). Jared Freid will open. The hilarious Iliza Shlesinger will perform her stand-up comedy for the Young Leadership Division's annual Big Event ...

People dance around worshipers holding Torahs during the "hakafot" ritual of Simchat Torah in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2025. (Photo credit: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) On Simchat Torah ...

Linda with JUF colleagues Joel Schatz (left) and Aaron Cohen at JUF’s Israel Solidarity Day in 2017. To reflect the light of Jewish life; to illuminate human needs; to inform and inspire; to highlight ...

I met Agnes Shwartz while doing a JUF video about Holocaust Community Services, and she became a close friend. We are pictured together here in 2018. I am the child of a Holocaust survivor who grew up ...