Elana Lipman, Esq, cRc’s Director of Divorce Mediation, with Rabbi Yona Reiss, Av (head of) Beth Din (rabbinical court). Couples seeking divorce may embark on a long road, which can be paved with ...

"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 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 ...

At just 33 years of age, Mike Berman landed his dream job in Chicago. The Northbrook-raised lifelong sports fan nabbed the gig as a sports reporter for NBC Chicago in 2016 and has since interviewed ...

Sima Blue, longtime chair of the JUF Evelyn R. Greene Legal Services Clinic, will retire July 1. Years after matching her clients up with pro-bono legal counsel, Sima Blue still gets calls of ...

He has depicted the slick salesman Ricky Roma in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross. A fearless newspaper editor in the Oscar-winning Spotlight. A Hollywood fixer in the series Ray Donovan. A Jewish ...

Keren Fraiman (standing) teaching lay leaders at Spertus’ Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism seminar. When I think about the two years I spent doing field research with Jewish educators ...

Mission participants visit a preserved synagogue in Tykocin, Poland. Last July, two dozen evangelical scholars and other leaders from major Christian institution traveled on a JUF Mission to Poland, ...

Now, more than ever, Schneider Deli owner Jake Schneider feels a responsibility to showcase his Jewish pride. (Photo credit: Tim McCoy.) Jake Schneider twirls a new mezuzah between his fingertips as ...

This year’s Annual Meeting was chaired by Devra Resnick Shutan. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel) The 124th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Chicago brought together 850 members of Chicago's ...