"All my life," said Dr. Chaim Rosenberg, "I've been interested in what came before." That interest has served Rosenberg, on the cusp of his 90th birthday, particularly well for many years. A ...

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 ...

"It was very hard for me, emotionally," Allan recounted. "I didn't want to ask for help. …It was almost humiliating." But after a friend suggested that he seek assistance at Jewish Free Loan Chicago ...

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, ...

Barriers to entry Why are many Jewish educators invested in teaching about Israel, yet still reticent to engage in it?

Lin Batsheva Kahn and Miriam Engel will present their eighth collaborative performance Turning Toward the Other With Movement and Music at DePaul University on May 11. Despite living more than 6,000 ...

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

The seder plate is an experiential and sensory centerpiece. Each item on the plate has significance and is integral to the story of the Exodus. I've labored over many versions of charoset, grated my ...

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 ...

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you all,’ Yarden Bibas tells his sons and wife at their funeral Israel was awash in orange in honor of the Bibas children ...