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Lee Miller knows that strong advocacy depends on relationships.
Initiative brings Jewish learning opportunities to Northside and suburban locations
Nov. 2 was Howard Sitron’s first day of leading Jewish Child and Family Services.
Undergrads residing (parental residence) or attending school in Illinois.
You may or may not know his name, but you’ve probably seen—or heard about—his videos.
He’s having more fun than you.
Did you know JUF News is now on Facebook and Twitter?
Obama: Jewish Federations "perform every day of every week selfless acts of tzedakah"
Free Book Gift Program Will Engage Thousands of Young Families.
JUF Executive Vice President Michael Kotzin speaks on the 'flowering of Israeli cinema'
Michael Oren gave a rare glimpse into his day, detailing his responsibilities
Descendants of the ancient Jewish community of Kaifeng, China have immigrated to Israel
There will be no eerie glow coming from your Havdalah candle on Saturday evening, Oct. 31. No...
Author explores contrast in Gen Xers’ search for love versus that of their parents’ generation.
More than 150 agitators called Olmert 'murderer' at speech
U.S. Holocaust Museum's 14th Annual Risa K. Lambert Chicago Luncheon
Episode focused on nuclear Iran one of five nominees
Daniel Taub calls Goldstone Commission's findings, method 'problematic'
Alan Gross’s newest play, “High Holidays,” premieres at Goodman Theatre Oct. 31
Collection includes Holocaust-related photos and records available online for first time.
Supreme Court justice lectures on Jewish presence on the bench.
Former soldier and returning student advocates against a nuclear Iran.
2007 law prompted review of public investments
Remarks at press conference announcing $133 million divested from Iran
Israel should have prepared and circulated a simultaneous alternative to the Goldstone Report.
Discover the Karmel lifestyle at www.KarmelSeniorLiving.org
'It’s very, very important to continue the great work of the Federation.'
Addressing the exponential increase in people seeking emergency assistance at a time of decreasing...
Long-time community leader and activist reflects on a lifetime of service in accepting the Julius...
Delivered September 16, 2009 (27 Elul 5769)
My trip to Washington renewed my faith in America’s government.
For some time I have felt great alarm at the escalating danger posed by Iran’s quest for nuclear...
Camp TOV brings together teens for week of volunteering projects
20 Chicagoans were part of 300-strong group at National Jewish Leadership Advocacy Day on Iran
Uptown Cafe and programs like it are a boost both for the people who use them and for those who...
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown on Friday, Sept. 18.
Partnership with JUF boosts ability to deal with the economy.
Eight college students from the Chicago area arrived in JUF’s Partnership 2000 region of Kiryat...
Harvey J. Barnett receives Rosenwald Award.
Sen. Edward Kennedy is being remembered in the Jewish community for his huge impact on domestic...
11:30 a.m. Sunday, August 30, ABC7-Channel 7
PJ Library kickoff attracted more than 350 parents and youngsters
Nearly 250 people gathered to celebrate the city's 100th on North Avenue Beach Wednesday
"Help us to value every member of our society for whom he or she is."
It only takes one person to make a difference. You can change the world.
The gathering will be from 7 to 8 p.m., Monday, Aug. 10 at Emanuel Congregation
The age-old custom among Jews is to study portions of the Mishnah as an eternal memory for dearly...
Seniors, low-income youths served in Cook, DuPage counties.
The event brought together approximately 250 attendees and several dozen student volunteers.
Six-month review will determine next steps.
Six-month review will determine next steps
South America has a rich Jewish history, one that most Jews outside of Latin America know little...
The redemptive message of Tisha B’av, which we commemorate today, must be ferreted from a thicket...
"The balancing act we must maintain is to give Farrakhan no quarter, but also not allow him to...
Hizb ut-Tahrir has been described as an extremist group that has served as a platform not just for...
As a result of the long budget deadlock and only 86% funding of FY09 social service levels,...
Taken by itself, a bad economy does not cause domestic abuse. But amid other stresses, losing a...
Swine flu reminded us how important washing our hands can be.
Chicago-area premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Tales of audacity and incredible feats of perseverance comprise Horst Abraham’s memoirs,...
Federation agencies among those hamstrung by delay in new state budget.
Dr. Robert Bloom reflects on a career of caring.
Statement by Government Affair Chair David T. Brown
This online blog and community for Jews in the Loop is celebrating its one-year anniversary with a...
2009 guide offers tips to getting young people on financial track in tough economic times.
Some three dozen Jewish and Evangelical Christian clergy, academics, and organizational...
Agencies throughout the community facing cuts
State budget could reduce human services funding by 50 percent
Some 300 job seekers connected with 40 prospective employers June 24
UN High Commissioner for Refugees to celebrate World Refugee Day in Chicago
Tel Aviv University Researcher Promotes Liquid Nutrition to Combat Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
New prayer book combines publisher’s aesthetics with Chief Rabbi’s wisdom.
JUF News’s Stefanie Pervos chats with the young author about being labeled a Jewish writer and...
Dr. Howard A. Sulkin becomes Institute’s chancellor.
Dramatic change expected in region if Iran gains nuclear weapons
New Cook County's States Attorney outlines steps to battle alarmingly increased rate of homicide,...
Highlights recently published papers of American diplomat and first U.S. Ambassador to Israel.
JUF Job Fair connects qualified community members with employers looking to hire.
JUF, Hillel worked with DePaul campus organizations to stand up against bigotry
Jewish Federation and Agency leaders with Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.(center). Jewish Federation...
Special to JUF NEWS In the midst of one of the most active congressional legislative sessions in...
So far a total of $3.3 million has been “direct divested” from seven companies.
As virtually every charity scrambles to cope with declining income due to the economic downturn,...
David Gergen has done it all when it comes to American politics and public service. He will speak...
Can you spell palindrome? What about malapropism?
“I remember feeling a part of something bigger than myself,” said Shaina Cavazos, a Schaumburg...
Linda Kahn, right, Tikvah artistic director and choreographer of SEVEN The Chicago...
Israeli solar energy technology is light unto nations.
Walk shows 'our physical support for Israel to our neighbors in Naperville'
“It is so important that we come together as a community not just today but every day.”
The whole community to "show support for Israel both monetarily and physically."
May 3 was a beautiful day in the Village of Flossmoor as some 300 people showed solidarity with...
JUF has donated a young maple tree descended from the legendary tree of the Terezin concentration...
If Iran gets hold of a nuclear weapon, it is going to dramatically increase the risk in the region...
What really gets me angry, you know, is that I’m 70 years old and I’m virtually alone on college...
Ben & Jerry’s co-founders to speak at JUF’s TIP dinner May 13.
The JUF Trades, Industries & Professions Division dinner season runs May 13 through June 3.
Stuart Schoffman “The air over Jerusalem,” wrote the Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai. “is...
JUF Judaic Scholar Rabbi Yehiel Poupko touches on the relationship between Jews and Catholics in...
Yom Ha’atzmaut rally in Daley Plaza celebrates Israel’s cultural diversity.
Gorgeous weather and community spirit made Israel Solidarity Day a beautiful day in the...
A husband and wife team up in Lakeview to teach newlyweds the truth about kosher sex.
Project Shield parenting sessions focus on building resiliency to prevent sexual abuse.
Thousands wore special design on Israel Solidarity Day t-shirt .
In his remarks at the Illinois Holocaust Memorial Program, Michael Kotzin focused on a new...
J.B. Pritzker “Behold the way of life and the way of death, the blessing and the curse....
In May, Jewish Child & Family Services (JCFS)—as part of its 150th-anniversary celebration—will...
Conservative, Orthodox and Reform colleagues share in a journey of community, collegiality,...
New work by Chicago artist Deb Sokolow kicks off series of installations April 30.
Address delivered April 19, 2009
Bill Clinton, Elie Wiesel, local and foreign dignitaries honor survivors’ legacy at opening ceremony
What happens when 96 Russian-speaking college students and young professionals gather for a...
Bar Ilan University’s Dr. Tova Hartman spoke about the connections between psychology and Judaism...
During a recent visit to several university campuses in the U.S., I discovered that there is more...
In 1938, Emery Steiner, a principal violinist living in Hungary, lost the right to play music in...
Kesser Maariv, the oldest Orthodox congregation in the Midwest will honor the Lazovsky family at...
Panel of distinguished local, national, and international experts examines intricacies of this...
Tel Aviv University chemist develops device to detect microscopic signs of cancer, bombs and...
Tel Aviv University study proves males more at-risk in the womb
A conversation with an Israeli peace builder.
Forty Chicagoans traveled to Springfield on an advocacy mission.
Comedian Yisrael Campbell brings the laughs to YLD/YAD program on March 28.
The arrest of a suspect who allegedly mailed a threatening letter to a Jewish school in West...
ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent analyzes latest political news May 19.
We are the proud parents of two wonderful sons, Jordan, who is almost 25, and Noah, who is almost...
First event to take place at Standard Club March 28.
2009 Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute Conference to convene May 31.
Economist Diane Swonk delivers a dreary yet hopeful message to JUF’s Real Estate & Building Trades...
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the Chicago Tribune News in Education program are encouraging...
Scholars around the world can now use an online finding aid to mine one of the nation’s largest...
More than 150 Chicago men joined the seventh JUF/Federation Nachshon mission to explore Israeli...
JUF sponsored an intensive seminar in Israel on intelligence-led policing techniques and responses...
JCC and P2K come together to plan a trip to strengthen the partnership between Israelis and...
A new group hopes to foster connections between the Russian-speaking Jewish community in Chicago...
The trip has helped infuse in me a deeply abiding, burning desire to support and defend the Jewish...
More than ever, we need people who can effectively advocate for Israel in their schools,...
I felt like I was bettering society, our country, and myself as an individual.
Republicans and Democrats support legislation to keep the United States an ally with Israel.
In-depth exposure to the legislative process.
As a Christian, it was so encouraging to meet with my Jewish brothers and sisters.
Not just those of Jewish descent see Israel as a key part of our country’s national interest.
This is why my grandparents came to America.
The day brought to life the importance of sustained conversations and relationship-building with...
It is my responsibility to speak up for our cause and for a people that I love.
I went to the city with a purpose, and left with my mission accomplished.
Prominent Chicago trial lawyer and leader in pro bono work wins American Friends of The Hebrew...
New Spertus exhibit explores the legacy of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, which fostered a Chicago...
"We applaud and welcome the decision of the Obama Administration to withdraw from the Durban II...
One day Fly-In reaches out to elected officials, introduces students to the advocacy process.
Zelda’s Sweet Shoppe in Skokie offers kosher treats with gourmet quality.
Inaugural public lecture to focus on Israel after the elections.
Michael C. Kotzin, JUF executive vice president, described his experience and the outcome of the...
Yaakov Katz, Military Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, will be the guest speaker.
On February 9th a full busload of Birthright Israel participants bounded off their bus at the...
The impending threat posed by a nuclear-armed Iran is explored in depth on the next episode of the...
10th District Rep. Mark Kirk 20 Chicago Jewish community leaders, including JUF 2009 General...
11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 22, ABC7-Channel 7.
Jewish Orthodox scholar and feminist Tova Hartman will deliver the Phillip M. and Ethel Klutznick...
There is growing interest among parents of elementary school students to explore the possibilities...
Putting less emphasis on the wedding day and more on the marriage.
Rabbi Ellen W. Dreyfus of Chicago to be installed as president of Central Conference of American...
The Jewish community has long cultivated relationships with other religious and cultural groups in...
The project hopes to unite the global Jewish community through a program of learning Torah and...
CJE SeniorLife is now accepting applications for Robineau Residence.
Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School celebrates two milestones .
‘Teachers for Israel’ to help fill gap of English teachers in Israeli school system.
Chayale Turk, was honored at the lighting of the National Menorah on the White House Ellipse, a...
“Generation to generation.” It’s a recurrent theme in Jewish tradition and the basis for prayers...
Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov-Yeshivas Tiferes Tzvi (JDBY-YTT) will celebrate its 50th anniversary this...
Chicagoan Rebecca Crystal received a JUF scholarship to study dance with Israel's acclaimed...
Denominational leaders reflect together about trends and challenges.
This piece was written by Ms. Perry after her return to Chicago from the University of Chicago...
My first instinct when my Prince Charming asked me to marry him was to head down to City Hall for...
Rabbi Morris Esformes remembers how his youngest daughter, Rachel, struggled as a student at Arie...
The Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders screens for a panel of nine disorders recommended...
With a Chicagoan in the White House and a tradition of national Jewish leaders hailing from the...
These have not been protests against Israel's conduct as much as demonstrations of opposition to...
Reward for information leading to the offender or offenders responsible for vandalism of four...
In an incredible show of solidarity and generosity, Chicago’s Jewish community lifted the 2008...
JUF press conference provides an opportunity to tell the story of Israel's civilian response to...
Both local and global security was on the minds of more than 70 community organizational...
Rep. Jan Schakowsky, who represents the Ninth District has issued the following statement...
The Honorable Orli Gil's address at the Israel Solidarity Rally in Federal Plaza Jan. 9
Unknown assailants scribbled anti-Israel graffiti in bright orange paint and broke several glass...
Steven B. Nasatir's address at the Israel Solidarity Rally in Federal Plaza Jan. 9
Illinois Comptroller Dan Hynes joined about 3,000 Chicago community members at a rally to express...
In a statement released Jan. 9, 2009, Alderman Isaac S. Carothers, who represents the 29th...
“I voted to impeach the Governor today with a heavy heart, not just for the shame that his actions...
Chicago-area supporters of Israel attend community briefing at Anshe Emet Synagogue about the...
Responding to the humanitarian crisis created by Hamas’ missile attacks, The Jewish United Fund of...
Educating and mobilizing the community in preparation for the Israel Solidarity Rally to be held...
JUF's “We Stand With Israel Community Rally” a strong showing of solidarity.
In its heyday, summers at Ravisloe Country Club were a magical time. “When we joined, there were...
UJC is the national umbrella organization of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of...
Chicago police are investigating an arson that occurred early this morning at Temple Sholom in...
Following the terror attack in Mumbai, Chicago’s Indo-American Center, based on California Avenue...
A few weeks ago, while trying to decide how best to end my year-long series of columns as chairman...
JUF sponsors and organizes unique health study tour.
Long-time Chicago Jewish community leader is tapped again for a national leadership spot.
"We want to assure you that the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s investments have no...
A draft resolution scheduled for consideration by a committee of the United Nations General...
Marla’s Mandel Bread.
If you’re a Jewish Chicagoan under 40, chances are likely that you were in a certain place on...
Historical preservation meets green innovation. Landmark building committed to environmental...
Holocaust museum teams up with educational foundation for a teachers’ workshop.
For an unprecedented fourth consecutive year, the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago has...
The Epic History of the World's Most Contested Piece of Real Estate Tuesday, April 1, 2009 at 9pm...
One of our community’s Jewish schools—the one my children attend, in fact—is creating a curriculum...
The Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies was recently named one of five winners of the Chicago...
For the CheekyChicago.com founders, it was food at first sight.
Congressman Schakowsky, State Senators and Representatives, Mayor Van Dusen, Rabbi...
Some 1,000 members of the Chicago-area Jewish community gathered in Skokie the evening of December...
On Dec. 3, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier decision to award the family of...
As Jews always have done, we will stand together proudly in strength and with dignity, proclaiming...
After a four-day mission to our nation’s capital, 10 high school students from the Chicago-land...
Alan Solow speaks about Edward Fox, JCC Hall of Fame dinner honoree
Fox’s remarks celebrated the community spirit that drove him to be involved.
Next episode of "Sanctuary, noon Sunday, Nov. 23, ABC7 Channel 7
Holocaust survivors, IHMEC leadership announce grand opening date and activities.
Be sure to register for the toaster, blender and…those in need.
Second grade students at Robert Emmet sporting their new backpacks When Larry Sherman left the...
Cindy Sher Managing Editor Rabbi Eli Glaser and his wife, Zakah, before their weight loss… The...
More than 100 people from throughout the Chicagoland area packed into Beit Knesset Rachal at the...
Documentary explores personal journey, search for possibilities for breast cancer prevention.
Ghetto Labor Compensation Fund--Local law firms team up with Holocaust Community Services to help...
Although Hadassah is the largest women’s Zionist organization in American with a deeply devoted...
The 2007 report broadly outlines national and state-level hate crime statistics and, to a small...
Nearly 30 organizational leaders and delegates gathered at yesterday’s meeting of JUF's Jewish...
On Christmas morning, elderly homebound residents will eagerly await the arrival of...
Rahm Emanuel, Barack Obama's pick for White House chief of staff, has strong ties to Israel and...
More than 60 people gathered at the Nov. 5 meeting of the JUF Jewish Community Relations Council...
Barack Obama emerges from a maelstrom into a vacuum.
Determined by diabetes researcher at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, clinical trials to begin.
Diana Ganger to be recognized at Oct. 28th event in New York City.
Author Leslie Goldman interviews women in locker rooms about body image and reveals her own...
Students share their love and knowledge of Israel with the community.
Two students from Israel’s Arava Institute for Environmental Studies are in Chicago for a six-week...
Kiddush cups, silver Torah ornaments, spice boxes, paintings and much more. For those unable to...
Family friendship leads to Jewish-themed doll dress creations.
Jake Ehrenrich’s autobiographical ‘comedy musical’ evokes Jewish story of renewal and survival in...
A conversation with Brandeis Professor Jonathan D. Sarna.
Stefanie Pervos Staff Writer The Honorable Urs Ziswiler, Swiss Ambassador to the U.S.,...
Winter coat program impacted by economic slump.
Lewis Summer Interns complete another successful summer.
For the future of humanity.
Having never been to a rally, I was expecting something far different from what took place on the...
United in protest of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s address to the United Nations General...
Federation President Steven B. Nasatir offers insights into an 'amazing' year; Israeli Ambassador...
Steven B. Nasatir, Ph.D., President of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, offers words...
In the wake of hurricanes that have devastated parts of Texas and Louisiana and caused...
When Alan Englander’s family arrived in Chicago from Toronto in 1963 and could not afford a...
As a child, Orli Gil wanted to be a fiction writer, but that’s not how her career transpired.
Is next April’s follow-up to the 2001 Durban conference against racism – a United Nations fiasco...
The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is proud to announce that its...
Chicago’s Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies and the national Nextbook organization – two leading...
New Poverty Data Illustrates Need for Action.
A distinctly Jewish perspective on the 2008 election will be the focus of a northwest suburban...
Jewish teens spend the last weeks of summer giving back
The 108th annual meeting of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago will be held Thursday,...
Creating an outlet for dialogue within the Jewish community.
One man’s journey to recovery deepens his relationship to Judaism.
Matthew Louis Lash, a 2007 graduate of Chicago-Kent College of Law, died April 30, 2008, at age 27...
HIAS Chicago awarded 2008 scholarships to 10 Jewish immigrants to the United States, who each...
JF/JUF President Steven B. Nasatir recalls the contributions of Harold (Hal) B. Rosen, former...
Jewish Council for Public Affairs Leads Outreach Efforts to End Poverty.
Attendees from around the world will gather to learn, share expertise, find others researching the...
In March, a terrorist infiltrated Mercaz HaRav Yeshiva in the heart of Jerusalem, opening fire and...
JUF/JF President Steven B. Nasatir offers condolences to Karnit Goldwasser on behalf of Chicago’s...
In Israel, Jewish men and women over the age of 18 are required to serve between two and three...
The new JCC Elaine Frank Apachi Day Camp, on the Lake County Jewish Community Campus in Lake...
More than $1.5 million will go to 15 Jewish day schools that benefit from the Jewish Federation of...
Imagine enabling people with spinal cord injuries to walk again after years of immobility.
A statement by Steven B. Nasatir, President of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of...
Announcing the appointment of Gail Luxemberg Gruen.
Internship with Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders provides rich experience and creative...
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA), in cooperation with the Jewish Community...
JCC of Chicago reaches out to Jewish recruits at Great Lakes.
Small but growing numbers discover new cultural horizons, deeper commitment to ideals of faith and...
Members of JUF's Jewish Community Relations Council of Metropolitan Chicago (JCRC) said...
Keeping pace with continually evolving Jewish needs in Chicago and worldwide, JUF/JF has focused...
Event provides opportunity for Hillel staff, students and community members to thank all the...
They want awe. Instead, they get boredom.
Is meat produced at Agriprocessor’s plant in Postville, Iowa, really kosher?
As a Russian Jew, Suzy Uretzki never felt as if she fit into Toronto’s Jewish community.
A “big step forward” in the potential treatment of incurable disease by genetically modifying the...
The Summer Institute on the Holocaust and Holocaust Education is presented by Northwestern in...
Ben Harris JTA Just days before they are due to consider a range of motions on the Middle...
Monies collected will support humanitarian, non-sectarian needs on the ground.
Gone are the ubiquitous Styrofoam cups. In are long-lasting china mugs.
Parents experience worst nightmare come true.
On a typical weekend, rising Chicago Jewish comedian Jena Friedman races by bike from gig to gig...
Remarks by Lisa Klein, Associate Director of JCRC, about the JCRC/Hillels Israel Initiative program
Our Jewish Federation is collecting relief funds, and forwarding them to our national affiliate...
At the Walk With Israel in Chicago, a poll of participants revealed that 60% of the interviewees...
The refugee remains under the supervision of Sinai doctors who are ready to perform surgery when...
Leaders from the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA) and the Jewish United Fund of...
OSA is a common disorder in which a person has one or more pauses in breathing or shallow breaths...
Chicago Jewish leaders and JUF/JF staff meet with legislators to discuss key community issues at...
Landmark program has served thousands in need
Almost every campus in The Hillels of Illinois system had or has something special planned.
Bigdei Yisrael, which translates to “clothes of Israel,” was created as a way to connect with...
The 25 Jewish college students who took part in a historic spring break trip to Berlin overcame...
A profile of Michelle Friedman.
Specters of what’s to come
Good evening, and welcome to our community celebration of Israel’s 60th Independence Day. It is...
We gather to rejoice and reflect on the 60th anniversary of our beloved Israel.
Excerpts of Remarks by Event M.C. Jay Tcath:
Community Yom HaShoah Observance – May 4, 2008.
Students reflect on a unique advocacy experience.
In the wake of the deadly cyclone that has killed tens of thousands in Myanmar and the...
The Israel Solidarity Day rally, which kicked off the Walk With Israel, focused on passing the...
We are gathered here in great numbers for a great purpose: to honor the 60th anniversary of the...
Theodor Herzl said, “If you will it, it is no dream.” Today, that dream is real.
The name Bob Costas is synonymous with commentating on professional sports and the Olympic Games.
As the editor in chief of a magazine known for its lists, Steve Forbes has quite the list of...
An interview with Levitt and Dubner.
Actress, internationally recognized Jewish celebrity and women’s health advocate talks with JUF...
In NPR broadcast Federation Judaic Scholar Rabbi Yehiel Poupko responds to calls to proselytize to...
Years before “being green” was a widely known phrase, leaders at the Jewish Reconstructionist...
Israel is a small country in the Middle East, about the size of New Jersey, so why should we stand...
With almost two weeks of traveling, lecturing, hiking, learning, and discussing behind us, we...
When we drove up to it, it looked like a Stalinist prison placed unexpectedly on the outskirts of...
As a freshman I lived just a mile away from school. It seemed sensible to walk to school every...
How or where this experience would happen I had no idea, but I was confident that sooner or later...
When 27 teenagers gather in one crowded room, you can expect some crazy things to happen.
AHA Write On for Israel students reflect on Israel Jamie Ehrenpreis When I first received the “Aha...
I have the responsibility to advocate for my Jewish community, Israel, our world, and all of the...
This will not be my last time lobbying on Capital Hill, and I hope that my experience encouragers...
Advocacy efforts have an impact on the course of politics and governmental decisions. Politicians...
Thirty lay leaders and staff of the Jewish Federation and its affiliate agencies traveled to...
Fifteen students participated in a one-day advocacy “fly-in” of JUF’s Jewish Community Relations...
Stories of the Holocaust live on through descendants of survivors.
After attending local park district camps summer after summer, Lisa Krasner’s now 6-year-old son...
If you stop and think about it, what most people really want is to matter. We want to know that...
Israeli author Orly Castel-Bloom, spoke about “Writing Fiction in a Time of Terror” at the...
Winning design will be printed on adult and youth-sized T-shirts available at the Walk With Israel...
As we approach the holidays of Passover and Shavuot that speak of our transition into a Community,...
Taking a year off changed her life.
Office opens in Chicago after six-year hiatus; aims to increase visits by Jews and non-Jews.
High school students, you can make a difference in your Jewish community, Israel and the world.
Host families needed for Lewis summer interns.
The first individual in JUF’s history to succeed both his father and his mother in heading the JUF...
JWF is dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls.
Celebrating a decade of creating change and opportunity for Jewish women and girls.
The 13th Annual Holocaust Remembrance Project, is sponsored by Holland & Knight Charitable...
‘To have a prayer that singles us out as the object of conversion on the day of Good Friday is...
As part of a yearly project of learning about Partnership 2000 and its relationship with Chicago,...
Program provides seed money to new programs addressing unmet needs in Chicago’s Jewish community.
She always had an uncanny way with words
North Shore Jews concerned about the environment turned out in a big way to participate in a...
At the Shabbaton, participants can take time for introspection and learn about themselves through...
Show you support for our brothers and sisters living under the constant threat of terror.
From the dorms to the social scene, the transformation of UIC from a commuter to residential...
Israeli thinker Hillel Halkin speaks about post-Post Zionism
'We cannot know the suffering into which your sacred community of Torah scholars has now been...
A special Israel Emergency Campaign grant will help the Yeshivah address the effects of the attack.
Professor Shlomo Shoham spoke at the inaugural event of UIC's new Visiting Israel Scholar Program...
“The American Jewish community should deliver a very, very solid message of solidarity with the...
Expressing "shock" and "dismay" the JCPA called for the United Methodist Church to give...
To encourage Jewish early childhood education, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of...
Key address, open to the public, to be delivered by Professor Shlomo Shoham Wednesday at 7:00...
‘Eich naflu giborim—How the mighty have fallen’
Successful approach to Jewish day school funding has prompted a deadline extension to strengthen...
Today the central target is the Jewish collective as constituted in the State of Israel.
Throughout more than half a century of Jewish community involvement and leadership, Robert M....
With focus on relationships and her Jewish background, author of ‘Spinster Sisters’ says don’t...
Retiring after 30 years as superintendent of Associated Talmud Torahs and nearly 20 years as...
Fund supports programs with creative approaches to health issues in Chicago’s Jewish community
Steven Dishler, JCRC’s Director of International Affairs, briefed a U.S. State Dept. sponsored...
The shocking desecration of gravestones at Westlawn Jewish Cemetery with swastikas and neo-Nazi...
Leaders from Chicago’s Jewish and Polish communities lauded the apprehension of a self-proclaimed...
“Reflections on Jewish-Catholic Relations: Past, Present and Future,”
Conference to take place in Chicago August 17-22, 2008
Called “I Lift My Eyes,” the work takes its name from the well-known opening passage in Psalm 121.
Two Chicago-area Hillels will receive grants from the Covenant Foundation to help fund innovative...
Students from campuses across the Chicagoland area were asked to combine their artistic talents...
The conventional wisdom is indeed true: American Jews vote in significantly higher proportions...
Dr. Rachel Bronson, author of “Thicker than oil America’s Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia"...
I am deeply honored to be chosen 2008 General Campaign Chairman of Jewish United Fund of...
Biblical psychology Stefanie Pervos Staff Writer A new school of thought is on the brink of...
Micky Cobrin might be the speediest person to make aliyah in a long time.
The Board of Directors of HIAS Chicago proudly announces the opening for HIAS Chicago scholarship...
An inclusive camp with a family feeling.
Only the curious have something to find.
The transformative power of summer camp is its ability to provide us with a sense of place.
As December rolls around and the temperature drops, it becomes more and more difficult to imagine...
Last part of series to air at 9 p.m. January 23.
Former White House press secretary tells JUF News how illness has intensified his love of life
Rabbinic Action Committee hears from JTS Chancellor Arnold Eisen and JUF President Steven B....
West Rogers Park restaurateur offers freshness, expertise and expanding services
Professor Matthew Evans, a Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science at Northwestern...
The only fully functioning mikvah in Chicago south of Devon Avenue recently opened -- the Adam R....
Users can upload hilarious clips on JewishTVNetwork.com for prizes totaling $13,000
Sixty years after the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 181, senior diplomats...
Vanguard is one of the premiere kick-off events for the 2008 JUF Annual Campaign.
For classes in English as a Second Language (ESL)/Literacy program
The name change honors our past, but reflects a re-branding to help better communicate to current...
Carlin, a partner with the internationally known law firm of DrinkerBiddleGardnerCarton, served...
Ahmadinejad asserts “that certain researchers and scientists are still hiding the truth from the...
David Sherman Campaign Chairman Of all the symbols of the Jewish people, one of the oldest...
Unprecedented third consecutive national honor for 2006 Campaign.
Acting on resolutions submitted by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan...
Top lay and professional leaders of Chicago's Jewish community share their ideas about the big...
You can feel the energy pulsing through the new Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies building.
Cindy Sher
Managing Editor
Steve Lindsey
Chef Laura Frankel, Wolfgang...
At the end of three months, those receiving minocycline did four times better on the National...
The following speech was prepared by Marcell Bar-On, a resident of Nir-Am, a small kibbutz...
While still learning about Israel advocacy from the perspective of a young adult.
Sderot residents Rotem Yehudai and Avi Sulimany and neighboring Nir-Am resident Marcell Bar On,...
Participants look forward to attending the event each month.
Three Jewish scholars were awarded the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economic Science in October.
Academy Award-winner to speek for YLD’s 2008 Ben Gurion Society Main Event Nov. 15.
One is a physical hunger from lack of sustenance, a hunger of the body.
Merry Mitzvot 2007 runs from November 18-January 1.
When Zack Harris heard about the situation in the Darfur region of Sudan, he knew he had to take...
The Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundation will award a two-year visiting professorship at...
A pro-Israel march sponsored by a German anti-fascist group.
Anti-Defamation League strenuously fighting to get the organization to adopt a more unambiguous...
Thousands of Jewish leaders from around the world to attend UJC General Assembly
Sarah Bakst, a sophomore at University of Dayton, joined ROTC to serve her country--and get a free...
Dear Colleagues and Friends, In a nutshell, a short time ago the sheriff's department...
Isaac Herzog, the son of the late Israeli President Chaim Herzog, spoke about the challenges...
Good afternoon. My name is Steve Dishler and I am the Director of International Affairs...
On Sunday, Oct. 21 the Chicago Coalition to Save Darfur, of which the Jewish Community Relations...
Springfield – Lt. Governor Pat Quinn welcomed Barukh Binah, Consul General of Israel to the...
One thing is constant about life on an aircraft carrier: the noise, with one exception -- the...
Yishai, the head of Israel’s Shas Party and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry, Trade...
Sue Fishkoff Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, executive director of the Jewish Outreach Institute...
Controversial conference held.
A grab-and-go style café overlooking Grant Park.
On Nov. 2-4, an art exhibit of 135 Israeli and Palestinian painters, sculptors, designers, and...
Jews living in Europe today are facing a new wave of anti-Semitism
Held throughout North America each summer, the Games enable JCC and YM/YWHAs to reach teens.
MASA offers participants scholarships that enable Jewish youth to spend a semester or year in...
Jay Tcath The proliferation of websites and email has revolutionized how information is...
‘Fighting the Fires of Hate’ runs Saturday, Oct. 13 through Dec. 8.
We wish all our visitors a happy Simchat Torah holiday!
"A Reason to Remember: Roth, Germany 1933-1942"
Celebrating volunteerism and working toward peace
Remarks by Steven B. Nasatir at Annual Meeting
Cosponsor a Bipartisan Resolution Calling on the World Bank Board and the U.N. Security Council to...
Statement by U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill) on the floor of the House shortly before passage of H.R....
In New Jersey, observant Jews are harvesting a wetlands pest to cover their holiday sukkot.
A merged shul in Fair Lawn, NJ donates two Torahs to needy Masorti congregations in Israel and...
Clinical trials expected in two years
A review of "Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life,"
Cosponsor the Bipartisan Iran Working Group Resolution Calling on Iran to Release Two Prominent...
When challenged to write about “My Senior Hero,” about 60 students from Chicago-area Jewish day...
Israel-based Shvoong.com has launched “Shvoong Homework,
Consists of interested individuals in their 20s, 30s, and early 40s who will volunteer their time,...
All dental care is completely free of charge, and the services offered by the clinic range from...
For the past 20 years, HaRav Gedalia Dov Schwartz, shlit” has served as the Av Beth Din for the...
Online assistance for families
A weeklong service-oriented day camp for Jewish teens entering grades eight through 10.
The first of its kind – offers the field a comprehensive profile of Jewish day school principals.
Wishing all our visitors a healthy, peaceful, and sweet New Year.
A Jew cannot flourish in isolation, and the synagogue provides that connection to other people in...
CJHS plans to hold a community-wide celebration on Sunday, Sept. 30, in honor of the school’s...
Project connects volunteer tutors with students face-to-face or online via the Internet.
Midge Perlman Shafton is the new chairman of JUF’s Jewish Community Relations Council.
Jewish United Fund at the forefront advocating for awareness of the many benefits of climate...
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is lauding Illinois’ newly expanded ban on insurance...
JCRC international affairs expert offers reflections from a recent visit
Volunteers throughout the community have opportunities to roll up their sleeves and take part in...
A college campus is designed to foster a constant exchange of information and ideas, both within...
Keynote speaker talks with JUF News about issues of peace process, Jewish-Muslim relations,...
The meeting was held Thursday, Sept. 20 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
Last month’s tragic bridge collapse in Minneapolis, where I was born and raised, has gotten me...
In recognition of decades of leadership, generosity and service to the Jewish community.
Based on Travel to Israel and Other Countries
Teaching Israel's story to young campers.
A growing number of Jewish communities have started to address the issue of preparedness because a...
It’s been almost four months since the deadliest school shooting in modern U.S. history claimed 32...
Three of the agencies JUF supports help people climb their own mountains, conquer their obstacles...
After over 60 years of service, the HIAS Nortown Service League has closed.
We view with increasing concern the phenomenon of trade unions in a number of countries,...
U.S. labor leaders are denouncing British union support for a boycott of Israel. Their response...
Throughout the school year, JUF’s JCRC/Hillel Israel Initiative is busy on college campuses and in...
Young Hebrew University researcher develops novel drug that mimics feeling of ‘fullness’
Rabbi Peter S. Knobel, spiritual leader of Beth Emet, The Free Synagogue in Evanston, is known...
In September 2007, Spertus College will launch the Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Studies...
Ten University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students, three Northwestern students, and one...
A grant from the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago helps immigrants assimilate and...
Embassy of Israel, Washington, D.C.
The Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago welcomed...
37-acre site will also feature year-round JCC Early Childhood Programs
Romanticizing terror hurts peacemakers
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has taken a great leap forward in supporting Jewish...
Regrettably, the cover of the July issue of JUF News prominently features two Hebrew words, both...
Jewish Agency holds olim farewell receptions across the country; 300 expected at reception in New...
Chicago-area ophthalmologists connect with patients in need—and their own sense of Jewish...
“It is a race to save and reconnect as many [former Soviet Union] Jews as we can,” Mark Levin said...
Oshri and Shirel. A man and a woman. They were not related, but they have three things in common.
Keeping pace with Chicago’s continually evolving Jewish needs, the Jewish United Fund/Jewish...
Steve Dishler, JCRC’s Senior Program Director, Israel and Overseas, has received the prestigious...
State-Foreign Operations Bill orders Secretary of State to report to Congress on cost and...
Legislators and experts give update on Iran as part of JCRC conference call series
Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation’s Jewish Community Relations Council praised the unanimous...
The award-winning rooftop garden at the Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital serves as both a personal...
DePaul University confirmed Friday that assistant professor Norman Finkelstein was denied tenure,...
Sometimes smart people let their personal prejudices mar their better judgment.
In making this decision, DePaul in our view has properly differentiated between the right to...
“In the Family,” a film supported by a grant from Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan...
A partnership of community organizations and churches are co-hosting a performance of The...
What people don’t tell you about going to Israel for the first time is how completely wiped out...
Senator Jeff Schoenberg (left) and Asst. House Majority Leader Rep. Lou Lang (right), co sponsors...
The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF/JF) marked the official...
We Jews are often referred to as “the People of the Book.” It is a book we have treasured, and...
Even as a Jewish child growing up in Cairo, Joseph Abdel Wahed says he understood that Jews were...
Participating in long-term Israel experience programs turns two locals into leaders
Advocate in person for Jewish community needs and learn legislators’ funding and policy priorities
Club Israel provided high school students with subsidized tickets including bus transportation...
Sarah Sechan In late February I had the opportunity to wake up at the crack of dawn and...
China Davis One pointed black heel steps onto the patterned carpet of Ronald Reagan...
U.S. and Israeli high school students join forces, sharing each other’s worlds and experience
NEW YORK – The Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA), the community relations arm of...
Historic vote comes days after IAEA report on Iran's nuclear program
UJC/the Federations of North America have approved more than $1.8 million in Israel Emergency...
We traveled to Waveland, Miss., to assist residents in the area hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina,...
The many dimensions of Shavuot, also known as the Jewish Festival of Weeks or Pentecost, will be...
The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago's innovative effort to support Jewish day schools...
Teens find valuable lessons and inspiration as post-Katrina volunteers in Mississippi
Documentary film chronicles one family’s rescue by a non-Jewish German family, teaches the German...
Stefanie Pervos Staff Writer The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Israel (JDC Israel)...
Jesse Greenberg On April 22nd the United States celebrated the 37th annual Earth Day. Today, our...
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor For Jan and Kelly Caplan, Christmas isn’t just an excuse to...
Calling all 8th-10th-grade Jewish teens: What will you do to make a difference this summer? Sign...
Illinois federations and state of Illinois co-sponsor annual Holocaust Observance
The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago is a key player in a major new national initiative...
Walk With Israel to feature the design May 6
One thousand volunteers are needed at seven event sites
My trip to Washington, D.C., as part of the advocacy mission of the Jewish Community Relations...
Internationally renowned cultural and intellectual historian of modern Europe Professor Peter Gay...
Aaron B. Cohen Executive Editor Rabbis from across the Jewish spectrum join JUF's fifth Rabbinic...
Hillel director honored for 30 years of service
Washington, D.C. – More than 30 prominent leaders in the American Jewish community sent a letter...
Funding supports innovative approaches to serving at-risk Jews and enhancing Jewish continuity
The Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation has awarded its 2007 Fund for Innovation in Health...
"In the Family," a film supported by a grant from Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan...
Chicago, IL, March 14, 2007 – Anti-Semitic incidents in Illinois nearly doubled in 2006 but...
Eve Samborn
Nothing I advocated for recently in Washington, as part of my...
Former "refusenik" speaks out in Chicago
Community-wide initiatives reach out to educate and engage new generation
After touring Yad Vashem, Israel's Holocaust memorial, special education teacher Rose Sharon, of...
Group created by and for men promotes shalom bayit, peace at home, as responsibility of everyone,...
Group meets representatives in nation's capital
BZAEDS celebrates 60 years as independent Jewish day school
Bill Rubin may not be a household name in Chicago's Jewish community, but as the executive...
25 diplomats gather at Jewish Federation to hear from Schakowsky, Kirk
Mohammad Salah For the last three-and-a-half months, the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)...
More than just a cake, Edible Gems are dessert, centerpiece and even entertainment at a simcha
David Sherman, chairman of the Chicago-based real estate firm of Benj. E. Sherman & Sons, has been...
A terrorist attack. A lone gunman. A massive snowstorm. A major fire. Devastation half a...
A major innovation in funding Chicago's cash-strapped Jewish day schools has been extended through...
Split verdicts of not guilty of racketeering conspiracy but guilty of lesser charges were...
Aaron B. Cohen Executive Editor Jerusalem, April 14, 2002 The start of a journey to Israel always...
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor Young people at the Jewish People’s Institute complete a map...
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor Robert Kusel The scene in Chicago’s Federal Plaza on the...
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor What follows is a profile on Chasnoff, that has been updated,...
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor Legendary comedian actress Lily Tomlin pulled out her bag of...
Cindy Sher Staff Writer There’s been a lot of talk about heroes lately. At the Yankee Stadium...
Split verdicts of not guilty of racketeering conspiracy but guilty of lesser charges were...
In a year wracked by war in Israel and growing social need in Chicago and Jewish communities...
25 diplomats gather at Jewish Federation to hear from Schakowsky, Kirk
For nine years, the Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago has been dedicated to...
Partnership of educational organizations strategizes on leadership 'crisis'
Practice ducking because on top of that hill there's a Hezbollah outpost, our guide warned. From...
Some 120 people gathered Dec. 6 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign for the...
I've been involved with the Jewish United Fund ever since I was 5 years old. I lived near a public...
ISRAEL FOREIGN MINISTRY GLOBAL FORUM TO COMBAT ANTI-SEMITISM December 19, 2006 I'm sure that all...
For nine years, the Jewish Women's Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago has been dedicated to...
JUF News reporter heads back to the eighth grade at three Chicago-area Jewish day schools
It was a red-letter day for Diana Lee Rothbart the first time she met her Big Sister, Isabel...
Sixty years after the Holocaust, Museum still necessary to help combat genocide
The staff at Northwestern University's Louis & Saerree Fiedler Hillel thought that Homecoming...
What to do about Iran? The question weighed heavily on the minds of GA participants, with...
Chicago's Jewish Community Relations Council members hear about the fate of Jewish candidates and...
Wendy Margolin Associate Editor One can imagine that Hadassah Goodman sighs every time she passes...
The High Holy Days have passed, but your focus on rejuvenation and new beginnings should be in...
The criminal trial of Mohammed Salah is scheduled to begin October 16. It is the most significant...
Bat-El Mekonin goes to sleep smiling and wakes up just the same. That goes for all the...
Pointers on Judging the Media, Advocating for Israel Jay Tcath This article is a response to...
Israeli diplomat briefs Chicago's Jewish organizational leaders
With the outbreak of violence initiated by Palestinian terrorist groups and Hezbollah, JUF has...
New agency formed through merger of JCB and JFCS
After seven months of speakers, writing assignments, lectures, and research, we Write On For...
Chicago high school graduate volunteers for IDF combat infantry brigade
For someone who never met Julius Rosenwald, historian Peter M. Ascoli knows far more about his...
Attorney for Anti-CAIR addresses June 6 JCRC meeting
When Israel's recently-elected Prime Minister Ehud Olmert this week made his first trip to...
On the first night of Passover, April 12, Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law a bill protecting...
In honor of the completion of this significant project, JGSI is sponsoring a tour of the cemetery...
Budgetary issues relevant to human services highlighted a recent candid exchange of concerns...
The Governor's Commission on Discrimination and Hate Crimes was formed in Illinois in 1999. In...
In a move to broaden their effectiveness in serving the community, Jewish Children's Bureau (JCB)...
Rabbis deepen relationships across denominations, witness Jewish scholarship, destruction and...
Amidst the sea of glittery green shamrocks in the mid-1970s, a shining Star of David-bedecked...
U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. (at podium), the keynote speaker at the Jewish Federation's...
U.S. Senator Barack Obama witnesses the hope of Operation Promise
Citing Federation community as a model, Bill Clinton—the private citizen—says we have the power to...
Moved after visits to Holocaust sites, Mayor Daley calls for more history education
The Wexner Foundations Electronic Beit Midrash--Sukkot 5766
At event, JUF/JF executive VP Michael Kotzin calls for greater recognition of Jewish link to Israel
Cindy Sher Associate Managing Editor The Jewish world has faced trying times this...
Evolving community priorities and new allocations structure drive the numbers
In an address bidding farewell to Moshe Ram—the outgoing consul general of Israel to the...
Microenterprise Center and Loan Fund helps transform personal crisis into successful business
Federation initiative supports objective scholarship and teaching in response to student demand
New university president responds
Thank you for your hospitality and for listening to us. As hard as the local discussions have been...
Self-mocking message bad for the Jews and for our Jewish children
Working, playing and talking together, Jewish and African-American teens dispel myths, discover...
I've been an adult now for quite a while--some would say since my bat mitzvah when I first...
The Shema--a Jewish prayer declaring the pledge of allegiance to one God--is etched in Sharpie...
The Chicago Center for Jewish Genetic Disorders is pleased to announce the expansion of its...
Mollie Adler thought she'd be eating peanut butter and crackers for lunch on the go all school...
Like many who become a bar- or bat-mitzvah, Brianna is involved in the Jewish value of tikkun...
The criminal trial of Mohammed Salah is scheduled to begin Oct. 16. It is perhaps the most...
Sept. 18, 2006--In a show of solidarity as North American Jews mark the High Holy Days, four...
Joel Carp may not be a household name to many Chicagoans, but the programs and services he helped...
Aug. 16 event draws 1,200 in solidarity with Israel
Fifty-three leading Holocaust scholars from around the world have sent a letter to Venezuelan...
Meira Faratci On July 12, 2006 Israel Defense Forces soldiers Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were...
August 3, 2006—Responding to the reality of Israel at war and the tremendous humanitarian needs...
Wendy Margolin Staff Writer The office of the Illinois Secretary of State announced in a press...
Sandy Thorn Clark When Bea Kraus and Norman D. Schwartz combine talents in an effort to preserve...
SHALVA—a social service agency launched in 1986 and a beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of...
When Rina-Ann Hunter moved to Chicago in the fall of 2001, after graduating from the University of...
Aaron B. Cohen Executive Editor Times are changing here at JUF News and in the world writ large....
Brigitte Dayan Managing Editor In the summer of 1991, I began what has become an 11-year stint at...
Like all 5-year-olds, my niece Rebecca is rather inquisitive. Sometimes, her questions are...
Mitzpe Ramon, April 17, 2002Yom Ha'atzmaut, Israel Independence Day, is a bit like July 4th....
Jerusalem, April 16, 2002Flags wave from little plastic stanchions mounted on car windows, the...
Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago
In the beginning, Adam had a thing for Eve.
Chicago Jewish educators find week of challenge, inspiration in Israel
Just as we confront the hate-filled messages targeting Muslims, so too must hate-filled messages...
Some phone calls are gut wrenching. The call I made to Haim Avraham on Wednesday, November 7 was...
Voice of the People letter to the Chicago Tribune by Steven B. Nasatir, President, Jewish United...
The following list highlights the responses of Chicago's Jewish Federation to the Sept. 11 terror...
It is right and important that we gather in this way at today's rally, convened by Governor Ryan...
Sept. 11, 2001 - day of hatred and terror
Cindy Sher Staff Writer Mayor Richard M. Daley praised the contributions of Jews to the city...
Cindy Sher Staff Writer Shown from left: Rabbi Laszlo Berkowits, Fern Steinfeld, Miles Lerman,...
