In this Issue:

• Co-ed Softball: Sign up Now to Play This Summer

• Summer LEADS

• Volunteer at JUF's Uptown Cafe: Tuesday, May 26

• Blue and White Bar Night: Thursday, June 18

• YLD Summer Mission to Israel: Sign up Now!

• YLD Board Applications

• Family Vacations at JCC's Perlstein in Wisconsin

• Want to Learn Hebrew? Sign up for Ulpan!

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Start thinking about summer! Join YLD for our annual co-ed softball league. Games are played on Sunday mornings beginning this June and will be held at Rogers Park School (located at Chase and Washtenaw).

The cost is $85 per person, which includes both regular and playoff season games. You may sign up as a team or as an individual. Player Sports Group will run this summer’s softball league after the registration period. Players Sports Group organizes adult recreational sports leagues in the city of Chicago.

Register online NO LATER THAN Monday, May 18, 2009. Space is limited, so sign up early! For more information or if you have questions, please contact Ariel Zipkin in the YLD office at (312) 357-4692.

Sign up for one of YLD’s most successful programs!

• Learn about YLD and how you can become more involved.
• Expand your knowledge of issues facing the Jewish community locally and abroad.
• Augment your understanding of JUF’s allocation process to its beneficiaries.
• Discuss and debate contemporary Jewish topics with your peers.
• Socialize with other young adults your age and make new friends.

The LEADS program offers an introductory exploration of the Jewish community and contemporary issues. Groups will be formed in several areas of the city and separated by age first, then location (Gold Coast, Lakeview, and Lincoln Park).

LEADS is a two-month series that will begin this June. Dates: Thursday, June 25 - Wednesday, July 8 - Thursday, July 23 - Tuesday, August 4- Friday, August 21 - Tuesday, September 1. Sessions typically begin at 7:30 p.m., though there will be some variance. Following most of the sessions, groups will meet all together at a bar for a happy hour. The cost of the program is $60.

Register Online. For more information, please contact Ariel Zipkin in the YLD office at (312) 357-4692.

The JUF Uptown Cafe is coordinated by the Dina and Eli EZRA Multi-Service Center under the auspices of the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago. This cafe, which is a kosher, anti-hunger program, provides 4 meals per week to people who are hungry while nourishing their spirits. Volunteers are needed to serve meals in a restaurant-style soup kitchen.

• Tuesday, May 26 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
• Uptown Cafe (909 W. Wilson, Chicago)
• 5 volunteers needed

For more information or to sign up, please contact Ariel Zipkin in the YLD office at (312) 357-4692.

Save the date of Thursday, June 18 for the second Annual Blue and White Bar Night. This exciting evening will feature a fashion show spotlighting the latest trends in Israeli fashion. This event will be co-sponsored by several other local Jewish young leadership groups. Details and registration to follow.

To request an application or learn more about the mission, please contact Debra Kudish at JUF at (312) 357-4864.

If you are interested in becoming a YLD Board Member, now is your chance. Applications are now available for the 2009-2010 YLD Board. If you would like more information or to receive an application, please contact Caryn Peretz, YLD Director, at (312) 357-4974. Applications are due on Tuesday, May 12.

Share quality time with your family and get the benefits that only an all-inclusive Perlstein family vacation can provide. Vacation at JCC’s Perlstein Resort & Conference Center in Lake Delton, WI, adjacent to Camp Chi and minutes from the Wisconsin Dells

• Day camp/day care for all age groups–infants to teens
• Family activities and events
• Nightly activities for adults and evening babysitting
• Relax and leave all of the Shabbat preparation to us!
• 3 Kosher meals a day with snacks

Included Activities, no additional fee: waterskiing, sailing, swimming, boating, arts & crafts, outdoor & indoor play spaces, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, archery, sports, yoga, field trips and more! For details visit www.gojcc.org/prcc, call 847.763.3603 or email prcc@gojcc.org.

The Community Foundation for Jewish Education of Metropolitan Chicago offers a first-class, exciting way for adult members of our community to learn Modern Hebrew. The Ulpan is now offered at four different sites. Please see the Brochure and Flyer for information on summer and fall course offerings.