Thank you to all of our participants for coming together and fundraising for the JUF Ukraine Relief Fund! Special thank you to our partners: Mobile Music Interactive Entertainment, Aviva Chertok, ...

Joshua B. Herz and his wife, Jen, have prioritized volunteering with their daughters from a young age. Pictured: The author and his daughters, ages 7 and 10 at the time, delivering boxes with Maot ...

Members of Nir Oz during their tour of the Chicago Jewish community, including here at Ida Crown Jewish Academy. From left: Yuval Bazer, Ron Bahat, Olga Metzger, and Liat Algrissi. The image Liat ...

After more than three decades of lending his voice, heart, and pen, Paul Wieder--longtime Jewish Chicago Associate Editor and passionate member of the community--retired from JUF in October, leaving ...

JUF amplifies our collective strength to make the world a better place — for everyone. Community powered, we consider the totality of local and global Jewish needs and how to address them. From ...

Jewish Chicagoans standing proudly with Israel during a Yom Ha’atzmaut gathering at Chicago’s Daley Plaza last spring. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel) The connection between the Israeli people and ...

On June 10, I proudly celebrated 10 years of sobriety. Today, making the decision to ask for help feels like the easiest and best decision I have made in my life. But, if I'm being transparent, it was ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you want to see the glass half full when it comes to our Jewish future, check out this year's class of "36 Under 36." These 36 inspiring young leaders are showing up for the Jewish community and ...

The “Jew-Fro”/ By J. Kott-Wolle/Oil on Canvas, 14 x 18, painted 2019. Original photo taken in 1975 There is no moment too small or too large in contemporary Jewish life for Jacqueline Kott-Wolle to ...

From left: Allison Tombros Korman is CEO & Founder of the Red Tent Fund. (Photo credit: Cyndi Lee)/ Amy Kaufman is Founding Board Member of the Red Tent Fund. (Photo credit: Jessica Kaplan) When ...