jBaby family events are for the entire family (yes, grandparents too!) Throughout the year celebrate holidays with us at an Ultimate Playdate, make a new friend at Bagels in the Park or enjoy a ...

Everyone is welcome to attend this event. To request a Peer*, other assistance, or accommodations, write below. *The Peer Program matches young adults with disabilities to a similarly aged community ...

Mini Israel Wall Hanging created by Dalia Finestein, of Made by Dalia. Just in time for Chanukah, Makers of Israel (makersofisrael.com) is launching to connect Israeli artisans with international ...

Yogev Pazy (third from left) with the Perlin family during his stay with their family. This photo was taken at a Shabbat dinner that Pazy had cooked for their family. Israel Defense Forces Capt. Yogev ...

The old joke tells of the Harvard professor of zoology who asks his students to write an essay about the elephant. A British student wrote How to Hunt the Elephant, a French student wrote The Love ...

Now, more than ever, Schneider’s 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 ...

At just 4 years old, Zoey Deutch decided what she wanted to be when she grew up--an actress. The young girl was especially inspired while watching her mother, legendary actress Lea Thompson, perform ...

I stood in a massive crowd of people who I did not know listening to speeches in a language that I do not understand well, eulogizing a young man who I had never met. Yet, there was no place on Earth ...

* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community. Umbrella organization of Zionist member groups to strengthen the ...

My heart sings when I know I am heading to the 53066 ZIP code--my summer camp home away from home. In fact, I spent a dozen summers at Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc, Wis. OSRUI ...

The Hillels of Illinois Harriet and Maurice Lewis Family Summer Intern Program (LSIP) is an eight-week paid work/study internship program hosted by agencies and/or departments of the Jewish United ...

Campers at Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago enjoy interactive activities inside the newly-opened yurt village at the Lake County campus. Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago, a JCC Chicago program, opened its doors in ...