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 ...

You can't help but marvel at the ingenuity of the Israeli people. Even now--two years since the darkest day in its history--Israel continues to innovate. Back in 1948, when Israel was founded, ...

We Jews are lucky to get a chance to start over every fall as the shofar sounds a wakeup call in each of our lives. Here's my (sometimes) annual top 10 tips to a sweeter new year. Remember: these are ...

"If we don't have peace in Israel, which is the ultimate sweet gift, then I would say I am looking forward to my friend Cindy bringing me some chocolate rugelach from Boulangerie Cheskie in Montreal.

A few years ago, Allan B. found himself in a position he'd never imagined. A seasoned nonprofit executive who'd worked for years in the Jewish community, he was struggling after a layoff, borrowing ...

Ryan Merkow—pictured with his wife and daughter—studied for his adult bar mitzvah in 2023. At 13, Ryan Merkow didn't have a bar mitzvah. But three decades later, Merkow--now a surgical oncologist ...

"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 ...

A boy making an afikomen bag at Lev Avigayil Libenu Respite Center. Libenu, a JUF/Encompass partner agency serving people with disabilities in the Chicago Jewish community, has been awarded a $1 ...

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 ...

Four generations carry on the tradition of supporting JUF: Jane Cadden Lederman, along with her mother, Edie, daughter, and granddaughter, at a JUF event in 2017. Before we usher in the Jewish new ...

Buffalo Grove native Josh Frydman is living out his childhood dream: He's a sports reporter for WGN-TV and co-anchor of GN Sports, the network's nightly sports show. Prior to returning to his sweet ...