The Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is committed to building a better Jewish community in Chicago, Israel, and throughout the world. We ...

Find the right place to help your child grow, learn and love every day. Akiba-Schechter welcomes all families and children to become a part of its diverse community of families. The school creates a ...

Led by beloved early childhood teacher and experienced gardener, Liz Zetley, children and caregivers will cultivate a sense of wonder and a love of the natural world in this interactive class for the ...

The Young Leadership Division of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is committed to building a better Jewish community in Chicago, Israel, and throughout the world. We ...

I love setting the Passover table. Each item on the table has such meaning, and I'm not just talking about the matzoh and the shankbone. I'm talking about the pot that I'm pouring the chicken soup ...

Sofia, a Holocaust survivor in the Chicago area, has faced countless challenges over the years. As with so many other Jews who were in Europe during World War II, she has sustained her share of loss ...

Watching TV late one summer evening, I stumbled upon Stephen Colbert chatting with Hannah Einbinder, the Jewish 20-something comedian and co-star of the hit show Hacks. While the conversation between ...

Chicago Police Department Officers Roger Heath, Jr. and Michael Specht understand a bissel Yiddish. And a smattering of Hebrew, too. They know when observant Jews daven--and why cellphones are not ...

This month, we bring you the annual "love and relationships" issue, a favorite of our magazine's staff to work on. But in this national moment, it feels tone deaf to focus solely on the joy of love ...

Seasoned parents know bedtime routines are essential for kids. In fact, regular night-time schedules and rituals help everyone in the family, regardless of age, get the sleep they need. But, even more ...

Tel Aviv-based author Ayelet Tsabari burst onto the literary scene in 2016 with her prize-winning book of short stories, The Best Place on Earth. (Random House) Her memoir, The Art of Leaving (Random ...

Eighteen years ago, Rabbi Jennie Bunde and her husband moved to Galesburg, Ill., and found a community that sustained her family and, unexpectedly, changed the course of her professional life. After a ...