By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Ward heeler Paddy Bauler once summed up the Chicago Way upon hearing Richard J. Daley was elected to his first term as mayor in 1955: “Chicago ain’t…
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If you need proof that today’s technology has entrapped us all and turned our brains to mush, consider emails. Now one would have thought we’d all have learned all we needed about the dangers of…
Chicago’s dance community is mourning the passing of Dame Libby Komaiko. Komaiko, who was Jewish, died at Chicago’s Illinois Masonic Hospital from pneumonia, complicated by Lupus and Raynaud’s Syndrome. She was 69 years old. …
To the many colleagues and supporters of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, who died at the age of 67, he was a man of vision whose enormous drive to succeed both facilitated and complicated his relentless efforts…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Jeremy Aluma, director of ‘A Dybbuk or Between Two Worlds,’ at DePaul University, said the play is not just about a shtetl in 1880s Poland. He wanted…
Saturday, February 16 Temple Beth Israel, 3601 W. Dempster St., Skokie, presents an evening with novelist James Carroll (“Constantine’s Sword-The Church and the Jews”),7 p.m. Cost is $5 per person, includes desserts and coffee. Q&A…
By Rabbi Frederick Reeves, Guest Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20−30:10) The Book of Psalms contains many praises of the Eternal One, and I have always been deeply moved by the eighth verse of…
Support Israel by Expanding Your Business in the Country So you want to take advantage of Israel’s thriving industries but not sure how? We’re here to help you. There’s a reason why Facebook’s second-largest R&D…
Routes Uncovered: Jerusalem Walls (from i24 News)
By Eli Kowaz, JTA In just over 20 minutes, Benny Gantz cemented himself as the most likely candidate to defeat Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming Israeli elections. Benny Gantz “I thank Netanyahu for…