Saturday, February 3 Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah holds “Inclusion Disability Awareness Shabbat” 9:30-11:45 a.m., 3220 Big Tree Lane, Wilmette. (847) 256-1213. Sunday, February 4 Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah Men’s Club holds “World Wide Wrap XVIII.”…
By Rabbi James Gordon, Guest Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Yitro (Exodus 18:1–20:23) On August 20, 2016/17 Menachem Av, I assumed a new familial role. That day, my daughter Rita married her B’shert, Carmi. As soon…
SFJFF Presents: Gefilte Fish
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Unless you were lost in a personal fog during your school daze, you likely came away from those years with a non-faculty member who had a profound…
Has everybody gone crazy? Is the whole world nuts? And I’m not even thinking about Trump when I ask those questions. Even though it is a wonder to behold when U.S. senators, with a straight…
By Minna Rae Friedman, Special to Chicago Jewish News Dear Minna Rae, It’s after holiday-Chanukah time again and the children have received many lovely gifts. As usual, the ‘thank you’ question arises again. Is…
The Boards of Directors of two Highland Park Reform Jewish synagogues have voted to ask their members to consider combining the two into a single congregation. A vote in late April would bring together the…
Chicago Jewish Day School has announced it will move to the New CJDS Campus in April. Fifteen years and several locations later— with over 220 students currently enrolled—the multi-denominational, progressive Jewish day school is officially…
Ida Crown Jewish Academy students and physics teacher Allen Sears presented their research findings from the solar eclipse at the American Association of Physics Teachers Winter Meetings in San Diego. Students Tamar Dallal, Masha Matten,…
Saturday, January 27 Ezra Habonim, the Niles Township Jewish Congregation presents Havdallah, Dinner and “The Lego Movie.” 5:30 p.m., 4500 Dempster, Skokie. $5. Reservations (847) 675-4141. Congregation Beth Shalom holds “Shabbat Yoga” with Joanna Kaplan….