By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News A special Shabbat dinner on Dec. 22 celebrated one year since volunteers from Mishkan Chicago greeted a Syrian refugee family at O’Hare airport and made sure they…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa, the largest medical center in northern Israel, was the first in the world to offer patients a hybrid imaging scanner that provides quicker,…
Friday, January 5 Congregation Beth Shalom holds “Shabbat with a Twist” for families with children up to Pre-K. 11-11:45 a.m.; also Friday January 19. 3433 Walters, Northbrook. (847) 498-4100. Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center…
Sana bir mesajim var – I have a message for you by Matan Rochlitz Courtesy of Aish.com I Have a Message for You: A Short Film A haunting film about one survivor’s unfathomable decision to…
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Guest Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Vayechi (Genesis 47:28–50:26) “And when the days of mourning for Jacob were over, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh saying, ‘If now I have found…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Like most novelists, many of the ideas Libby Fischer Hellmann puts down on paper come from a fertile harvest of creativity in mind, heart and soul. At…
If it wasn’t for Chanukah, I think I would have given up. The funny thing is that while I am definitely a political liberal, or as they say in Israel where absolutely everyone gets pigeonholed…
By Ellen Braunstein, Special to Chicago Jewish News Ben Sollinger enrolled in Evanston Township High School as a freshman prepared for level IV in the Hebrew language program. He will graduate next year entirely fluent,…
Tuesday, December 26 Keturah Hadassah hosts Joffrey Ballte’s Nutcracker. 2 p.m., Auditorium theatre. $38. For main floor seats, contact Beth Sair at (630) 294-7247 or Rosanne Sangerman at (773) 761-6862. Thursday, December 28 Illinois Holocaust…
By Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Vayigash (Genesis 44:18−47:27) We are told man tracht and God lacht – man makes plans and G-d laughs. In other words, the best laid plans do not…