Sunday, April 9 Beit Yichud holds Shiviti Drum Circle “Drum the Chometz Out of Your Head.” 1:30-3 p.m., 6932 N. Glenwood Ave., Chicago. www.meetup.com/shiviti. Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Women’s Leadership Committee holds Spring Fashion…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News Marv Levy always offers up his age-old prescription for winning. “There really is no ‘formula’ for continuing success other than good ‘PR,’ and, by that I mean P for…
Oh. My. G-d. Well, I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll have many occasions to say it again. Whatever we have to fear or worry about from the outside is nothing compared to what…
By Rabbi Vernon Kurtz, Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Vayikra – Leviticus 1:1-5:26 This Shabbat we begin the third book of the Bible. It is known by various names. Most of us are familiar with the Latin…
Laurie Zoloth, a leader in the field of religious studies with particular scholarly interest in bioethics and Jewish studies, has been appointed dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School. Zoloth serves as a Charles McCormick…
City Winery Chicago, 1200 W. Randolph Street. will host a celebrity-driven music, artistic and interactive Passover Seder on Tuesday evening, April 4, at 7 p.m. in advance of the official start of Passover (Monday, April 10…
Sunday, April 2 Temple Beth Israel hosts Blood Drive. Bring photo ID. 8 a.m.-noon. 3601 W. Dempster, Skokie. (847) 675-0951. Beth Hillel Congregation Bnai Emunah hosts annual JUF Brunch featuring Aviv Ezra, Consul General of Israel…
By George Castle, Special to Chicago Jewish News The fact that good works will come out of the one-time Chicago performance of “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezin” is a given. One-hundred percent of the proceeds of…
Okay, now I’m starting to take it personally. Also now I understand why The Bibi so badly wanted The Donald to be elected president. He may have thought it was because The Donald promised in…
By Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Guest Torah Columnist Torah Portion: Parshat Ki Tisa – Exodus 30:11 -34:35 “Lord, Lord a G-d of Compassion…” (Exodus 34:6). It is difficult to imagine the profound disappointment and even anger Moses…