Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center) with Tasheim Ramsey Pack (left) and Cooper Clack and Jeilani Rhone-Collins (right) in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. (Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel) ...

Har Bental Take a short hike to a peak of the Golan Heights, with an overview of the Israel/Syria border. Orientation Program You and your Israeli peers begin to learn about each other and review the ...

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Masa Israel Journey, is home to the widest variety of mid-and-long term (5-12 months) international experiences in Israel for young Jewish adults (18-30). Masa Israel will help you find the right ...

Given Chicago's frequent and fearsome windblasts, November may not be the best time for a brisk stroll on the city's lakefront. But if it's a relatively calm day (and you're an avid walker), you might ...

Cantor Rosalie Will is making history as the first cantor at Chicago's first and oldest Reform synagogue, Chicago Sinai Congregation. "I don't take the story of the community and their rich musical ...

Rosalyne Smith’s most recent Shabbat Lady—“Rivkah”—was created last year to mark the one-year anniversary of October 7. When artist Roslyne "Ros" Leeb Smith lost her father, she searched for a way to ...

Saxophonist Eli Degibri’s journey from Israel to the international stage reflects the unifying and healing power of music. (Photo credit: Yossi Zwecker). Israeli sax player Eli Degibri to play ...

Ensemble member Ian Barford (left) in a publicity image for Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Amadeus. (Photo credit: Sandro Miller) There are two major U.S. holidays in November - Veterans Day (Nov ...

After more than three decades of lending his voice, heart, and pen, Paul Wieder--longtime Jewish Chicago Associate Editor and passionate member of the community--retired from JUF in October, leaving ...

I met Agnes Shwartz while doing a JUF video about Holocaust Community Services, and she became a close friend. We are pictured together here in 2018. I am the child of a Holocaust survivor who grew up ...

Linda with JUF colleagues Joel Schatz (left) and Aaron Cohen at JUF’s Israel Solidarity Day in 2017. To reflect the light of Jewish life; to illuminate human needs; to inform and inspire; to highlight ...