Where did you grow up? I grew up in Jerusalem, Israel (with one year as a freshman in high school in Madison, WI-my Midwestern experience). Go Badgers! What did you do Jewish growing up? I lived in Israel, escorted Birthright trips as a soldier, worked in various Jewish organizations – the Jewish Agency, Masa Israel
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Wilmette, IL What did you do Jewish growing up? I attended Hebrew school and had my Bar Mitzvah at Beth Emet in Evanston, I was also involved in BBYO. What do you do Jewish now? I am involved in many Jewish
Meet Liza Treyger, hilarious comedian, and originally from Skokie Illinois! One time, I was performing for a show of only 6 people made up of 3 couples. One couple was out of control. These two lunatics were on cocaine and kept calling me a “cheap Jew”. The situation continued to get
Where did you grow up? Hillsborough, New Jersey. Or, as I tell people when they ask me, “In a town near Princeton, but with less khakis” Where did you go to school? University of Miami What did you do Jewish growing up? According to my third-grade teacher Ms. Rock, I
Meet Sarah Bronson! When she is not working as an occupational therapist (OTR/L) in the rehabilitation setting, she is teaching yoga. Sarah is passionate about the idea that movement is healing and, simply, makes you feel good. Where did you grow up? Highland Park, IL What did you do Jewish
Meet Mally Zoberman Rutkoff who is a child of Holocaust survivors and working hard to keep Holocaust memory alive. On September 15, Mally will be honored by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museumâs Midwest Office at itâs annual Risa K. Lambert âWhat You Do Mattersâ Virtual Chicago Event. ChiTribe wants to learn
Meet Brianne Caplan, Executive Director and Founder of Code Your Dreams. When COVID-19 hit, Brianne Caplan sprang into action and work to transition all programming from in-person to virtual. The curriculum development team built an extensive library of on-demand videos alongside our curriculum so that students would have both synchronous
Photographs courtesy of Tell Draper Exciting News from Temple Beth-El in Northbrook! Meet Rabbi Ari Moffic Where did you grow up? Newton, MA What did you do Jewish growing up? I loved religious school at our Reform Temple, I went to a communal Hebrew program in high school at Hebrew
During this pandemic season, ChiTribe is here to celebrate the Jewish Healthcare Workers of Chicago! Nominate your friends and family today. Dr. Genna Lipkin Meet Dr. Genna Lipkin, pediatrician at Child and Adolescent Health Associates. Genna is currently accepting new patients and doing free (now virtual) prenatal visits. Thank you
Let’s meet Jewish person of the week Mo Goltz, designer of the ChiTribe logo. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana. What did you do Jewish growing up? Since I grew up Orthodox in an area without an orthodox community, our family would host Shabbat