Jewish Identity
Jewish genealogists to share research tips, family history discoveries in free hybrid meeting
Temple Beth-El 3610 Dundee Rd, Northbrook, IL, United StatesThe Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will hold a hybrid “Kvell and Tell” session on Sunday, July 28, 2024. Seven…
Hadassah Chicago-North Shore Summer Series: Am Israel Chai!
Congregation Beth Shalom Congregation Beth ShalomJoin us this summer to learn effective tools for addressing the complex questions facing us today and to celebrate the…
Triumph of the Spirit: Jewish Athletes Before, During and After the Holocaust
Joliet Public Library North Ottawa Street, Joliet, Illinois, United StatesJoin us for a conversation with collector Neil Keller, as he takes audience members deeper into the stories of the…
Hadassah CNS in partnership with Anshe Emet Sisterhood “An Alderperson’s View of Antisemitism”
Anshe Emet Synagogue 3751 N Broadway St, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join us as we hear from Debra Silverstein, Alderperson of the 50th Ward of the city of Chicago and…
Living the Hebrew Calendar: A Learning Circle
Doppelt Base Andersonville (ANVL) Chicago, IL, United StatesIn partnership with Rav Jonathan’s friends at IYUN, we’re excited to bring back Living the Hebrew Calendar to Base! This…
IPF Atid Chicago Rooftop Leadership Salon With Itai Biran
Millennium Park, Address Provided Upon RSVP Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join IPF Atid Chicago for an evening rooftop salon with Itai Biran, Consul for Political and Commercial Affairs at…
Base Book Club: People Love Dead Jews
Base Logan Square (LGSQ) (Exact address provided after event registration), Chicago, IL, United StatesOver the course of four weeks, we will look closely at People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted Present by…
Meaty Shabbat dinner + short teaching about Halachik possibilities for patrilineal descent
Lakeview Moishe PodSeats ARE limited! ***PM us to RSVP!*** Join us for a *meaty* Shabbat dinner and a short learning by our…
Connect The Dots: A Solo Show About Jewish Identity
The Lincoln Lodge North Milwaukee Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesFrom navigating his cultural identity as a Bukharian Jew in America to figuring out why he dated a rabbi, Natan…
Vaguely Jewish Book Club
Winnemac Park 5100 N. Leavitt St., Chicago, IL, USNo matter how scary the world gets, books are the best escape! Join Builder Debbie Kaltman for a fiction book…
Tisha b’Av; Poetic Heartbreak, Poetic Healing — Pre-Fast Meal, Poetry Reading, and Eicha Reading
Doppelt Base Andersonville (ANVL) Chicago, IL, United StatesTLDR: 7:30pm meal 8:15pm poetry 8:45 Eicha Eicha (The Book of Lamentations) is an ancient book of the Hebrew bible…
August Spotlight Salon: Antisemitism on College Campuses
Virtual/Zoom - link provided after registrationThe program will discuss the rise of antisemitism and the current campus climate. Looking ahead to the next academic year,…
Living the Hebrew Calendar: A Learning Circle
Doppelt Base Andersonville (ANVL) Chicago, IL, United StatesIn partnership with Rav Jonathan’s friends at IYUN, we’re excited to bring back Living the Hebrew Calendar to Base! This…
Movie Night at Chabad East Lakeview: The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Chabad of East Lakeview Chicago, IL, United StatesIn a bid to gain respect,as he lives in the shadow, of an older brother who his father and uncle…
Base Book Club: People Love Dead Jews
Base Logan Square (LGSQ) (Exact address provided after event registration), Chicago, IL, United StatesOver the course of four weeks, we will look closely at People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted Present by…
Makom Shalom Mitziut Book Club
Peterson Park - Exact location provided after registration Chicago, IL, United StatesBook Club: Hope Valley by Haviva Ner-David Rabbi Ner-David is an Israeli pioneer in religious feminism. Hope Valley is a…
Men in the Mikvah
Mishkan Chicago HQ North Ravenswood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United StatesAs much as we are a "people of the book," rituals like immersing in the mikvah remind us that we…
Living the Hebrew Calendar: A Learning Circle
Doppelt Base Andersonville (ANVL) Chicago, IL, United StatesIn partnership with Rav Jonathan’s friends at IYUN, we’re excited to bring back Living the Hebrew Calendar to Base! This…
“Low and Slow”: Slow-cooked Shabbat Food From Across The Jewish Diaspora at Base Logan Square
Base Logan Square (LGSQ) (Exact address provided after event registration), Chicago, IL, United StatesDive into the world of Jewish flavors at Base Logan Square! Jewish cuisines across the world are varied and unique,…
Base Book Club: People Love Dead Jews
Base Logan Square (LGSQ) (Exact address provided after event registration), Chicago, IL, United StatesOver the course of four weeks, we will look closely at People Love Dead Jews: Reports From A Haunted Present by…
Base Camp w/ Silverstein Base Lincoln Park @ Camp Nageela Midwest
Camp Nageela Midwest 26710 W Nippersink, Ingleside, IL, USWho's excited for our third annual Base Camp?! Base Camp is our yearly chance to take the Base vibe out…
Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory by Solomon J. Brager
Women and Children First 5233 N Clark St, Chicago, IL, United StatesPlease join us for an event celebrating the release of Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory by Solomon…
Music Shabbat Service: Antisemitism of the Right and the Left
North Shore Unitarian Church Half Day Road, Bannockburn, Illinois, United StatesThe last decade has been shocking for global Jewry. From terror attacks and vandalism to social media assault, we have…
Rosh Chodesh Well Circle: Av
Doppelt Base Andersonville (ANVL) Chicago, IL, United StatesThis is a monthly gathering for self-identifying women to explore the intersections of femininity, spirituality, Judaism, menstruation, sisterhood, the moon,…
Researching family, friends, associates and neighbors is lecture topic for Aug. 25 Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois meeting
Temple Beth-El, 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, Illinois 3610 Dundee Road, Northbrook, IL, United States“Don’t Fan the Flames: Become a Fan of Using FAN Research” will be the lecture topic of genealogist Debbie Trotsky…