From left: Adam Goldfeder, Faye Levinson, and Josh Goldfeder on graduation day. It is not unusual for grandparents to kvell when their grandchildren reach rites of passage-birthdays, b'nai mitzvot, ...

What often comes to mind for the opening of my columns is a quote from a great Rogers and Hammerstein musical. In this case, it's an excerpt from "June is Bustin' Out All Over," a wonderful song from ...

The Center for Jewish Life’s Makom fellows with Rabbi Jennie Bunde (second from the right in the front row) at their mid-year retreat. (The Center for Small Town Jewish Life) Eighteen years ago, Rabbi ...

When Yaffa Leah Field was in her late 20s, she decided to undergo genetic testing. Her grandmother had been diagnosed breast cancer, and Field wanted to know whether she was among the one of every 40 ...

Our ancestors came from all over the globe. Let's explore our diverse roots with something we all love: good food and good company! The ""Exploring our Ancestry"" night out series kicks off with ...

Mini Israel Wall Hanging created by Dalia Finestein, of Made by Dalia. Just in time for Chanukah, Makers of Israel (makersofisrael.com) is launching to connect Israeli artisans with international ...

The Jewish summer camp movement emerged in the late 19 th century to provide Jewish children respite from cramped urban areas, a chance to enjoy being a kid, and a place to live as Jews. In the wake ...

At just 4 years old, Zoey Deutch decided what she wanted to be when she grew up--an actress. The young girl was especially inspired while watching her mother, legendary actress Lea Thompson, perform ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago, housed in the grand-scale, 13,563-seat Civic Opera building on North Wacker Drive, has been viewed as the city's predominant opera stage since 1954. And, starting in 2020, ...

Four generations carry on the tradition of supporting JUF: Jane Cadden Lederman, along with her mother, Edie, daughter, and granddaughter, at a JUF event in 2017. Before we usher in the Jewish new ...

Much has changed since my parents sent me to Jewish day school. Yet, the core lessons I learned back then remain the same. What follows are three examples of lessons from day school that ultimately ...

Award-winning local author Lisa Barr never could have imagined just how "eerily relevant" her fourth book, Goddess of Warsaw , would be today when she began researching it more than two years ago. And ...