These are all our Young Families and Community-wide events listed here for your convenience. JUF Young Families programming is enriched by the diversity of our participants. We know each family is ...

Check out this year's 12th annual Double Chai in the Chi: Chicago's Jewish 36 Under 36 list of talented, difference-making Jewish young adults in our city, presented by YLD and Jewish Chicago: The JUF ...

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 ...

Just as Americans used to ask, "Where were you when JFK was shot?" Israelis will forever remember where they were on Saturday, October 7, 2023. As hard as it is to believe, we are now one year after ...

As "People of the Book," Jewish communities have long relied on stories to infuse daily life with meaning and structure. Just as adults turn to books, instruction manuals, and stories for guidance, we ...

These chairs, symbolizing each of the hostages taken on October 7, have stood outside of Am Shalom Congregation--no matter what the weather--for nearly a year. In this most challenging year, local ...

October 7 had a profound impact on Chicago area Jewish day schools and high schools. Shortly after the devastating attacks, school communities rallied and brainstormed about how they could help ...

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 ...

Yonatan Yogadovsky, director of the Magen David Adom (MDA) international department, speaks to participants of a JUF mission about the role of the MDA. (Photo by Yonit Schiller) Since October 7, JUF's ...

"I was so confused at what anxiety was at the time, so I really didn't know what was going on," he said, as he reflected on the summer of 2022. Tepper is now a seventh grader at Deerfield's Caruso ...

Wade Bacon outside the Wrigleyville celebration of his conversion to Judaism. In August, my friend Wade Bacon completed his conversion to Judaism. Wade has been married to Rebecca (Weinstein) Bacon ...