North Suburban Beth El’s Team Torah program recruited their 200th Torah reader this past summer. While most new readers are presented with a cookie at the bimah upon their first reading, the 200th ...

There is a moment, at the stalls at the farmer's markets, when summer leaks into fall, and the delicate berries, soft peaches, and plums yield to muscular bulbs, hairy roots, and warty tubers. Root ...

The Torah describes a remarkable ceremony that was associated with the holiday of First Fruits, or Shavuot. The Jewish farmer would bring a basket containing barley, or something that is harvested in ...

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, ...

Neal Samors has made a career out of studying Chicago's multi-faceted history. In fact, he has written, co-written, and published more than 30 books on the Windy City's history. His latest, Looking ...

Mike Reiss in the Hello Kitty room at the Keio Plaza Hotel in Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of Marty Dundics) When Mike Reiss isn't winning awards for The Simpsons, chances are he's traveling with his wife.

Jennifer Lang’s new memoir, Landed, illuminates how yoga helped ground her while she searched for a place to call home. Here, she demonstrates King Dancer pose in Independence Park, Tel Aviv. (Photo ...

This year’s Annual Meeting was chaired by Devra Resnick Shutan. (Photo credit: Robert Kusel) The 124th Annual Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Chicago brought together 850 members of Chicago's ...

Back-to-school season has elevated conversations about how challenging the current climate is for high school students. High school is always a time when students learn about themselves and the world ...

This past summer, several hundred community members in Oak Park and River Forest filed a detailed complaint with the Illinois State Board of Education and the Illinois Attorney General's office, ...

Lisa Barr and Alli Gilley, co-owner of The Book Bin in Northbrook, at a book signing at Congregation Beth Hillel B’nai Emunah in WIlmette. (Courtesy of Lisa Barr) "I'm a daughter of a Holocaust ...

Wendy C. Abrams' path to her new role as JUF Board Chair is guided by a powerful mindset: say 'yes' and show up. "I believe we have a communal responsibility to take care of our most vulnerable and ...