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 ...

Since Taglit-Birthright Israel began in December 1999, the program has sent over 650,000 Jewish young adults to Israel from 67 countries, all 50 U.S. states and Canadian provinces, and from over 1,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 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, ...