Chicago
I’m a young Jewish farmer. Here’s one way to save the Earth
A better world is a perennial world. One in which we cultivate a diverse thriving community of people and plants that live in reciprocity with nature.
What Kushner pal Ken Kurson’s songwriting suggests about his latest charges
Kurson, former editor-in-chief of The New York Observer, erstwhile Rudy Giuliani speechwriter and longtime friend of Jared Kushner is in some trouble.
‘Can I take 12 holidays off?’ and other tips for Jewish job seekers
Job markets in Chicago are booming this summer, putting job-seekers in the driver’s seat. Lavie Margolin wants to make sure you know how to handle it.
How Judy Chicago became part of art history
“I see myself in the history of art; that was one of my goals, to become part of art history.”
On Tisha B’Av, Chicago mourns three young lives lost
Chicago mourns Max Lewis, Ilan Naibryf and Anat Kimchi, all killed in the last month
A law professor and artist are transforming a decrepit former South Side Chicago synagogue into a green community space
After decades of disrepair, Congregation B’nei Bezalel will find a second life with a Jewish artist/academic couple as a living and coworking space.
Steve Sheffey is behind the Chicago Jewish newsletter that even Republicans have to read
This Chicago newsletterist may be one of the most prolific political influencer you’ve never heard of.
Max Solomon Lewis, 20, killed by stray bullet in Chicago
Struck by a stray bullet, UChicago student Max Solomon Lewis decides to go off life support. He dies at age 20.
Murder of Israeli grad student ruled homicide, not hate crime
The Israeli doctoral student murdered in Chicago was not the victim of an antisemitic attack, police have determined.
The pandemic was the perfect time for my Catholic son to learn about the Holocaust
A Catholic parent praises Illinois Holocaust education