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 ...

It's been said that everyone has a story that could break your heart. The stories in Haaretz journalist Lee Yaron's book, 10/7: 100 Human Stories, will break your heart 100 times over. Each chapter ...

The Hillels of Illinois Harriet and Maurice Lewis Family Summer Intern Program (LSIP) is an eight-week paid work/study internship program hosted by agencies and/or departments of the Jewish United ...

* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community. Umbrella organization of Zionist member groups to strengthen the ...

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 ...

Campers at Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago enjoy interactive activities inside the newly-opened yurt village at the Lake County campus. Sunrise Day Camp-Chicago, a JCC Chicago program, opened its doors in ...

The old joke tells of the Harvard professor of zoology who asks his students to write an essay about the elephant. A British student wrote How to Hunt the Elephant, a French student wrote The Love ...

My heart sings when I know I am heading to the 53066 ZIP code--my summer camp home away from home. In fact, I spent a dozen summers at Olin Sang Ruby Union Institute (OSRUI) in Oconomowoc, Wis. OSRUI ...

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 ...

Registration is currently closed. Please email Jeanette Pacanowski at [email protected] for more information. For more information, please contact Jeanette Pacanowski at 312-357-4905 or ...

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 ...