Chicago’s Jewish Community

YLD and Base Chicago host a festive second night Rosh Hashanah dinner for all.

Join the JUF Professionals Network for a morning of speed networking! Participants will meet a variety of professionals in a timed and curated setting. Light kosher breakfast provided.

Pack vegetarian sack meals for homeless neighbors while reflecting on teshuvah through Jewish text study during the High Holiday season.

Write letters to voters during Yom Kippur afternoon as part of a civic engagement service project.

A virtual networking session teaching young Jewish women how intentional storytelling builds authentic, lasting professional connections.

Choose your volunteer shift: help set up Animalpalooza with a petting zoo and family activities, or assist with the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival’s Opening Celebration.

A cozy vegetarian potluck in a Deerfield sukkah, complete with challah and community warmth.

It’s pickleball time!

If you are new to/mediocre at pickleball, do not fret. This is for all pickleball players of all sorts.

If you happen to own some paddles please bring!

Learn about housing insecurity through a Jewish lens and pack supply kits for unhoused neighbors during Sukkot.

Join your Ami friends for a light dinner and camaraderie in a local sukkah to celebrate Sukkot.

Sharpen your pickleball skills with coached drills for the 50+ crowd after Simchat Torah celebrations.