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Doctors require two specific images of each breast to interpret mammograms properly. Sometimes more than four photos are necessary. (Photo courtesy of izusek/Getty Images) When Yaffa Leah Field was in ...

18 Doors’ Chicago Director Andy Kirschner (left) and Jews of Beverly Co-Founder Emily Lambert lead candle lighting at a Shabbat event in the Dan Ryan Woods. (Photo Credit: Rose Kirschner) Many ...

A scene from JCC FIlm Fest's Bad Shabbos, starring Kyra Sedgwick. Reflecting on the selections for the 12th annual JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival, Ilene Uhlmann realized that all of its 19 films ...

A Ukrainian refugee receives help at the Korczowa-Krakowiec border crossing in Poland. (Photo credit: Eyal Warsavsky, Jewish Federations of North America) A letter to our community: On Feb. 24, 2025, ...

In recent years, we seem to be playing a "bad news" version of whac-a-mole: political polarization, mass shootings, COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, the California fires, plane crashes--and, of course, ...

The war thrust upon Israel on October 7 has had catastrophic and multi-faceted effect on our country. While the Israel Defense Forces successfully fought Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, the Houthis in Yemen, ...

Tom Nesher's debut film Come Closer, inspired by the sudden loss of her brother Ari in a 2018 hit-and-run accident, was Israel’s entry to the 2025 Academy Awards. Nesher appears in an exclusive ...

Magician Jan Rose performing at the Chicago Magic Lounge. (Photo credit: Sarah Elizabeth Larson, courtesy of Chicago Magic Lounge) The ever-popular English proverb "March comes in like a lion and goes ...

Basic home materials can inspire innovation and exploration in children, while offering alternatives to screen time. While our children navigate the ever-evolving world of technology, it's become a ...

Noah Tennenbaum and his mother were among the 2,500 Chicagoans in attendance at the March for Israel in Washington D.C. in November 2023. While grappling with the horrific news of October 7 in Israel, ...

Gail Feingold, third from right, celebrating the Chicago Cubs World Series victory in 2016 with JUF colleagues. Unlike most of us, Gail Barbara Feingold never required an alarm clock. Feingold--who ...