- Upcoming Events What's coming up at Chabad?
- Shabbat Party in the Park!The annual Shabbat Party in the Park is a fun pre-Shabbat experience for ages 0-6 Read More
- Shabbat Dinner Join us for a delicious, four course home-cooked Shabbat Dinner with a great vibe. You're invited!
- Tot ShabbatTot Shabbat brings the joy of Shabbat to children and their families through song, movement and creative play. Join the fun!
- Jewish Student LifeWelcome to your Jewish home away from home! Read More
About
Chabad UIC & West Loop is a Jewish community center dedicated to serving the Jewish and social needs of UIC & Rush students and the West Loop community. It is a place where all can feel welcome and comfortable regardless of observance and affiliation. We offer Shabbat dinners, Jewish holiday events, Torah classes, programs for kids, social events and more. Please don't hesitate to reach out. We would love to hear from you!
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- Bonds of Love Our sages teach that the Holy Temple was destroyed because of the baseless hatred that Jews harbored... Read More
Upcoming Events
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Sat, July 18, 2026 - 9:45am
Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
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Tue, July 21, 2026 - 7:30pm
Tuesday Night Torah Learning
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Thu, July 23, 2026 - 7:30pm
Womens Thursday Learning
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Fri, July 24, 2026 - 7:30pm
Summer Shabbat at Chabad
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Sat, July 25, 2026 - 9:45am
Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
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Daily Thought
Naturally, we think of the Jewish people as a
conglomerate of many Jews. But the Baal Shem Tov saw the Jewish people as a
single, indivisible whole.
Think of a geometrical point. A point is
indivisible, but not because it is too hard, too big, or too small to cut up. A
point simply has no area to be divided. That’s what makes it a point.
And yet, from a point you can extend infinite
lines radiating in infinite dimensions.
In a somewhat similar way, but far beyond, all
Jews are one Jew. Which means that in any one Jew, you will find all of us—just
from a different angle.
So that whatever happens to any one of us
instantaneously happens to the entire Jewish people. Not by some ripple effect
or resonance. But...






