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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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Candle Lighting Times
Chicago, IL 60607
Light Candles at
7:22 PM  -  Friday, August 21
Shabbat Ends
8:24 PM  -  Shabbat, August 22
Weekly Torah Portion
Ki Teitzei
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Rosh Hashanah
Sep. 11 - Sep. 13
Daily Thought
The Journey Home
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost. So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin. If your soul became acutely attached to the material world during its stay here, then it must painfully rip itself away to make the journey back. But if it...