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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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Chicago, IL 60607
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4:19 PM  -  Friday, November 6
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5:21 PM  -  Shabbat, November 7
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Dec. 4 - Dec. 12
Daily Thought
Feminine Bread
The Talmud (Ta'anit 23b) mentions that a woman's charity is greater than a man's. She gives the starving beggar a loaf of bread, while he only provides the means to attain it. Read that in its inner sense and you will see that it is forever: A man’s way is to serve your impoverished soul ideas—perhaps you will be wise enough to translate those ideas into deeds. But a woman goes straight for the stomach and the...