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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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  • 9 Reasons You'll Love Sitting in a SukkahFor just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here... Read More
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  • One Sukkah, One Lulav, One PeopleThe two central mitzvos of Sukkos—the sukkah and the Four Kinds—have at their core the theme of Jewi... Read More
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Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Chicago, IL 60607
Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
6:22 PM  -  Friday, September 25
Light Holiday Candles after
7:22 PM  -  Shabbat, September 26
Holiday Ends
7:20 PM  -  Sunday, September 27
Weekly Torah Portion
Vezot Hab'rachah
Upcoming Holiday
Sukkot
Sep. 25 - Oct. 2
Daily Thought
All of Him
That force that holds electrons in their orbit and planets in theirs, explodes incessantly within the stars above and is the darkness that fills the empty space—that force is a single whole, and it is G‑d. It is not all of G‑d. It is an expression of G‑d. All of it could disappear in a single instant, and for Him nothing would have changed. Where is it that you can find all of G‑d? Wherever He wishes to be...