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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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Upcoming Events
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Thu, October 22, 2026 - 7:30pm
Womens Thursday Learning
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Fri, October 23, 2026 - 12:00pm
Shabbat at Chabad
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Sat, October 24, 2026 - 9:45am
Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
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Tue, October 27, 2026 - 7:30pm
Tuesday Night Torah Learning
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Wed, October 28, 2026 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Sinai Scholars Course
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Daily Thought
G‑d said to Abram, “Go to yourself, from your land, from your birthplace and from your father’s house, to the land which I will show you.”—Genesis 12:1
If you were not you, if you saw yourself from the eyes of another, how would you see your journeys through life?
You would see how each journey leads away from home. Away from your birthplace, from those who nurtured you and that which made you what you are. Outwards, away from yourself in so many directions.
But you see your journey from within. From within, every journey...










