- 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
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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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Upcoming Events
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Thu, July 30, 2026 - 7:30pm
Womens Thursday Learning
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Fri, July 31, 2026 - 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Shabbat Party in the Park
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Sat, August 1, 2026 - 9:45am
Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
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Tue, August 4, 2026 - 7:30pm
Tuesday Night Torah Learning
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Thu, August 6, 2026 - 7:30pm
Womens Thursday Learning
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Daily Thought
Man sees a tree and the tree says, “I am here, I was here, and I am nothing more but a thing that is here.”
Man ponders and answers, “No! I give you a name! You are ‘tree’! You have beauty and you have a soul. You point upwards and you say, ‘There is something higher, there is the One who gives me life and gives me my very being.’”
And so Man goes on, until he has brought the whole of creation down on its...








