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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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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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Fri, August 7, 2026 - 12:00pm
Shabbat at Chabad
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Sat, August 8, 2026 - 9:45am
Shabbat Morning Services and Lunch
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Tue, August 11, 2026 - 7:30pm
Tuesday Night Torah Learning
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Daily Thought
If He loathes evil, then why does He allow it in His world? How can He breathe life into a world while all that is good and beautiful is ravaged by that which He hates?
It must be that His hatred of evil is not like the hatred of a mortal being for those who oppose him. Nothing can oppose Him, none of His creatures can cause Him harm. To Him, darkness is light and light is darkness, the wicked and the righteous are equal in their insignificance.
He rejects evil not for any reason, but only because He has chosen to reject these things, and that very rejection is what brings evil into being.
So too, He has chosen that those who vanquish...







