The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago is the one organization that impacts every aspect of local and global Jewish life, providing human services for Jews and others in need, creating Jewish experiences and strengthening Jewish community connections.

The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago is the one organization that impacts every aspect of local and global Jewish life, providing human services for Jews and others in need, creating Jewish experiences and strengthening Jewish community connections.

For more than 120 years, JUF has served people of all faiths in Chicago, Israel and across the globe. We are a welcoming and inclusive community, inspired by Jewish values, committed to eradicating hunger, isolation and inequities, and uplifting all people to find health, harmony, unity, prosperity and peace.

JUF's Israel Emergency Fund is funneling a steady stream of critical support to the Israeli people. In the first round of allocations, JUF sent $8 million in emergency relief.

How We Help JUF provides vital points of discovery, learning, community and connection, and responds swiftly to crisis situations. At the center of Jewish Chicago, and in deep partnership with the 75+ agencies and initiatives we support, JUF’s work is made possible by generations of generosity, guided by Jewish values and the innate understanding that we must take care of our neighbors as ...

Oct 28, 2024 · "If you ask Rickey what he does, his answer is simple: I work for Klal Yisrael," said David Golder, 2022-2024 JUF Board Chair. Rothner is "an extraordinarily successful businessman who is renowned for his generosity across Chicago's Jewish community-a community that he has helped to build and sustain," Golder said.

Jewish Education and Continuity $32.58 million Supporting the best in formal and informal Jewish education. Partners include: Jewish Day Schools (Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School, Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, AriellaJoy Frankel Keshet Day School, Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School, Chicago Jewish Day School, Hillel Torah NorthSuburban Day School, Joan Dachs Bais Yaakov Elementary School ...

A Community Toolkit for Creating Allies & Advocacy. We are living through challenging times, with levels of antisemitism at a record high. But we will get through this by caring for one another, staying true to our tradition and values, and continuing to come together for good.

Lonnie Nasatir has served as President of the Jewish United Fund since 2019. During his tenure, Lonnie has led the organization through a series of historic world events that will define this generation: the COVID-19 global pandemic; the war in Ukraine; and Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and the war that has followed.

4 days ago · Shul Shuffle with Temple Sholom Friday, February 21, 2025 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM. Join YLD and Makom at 6:30 PM for a social hour with snacks and drinks (NA options always available) before our warm, creative Kabbalat Shabbat service begins.