Posts by Jonathan Elbaz
Welcoming new Board members
We’re pleased to introduce three new members of JCUA’s Board of Directors: Daniel Weyl, Lesley Roth, and Sam Schoenburg....
Introducing a new Board member
We’re delighted to welcome Emily Rapport to our Board of Directors. Emily has been a JCUA member since 2017,...
Introducing JCUA’s new Executive Director, Jessica Schaffer
We are thrilled to share that Jessica Schaffer is joining JCUA next month as our new Executive Director. Jessica...
Meet Tony Fuller, JCUA’s Director of Finance & Operations
Earlier this month, JCUA welcomed Tony Fuller (he/him) as our new (and first-ever!) Director of Operations & Finance. Tony...
Victory! CCPSA votes to end gang database
JCUA and our Erase the Gang Database coalition have been organizing for years to end the use of the racist, ineffective, and error-ridden Chicago gang...
Meet Acts of Change Honoree Brother Mike Eldridge
Each year at Acts of Change, we present the Miriam Award for Inspiring Community Leadership to remarkable JCUA members. On June...
Meet Acts of Change Honorees Gerry and Steve Keen
Each year at Acts of Change, we recognize JCUA community leaders who embody the values of our trailblazing founder Rabbi...
Celebrating CVP’s Impact: 2021 Annual Report
2021 was yet another banner year for JCUA’s Community Ventures Program, during which we continued to build strong Chicagoland neighborhoods...
Alana Chandler uses food to explore the experiences of Jews of Color
For Alana Chandler, growing up in Chicago’s Jewish community with both a Jewish and Japanese background could be an...
An MLK Day message from JCUA and IMAN
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are relieved that the people inside Congregation Beth Israel emerged unharmed,...