Posts by Jonathan Elbaz

March 24, 2026

Announcing Our 2026 Rabbi Marx Award Honoree ✨

JCUA is proud to announce Benetta Mansfield as the 2026 recipient of the Rabbi Robert J. Marx Award for...

March 01, 2026

JCUA Welcomes Rabbi Andrea London to Board of Directors

We’re proud to announce that Rabbi Andrea London has joined our Board of Directors. JCUA has worked closely with...

October 31, 2025

Together, we made Illinois safer for all! ✅

Early this morning, we celebrated a major victory for immigrant rights and community safety in Illinois. Thanks to the...

July 30, 2025

Meet our new Board leadership!

We’re thrilled to welcome four extraordinary leaders stepping into new roles on our Board of Directors. Longtime JCUA members,...

April 22, 2025

100+ Jewish clergy speak out against attacks on democracy

More than 100 rabbis and clergy from across the Chicagoland area have published a bold letter in the Chicago...

March 20, 2025

Welcoming a new JCUA Board member

We’re thrilled to welcome Rhonda Abrams to the JCUA Board of Directors. Rhonda is a longtime fundraiser turned philanthropy...

February 18, 2025

Mazal tov to Cydney Wallace!

Chicago, IL — The Jewish Council on Urban Affairs is thrilled to learn that Cydney Wallace, Vice President of...

July 05, 2024

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....

June 14, 2024

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,...

May 22, 2024

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...