Housing & Economic Justice Posts

August 29, 2023

D’var Torah: Ki Tetze and Wealth Redistribution

This d’var torah was delivered by Anna Rubin at Rose Crown Minyan on Shabbat, August 26, 2023: It is...

August 24, 2023

Big news: Bring Chicago Home legislation updates

Following weeks of negotiations between our Bring Chicago Home coalition and Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, we have unanimously approved changes...

August 01, 2023

Bring Chicago Home takes City Council

On Thursday, July 27, JCUA and our partners in the Bring Chicago Home coalition gathered at City Hall for...

July 13, 2023

Introducing JCUA’s Newest Affinity Space: Ometz Lev

This June, my wife and I hit an Adulting Milestone: we asked for a dues adjustment to formally join...

March 31, 2023

Dalya Lessem Elnecave on Bring Chicago Home

On Sunday, March 12, I had the honor of standing before and speaking to the Bring Chicago Home coalition...

June 22, 2022

D’var Torah on Bring Chicago Home

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, Dalya delivered the following D’var Torah at Anshe Emet Synagogue in Chicago. Shabbat Shalom....

March 08, 2022

Or Tzedek teens take on Bring Chicago Home campaign

Throughout Or Tzedek, we’ve been learning about organizing and where it exists on the continuum of change-making. (I’d always...

October 03, 2021

Mary Tarullo and Bradley Sanders on the Bring Chicago Home Campaign

Earlier this year, JCUA members voted to take on the Bring Chicago Home (BCH) campaign, alongside a diverse coalition...

September 24, 2021

Sukkat Shalom – 18 Days for Housing Justice

Tonight we welcome Sukkot — a holiday that commemorates our wanderings through the Sinai desert. Following the Exodus, the...