Profiles Posts

October 01, 2024

Meet Alissa Berman, JCUA’s new Avodah Organizer

Hi everyone! My name is Alissa Berman (she/her), and I am so excited to work as JCUA’s Avodah Organizer...

September 25, 2024

Meet Talia Yaari, JCUA’s new Youth Leadership Coordinator

Hello! My name is Talia Yaari, and I am so excited to join JCUA as the new Youth Leadership...

September 24, 2024

About my Or Tzedek experience

Participating in the Or Tzedek program during my high school career truly shaped me into the person I am...

September 16, 2024

JCUA’s youth leaders are powerful

For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Mara, and I’ve been JCUA’s Manager of Youth Organizing and...

July 31, 2024

Closing reflections from our Avodah Organizer

As I write this during my final week at JCUA, I’m reflecting on my time here with nostalgia and...

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,...

December 20, 2023

Robert Peters: “We must have trust, not only in others, but in ourselves”

For our end-of-year campaign, we spoke with Illinois Senator Robert Peters about his perspective on social justice and community...

November 20, 2023

Jackie Rassner: “We have more power than we realize”

For our end-of-year campaign, we spoke with Jackie Rassner from our Board of Directors about her involvement with JCUA...

October 19, 2023

Meet Emily Piff, JCUA’s Database Manager

Hello JCUA community! My name is Emily Piff (she/her), and I will be joining JCUA as the new Database...