Profiles Posts

Welcome to the JCUA Board of Directors, Nia Crosley!
We’re thrilled to share that Nia Crosley has joined the JCUA Board of Directors! Nia is currently a law...

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...

Meet Sam, JCUA’s new Housing Justice Fellow
Greetings, JCUA community! My name is Sam Rose, and I’m the new Housing Justice Fellow for JCUA. I’ve been...

Introducing Jonah Karsh, Avodah Organizer
Greetings, JCUA community! My name is Jonah Karsh (he/him), and I’m thrilled to be joining JCUA this year as...

Introducing Rose Shapiro, Community Development Manager
My name is Rose Shapiro, and I’m joining JCUA as the new Community Development Manager. In my role, I’ll...

Introducing asia smith, Community Safety Organizer
Hello to all JCUA community members! My name is asia smith (I prefer my name written lowercase), and I...

Welcoming Rabbi Steven Philp to the JCUA Board
Rabbi Steven Philp is an Associate Rabbi at Mishkan Chicago, a spiritual community reclaiming Judaism’s inspirational and transformative essence. He...

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...

Introducing Maetal Gerson, JCUA Avodah Organizer 2021-2022
Hello! My name is Maetal and I’m the Avodah Organizer for JCUA this coming year. I’m so excited to...