Profiles Posts

May 12, 2023

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...

May 11, 2023

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...

May 04, 2023

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...

March 24, 2023

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...

September 19, 2022

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...

September 01, 2022

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...

August 25, 2022

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...

July 27, 2022

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...

February 07, 2022

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...

September 18, 2021

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...