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Ezra Adamski on Lobbying Day in Springfield
It’s easy to forget how great the Midwestern emptiness is once you escape Chicago’s city limits. The city keeps...

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...

Celebrating CVP’s Impact: 2021 Annual Report
2021 was yet another banner year for JCUA’s Community Ventures Program, during which we continued to build strong Chicagoland neighborhoods...

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...

An MLK Day message from JCUA and IMAN
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we are relieved that the people inside Congregation Beth Israel emerged unharmed,...

This Moment Requires Action For #CITIZENSHIP4ALL
Yesterday morning, the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights took to the streets of Chicago to demand a...

Celebrating Seven Years of Organizing for Justice
The Hebrew year 5782, in which we find ourselves, is a Shmita year. Just as we sanctify the seventh...

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...

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...

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...