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Shana Tova from JCUA
On behalf of the JCUA team, I want to wish you and your loved ones a Shana Tova u’Metuka...
JCUA testifies on anti-Jewish hate crimes
Earlier this week, JCUA was honored to participate in the Chicago Commission on Human Relations (CCHR) hearing on anti-Jewish...
Reflections from our Avodah organizer Alissa Berman
Alissa Berman is completing her fellowship with JCUA as part of the Avodah Jewish Service Corp. Over the last...
Meet our new Board leadership!
We’re thrilled to welcome four extraordinary leaders stepping into new roles on our Board of Directors. Longtime JCUA members,...
Celebrating Our Wins in Springfield & What Comes Next
Yesterday, the members of JCUA’s Immigration Committee came together to take stock of our work and celebrate our wins...
Remarks from Jessica Schaffer at Acts of Change
My name is Jessica Schaffer, and I have the great privilege of being JCUA’s Executive Director. I’d like to...
CVP: Ujima Village Gets a 24/7 Home
JCUA’s Community Ventures Program (CVP) is partnering with Unity Parenting & Counseling to transform a vacant motel in Auburn...
100+ Jewish clergy speak out against attacks on democracy
More than 100 rabbis and clergy from across the Chicagoland area have published a bold letter in the Chicago...
A Passover message from JCUA
Jewish tradition commands us to retell the story of our ancestors’ liberation each and every year — not only...
Project Esther and the fight for inclusive democracy
Over the past month, we’ve watched with alarm as the Trump administration escalates its attacks on civil liberties and...