SUPPORTING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
JUF | JTS | Maot Chitim | Senior Connections | Community Service
- The Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago
- The JUF is the tzedakah arm of Chicago Jews and the parent organization of the Hyde Park JCC, which shares our building. Each year a JUF representative will join us to review JUF's work in feeding, counseling, and caring for those in need in the Jewish community and the larger Chicago community. All Rodfei Zedek and community members are invited to join us for dinner and to contribute generously. The 5768 JUF Dinner will be held on Monday, March 24. (Go to our links section for a list of Jewish Federation Agencies and Supported Programs.)
- The Jewish Theological Seminary
- JTS is the academic center of the Conservative Movement. The Seminary trains rabbis, cantors, and educators, and provides academically accredited programs for college and graduate studies, Jewish social work, etc. Founded in 1886, it has been the home of leading scholars in Judaic studies and of the world's most varied and substantial collection of Jewish books. Each year we are privileged to hear a faculty member or outstanding alumnus of the Seminary who has done pathfinding work in a particular field. The 2007 JTS Dinner was held in November.
- Maot Chitim
- Rodfei Zedek annually helps in the delivery of Maot Chitim (food packages) for the High Holidays and Passover. The recipients are very grateful, the volunteer organizers at Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago are very grateful for our participation, and it's a mitzvah! If you're in good shape and are looking around for a new mitzvah to take on, consider joining us. We will be delivering our packages on Sundays, August 26 and April 13.
- L'Dor v'Dor–Senior Connections
- Spend an hour each week in the company of a student in the community. Engage in stimulating conversation, share your life and your perspectives with another generation, enrich your life and the life of your student friend. Participants wanted. Contact the Hyde Park JCC (773.753.3080) or email hydepark@jccofchicago.org. Supported by the Hyde Park-Kenwood Council of Jewish Organizations (HPKCJO).
- Community Service
- We give only a partial list of opportunities for community service which our members enjoy. To learn more, talk with our member or contact the agency.
- Blue Gargoyle
- Daphne Bradlow, Vivan Handel
- Adult volunteers are needed in the Youth Tutoring Program. For information, please call 773.955.4108 (Shane, ext. 301, or Sherry, ext. 325) or youthtutoring@bluegargoyle.org.
- Hadassah
- Sylvia Telser
- Hyde Park and Kenwood Hunger Programs
- Anna Siegler
- Hyde Park-Kenwood Council of Jewish Organizations
- Thea Crook
- Hyde Park-Kenwood Interfaith Council
- Rick Holbrook, Carol Schneider
- Phyllis Toback represents CRZ as a member of the Board of Directors of the Hyde Park Transitional Housing Project, one of the Interfaith Council's programs.
- JUF Trades, Industries & Professions
- Andrew Aronson
- Montgomery Place Outreach
- Judith Phillips-Balter
- Selfhelp Home
- Marion Mayer, Ed Hamburg, Julius Solomon
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