Youth and Family

Rent our gym!

We are once again offer the gym to individual families for use year-round! Rent our gym for $30 for an hour of time to play, move, and enjoy each other's company. The gym is available for family use during the following days and times: 

Monday | 4pm-6:30pm
Tuesday | 3:45pm-4:45pm
Wednesday | 5:30pm-8:30pm
Thursday | 4pm - 9pm

Sunday | 8:30am-9:30am & 12:30pm-1:30pm

If you are interested, please email our Executive Director, Aaron, at exec.director@rodfei.org to book your slot!

We gather throughout the year for…

• Early childhood learning through our partnership with the Jewish Enrichment Center,
• Shabbat morning services, including Minyan Katan  (ages 0‑5) and Minyan Gadol (ages 6‑12), Na'aseh V'Nishma (all ages), and weekly Masorti Minyan (all ages).
• Friday night services, including Kol Shabbat, Shabbat B'Yachad, and the KabShab Project, frequently followed by potluck dinner.
• Programs throughout the year, including apple picking, holiday celebrations, Shabbat al fresco, our Community Retreat, Maot Chitim delivery and other community involvement.

More programs and resources…

• Discover The PJ Library: Jewish Bedtime Stories and Songs, for children ages 6 months to 8 years, sponsored locally by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago.
• JCC Chicago day camp
• URJ Olin-Sang-Ruby summer camp
• Camp Ramah in Conover, WI, for children entering grades 4‑11
• Ramah Day Camp in Wheeling, IL, for children entering grades K‑6