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The Rebbetzin Shoshana Schwartz, ע”ה, Torah Essay Contest

CHICAGO RABBINICAL COUNCIL  THE REBBETZIN SHOSHANA SCHWARTZ, ע”ה TORAH ESSAY CONTEST: Section A: Introduction and Rules  OBJECTIVE:          TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO EXPLORE HALACHIC ISSUES AND SELECTIONS OF TANACH THROUGH THE RESEARCH AND WRITING SKILLS PROMOTED IN OUR YESHIVOT AND HIGH SCHOOLS The essay contest is open to all seniors in Orthodox Jewish high school programs…


Winter Mincha at the cRc – 1pm – Masks Required

We will host Mincha during the winter at 1:00 pm (Mondays through Thursdays) beginning Monday, November 8, at the cRc offices, 2701 West Howard Street. 773.250.5499. Masks required.


cRc Rabbis met with the Israeli Consul General

Meeting with the Consul General cRc Rabbis met with Consul General Yinam Cohen at KCT last week.


Shemittah Newsletter Issue #3

Issue #3 Includes Greenhouse Produce by Rabbi Dovid Cohen Shemittah: A Mitzva for the Land and for Man by Rabbi Aaron Kraft cRc Shemitta Newsletter Issue 3 for web  


Eight Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moish Kushner z”l, 8th of Marcheshvan, this Wednesday night, October 13, 2021

As we are about to commemorate the 8th yahrtzeit of Rabbi Moish Kushner z”l, I want to share a brief reflection about an eved Hashem, friend and role model who was taken from us far too soon. Moish was an oheiv Yisrael, and was one of the first to welcome me into the cRc upon my arrival. He…


Protected: Tribute to Harav Gedalia Dov Schwartz ZT”L

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Sign up for Faith Leaders Forum with Chicago Police Dept. Superintendent David Brown

“Let’s Talk” Forum. Sign up to participate at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/area-3-faith-based-communityconversations-tickets-183696640597


Remembering a Regal Rabbi

Second article in Tradition Magazine by Rabbi Reiss remembering Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. Tendler zt”l, Remembering a Regal Rabbi   


Shemittah Newsletter Issue #2.

Tishrei 5782 – Sept 2021 This issue includes: The Borders of Eretz Yisroel by Rabbi Dovid Cohen A Special Blessing by Rabbi Yisraoel Langer cRc Shemitta Newsletter vol. 2 For links to all the Shemittah Newsletters please click HERE.


Eating in the Rain – Guidelines for Contending with Rainfall on the First and Second Nights of Sukkot 5782

Eating in the Rain – Guidelines for Contending with Rainfall on the First and Second Nights of Sukkot 5782 By Rav Yona Reiss, Av Beis Din, cRc Generally, there is no obligation to eat in the Sukkah when it rains to the degree that the soup would get ruined. This is based on the exemption…