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Groundbreaking
Marilin Soberanis2024-10-08T14:27:43+00:00Recently, David Jacobson, founder and owner of Chicago Jewish Funerals, sat down with Effie Anolik of the Groundbreaking podcast. Here David gives listeners an inside scoop on the many unique approaches that he uses to bring comfort to mourners. The conversation takes many turns and reveals insights from the heart that can...
Magen David Adom – Ambulance Dedication – Nov. 11th
Marilin Soberanis2024-10-04T14:03:31+00:00Mark your calendars and prepare for a heartwarming event on November 11th, 10:30 AM at the Skokie Chapel (8851 Skokie Blvd) as we proudly host a dedication ceremony for an ambulance destined for Magen David Adom, Israel's vital emergency medical service. This isn’t just any ambulance; it’s a symbol of hope...
Shanah Tovah
Marilin Soberanis2024-10-04T14:02:00+00:00To our community, As we celebrate our 27th year of serving the community, we would like to wish you and your families a safe, meaningful, and healthy New Year! Chicago Jewish Funerals has Yizkor candles and calendars available for anyone who would like. Please stop by one of our Chapels in Skokie...
Shabbat shalom!
Marilin Soberanis2024-07-01T14:42:44+00:00What do we see when we look at the desert? What is our first impression when we look at someone or something? Are our first judgements, our fears, what lead our choices in life? The parsha this week is an incredible story of the 12 people going in to the promised land...
The Holiest Work
Silvio Ribeiro2024-06-27T15:57:10+00:00A Conversation with Miriam Neumark Shalev of the IDF Chevra Kadisha’s Women’s Unit October 7 will forever be known as a day of infamy for Jews. The atrocities wrought on our brethren are still too horrific to contemplate, as is the fact that over 125 hostages remain in captivity as we...
Shabbat shalom
Marilin Soberanis2024-06-21T21:55:49+00:00This weeks parsha starts with the lighting of the menorah, the igniting of something new, and a symbol for many triumphs and holiness through our history.One understanding and explanation of the menorah comes from the prophet Zecharya. There, the seven branches are connected to the “seven eyes of God”. Lighting...
Wishing you a Happy Shavuot!
Marilin Soberanis2024-06-11T14:56:43+00:00During this beautiful holiday of receiving the Torah, we learn wonders about the essence of being a Jewish person (and human!) from the Book of Ruth. Both Ruth and Boaz, the great grandparents of King David and stars of the megilla, come from lineages with challenging stories. Ruth is from Moab,...
Shabbat shalom!
Marilin Soberanis2024-05-24T17:42:26+00:00This week’s parsha, Emor, speaks of all of the festivals of the Jewish year, the times we gather together to holiness. Over Jewish history, holy places have looked lots of different ways since the Temple was destroyed. Pictured here is the ancient Merot Synagogue in the upper Galilee in Israel....
True Kindness
Silvio Ribeiro2024-05-01T19:26:16+00:00We created this video to share our vision of what we aspire to be for our community. True kindness is about giving someone the space and time to face the tests of life. How can you help create a space like this for others? A space that nurtures and supports a...