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cRc Guides the Community During This Unique Passover Season

By Akiva Niehaus | April 28, 2020

On March 16th, under the guidance of our esteemed Av Beis Din, Rabbi Yona Reiss, and our Board of Directors, the cRc closed its offices due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This presented a unique challenge to us during what can be considered our busiest season. With Passover just a few weeks away, the cRc’s leadership...

cRc Rabbis Participate in Siyum HaShas

By Akiva Niehaus | January 6, 2020

This past Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Rosemont Theater in Rosemont, IL ,the Chicago community celebrated the 13th completion of the “Daf Yomi” Talmud program. The Daf Yomi program was founded in 1924 by Rabbi Meir Shapiro of Lublin. In this program, Jews worldwide study one folio of the Babylonian Talmud daily until completion...

Chanuka 5780

By Akiva Niehaus | January 2, 2020

The cRc held its annual Chanuka party this year on Monday, December 23, 2019. The event was once again hosted by Arie Crown Hebrew Day School in their Multi-Purpose Room. Dinner was catered by Starr Kosher Catering, and supplemented by contributions from the cRc staff. Among the food provided was potato kugel, potato knishes, salads...

The cRc Remembers Rabbi Benjamin Shandalov

By Akiva Niehaus | November 26, 2019

The cRc was saddened to learn of the passing of Rabbi Benjamin Shandalov, of blessed memory. Born in St. Louis, MO, Rabbi Shandalov held many communal leadership positions. He led pulpits in Dallas, TX and Waco, TX. He was the director of Camp Moshava in Wild Rose, WI, and was an administrator at the Hebrew...

Kosherfest 2019

By cRc Staff | November 18, 2019

Once again, the cRc attended Kosherfest, the annual Kosher Food Show, held this year on November 12 and 13 in Secaucus, NJ. Dubbed “The Worlds Biggest Kiddush”, vendors from all over the world come to showcase their products, hoping to gain a foothold in the the growing Kosher market. The cRc staff distributed over 700...