Join us for an evening of soul-stirring song to prepare for Rosh HaShanah! We're proud to once again feature our friend and neighbor, Jewish singer-songwriter Steven Chaitman -- the set list is full of traditional melodies typical to the season, as well as Americana tunes with themes of repentance, forgiveness, change, and growth. We'll have ample fall-themed snacks and beverages as usual!

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During the month of Elul, there is an ancient tradition to add an additional, nighttime or early-morning, prayer service to the rhythm of Jewish prayer, called Slichot. These prayers focus on reminding God of God's essential attributes of mercy, and begging for Divine help in our work of improving ourselves and the world.

On Saturday night, September 20th, at 9:00pm we will be hosting a song filled slichot, using a special liturgy which combines elements of the traditional Ashkenazi (European Jewish) and Mizrahi (North African Jewish) slichot. 

Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNk_qav8oxiglmZ2N30Afc5vpCX6kVKWnt4Mb2KZig2-KsIQ/viewform?usp=header

Welcome in 5786 with us over a cozy, home-cooked dinner! Please note that there will be no prayer services held at the house before dinner. 

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The High Holidays are right around the corner, and the Luba and Bernard Friedman Base Loop (in Fulton Market) is pleased to welcome Chicago area students for Erev Rosh Hashanah dinner on Monday, September 22 at 7:30 pm.  Please click here and complete the form if you would like to attend. 

You'll receive an email with the relevant addresses for specific locations prior to the holidays. 

Please reach out to RavEzra@metrochicagohillel.org if you have any questions! 

Join us for meditation, and spirited, songful davening, using the traditional Rosh HaShanah liturgy to welcome in the New Year! Afterwards, join us for a light lunch, followed by tashlich and shofar blowing at Foster Beach! 

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The High Holidays (HHD) are right around the corner, and for the fifth time, part of the Metro Chicago Hillel offerings will include a Reform service on the morning of Rosh Hashanah (day 1), and for the third time we will be hosted by DePaul University and DePaul Jewish Life!

Whether this is your first HHD season away from home or you've been coming to this service for the past three years, there's a place for you to join us. Led by Rabbi Nicole and Kylie, this service incorporates traditional prayers and melodies, interpretive readings, interactive text study, and explanations of the service as we move along to create a holiday experience that is accessible for everyone, engaging, and meaningful. 

There is no charge for students, faculty or staff.  Tickets for community members are $50. Click here to register. If purchasing a ticket would be a hardship, please reach out to info@metrochicagohillel.org for guidance.

Cast off your sins with us! Base will provide bread for tossing. We will meet just north of Foster Beach! 

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Calling all College Students! Join us for a short and sweet Rosh Hashanah service, which will mix traditional liturgy and singing with opportunities for reflection as we begin the new Jewish and academic years. Then we'll gather for a festive dinner to celebrate Rosh Hashanah with friends new and old from campuses across Chicago!

Questions: ravsarah@metrochicagohillel.org.

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Join us for a casual, nourishing meal to get you ready for the fast, followed by beautiful Kol Nidrei services. The service will be a mix of traditional liturgy, singing, and opportunities for reflection on who we want to be in this new year and how to get there. We hope you'll join us!

Questions: ravsarah@metrochicagohillel.org

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Join us for the soul-stirring beginning of Yom Kippur. This service will combine contemplative practices with a songful recitation of the traditional liturgy. 

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Elevate your neshama (soul) with us this Yom Kippur! This service will combine contemplative practices with a songful recitation of the traditional liturgy. 

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The High Holidays (HHD) are right around the corner, and for the last five years, part of the Metro Chicago Hillel offerings have included a Reform service on Yom Kippur morning at our very own MCH office.

Whether this is your first HHD season away from home or you've been coming to this service every year, there's a place for you to join us. Led by Rabbi Nicole and Kylie, this service incorporates traditional prayers and melodies, interpretive readings, Torah, and explanations of the service to create a holiday experience that is accessible for everyone, engaging, and meaningful.

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Join us for the dramatic and exuberant end of Yom Kippur! This service will combine contemplative practices with a songful recitation of the traditional liturgy. 

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The High Holidays are right around the corner, and the Luba and Bernard Friedman Base Loop is pleased to welcome you to our Yom Kippur Neilah Learning Experience and Break Fast on Thursday, October 2 at 6:15 PM.  Please click here and complete the form if you would like to attend. 

Each attendee must submit their own unique registration.  If you are registering for more than one person, please click the "submit another response" button after you complete the form.

You'll receive an email with the relevant addresses for specific locations to the holidays. 

Please reach out to RavEzra@metrochicagohillel.org if you have any questions! 

Please join us and other young lawyers for a holiday celebration in our Sukkah!

10/6/25 @ 6:30  pm

We will send out confirmation with address the day before the event
Contact Rav Ezra for address at: rabbiezrabalser@gmail.com

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"Rosh Chodesh" in the Sukkah Dinner, 10/6/25, 7:30pm

Join us in the Sukkah for a special gathering of our women's Rosh Chodesh group! Instead of gathering at the New Moon, we'll gather at the Full Moon to connect with each other, learn about the season, and share in the joy of Sukkot! Click here to register.

JNFuture x Luba and Bernard Friedman Base Loop

Join JNFuture Midwest & Luba and Bernard Friedman Base Loop on Tuesday, October 7th at 7:30 PM to remember 10/7 and celebrate our culture as the second night of Sukkot begins. Attendance is free, but RSVP is mandatory as space is limited. The event will take place in Fulton Market (exact address will be sent out prior to the event).

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Questions? Reach out to Melissa Goldberg or Rabbi Ezra Balser.

October 7th Sukkot Dinner and Evening of Song, 10/7/25, 7:30pm

Find sanctuary in community as we mark a difficult anniversary together.

Join us in the Sukkah for a nourishing meal and an evening of reflection through song, poetry, storytelling, and prayer. As we approach the second anniversary of October 7th, we gather not with answers, but with open hearts and the ancient Jewish wisdom that pain shared is pain lessened.
Tonight, we hold space for all that weighs on our souls—grief for lives lost, hope for those who remain missing, longing for an end to suffering, and dreams of a world where all people can live in safety and dignity. We come together as a community that knows how to mourn and how to hope, sometimes in the same breath.

Under the stars peeking through the roof of our Sukkah, we'll find strength in each other's presence. 

Whether you come carrying heavy emotions, searching for meaning, or simply needing to be held by community, there is room for you here.
Come as you are. Bring your whole heart—the parts that hurt and the parts that still dare to dream.

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Join us for song-filled, traditional liturgy, gender egalitarian prayer and a delicious community meal with a cozy, friendly vibe! We'll gather on Wednesday, October 8th at 9:30am. We'll be davening until around 12:30, including a beautiful Hallel, an opportunity to shake lulav, and a dvar Torah from Rav Sarah. This will be followed by an open community lunch in our lovely Sukkah! After lunch, folks are welcome to hang out to sing or play board games. Feel free to join for the whole shebang, come for lunch, or just drop to visit the Sukkah until 3pm.

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Home and Homeland: Dinner and Discussion with IPF Atid and the Shalom Hartman Institute, 10/8/25, 7:30pm

Step into our Sukkah and feast on the season's bounty while we explore one of the most animating questions of Jewish life: Where is home?

As autumn leaves fall around our temporary dwelling, we'll savor a harvest meal and dive into the complex relationship North American Jews have with the concepts of Home and Homeland. Sukkot invites us to live under fragile roofs and remember our ancestors' journeys through the wilderness—but what does it mean to build a life between worlds? To plant roots in North America while carrying the weight of history and diaspora?
Join us for an evening of rich food, richer conversation, and the timeless Jewish art of wrestling with belonging. Whether you feel anchored in one place or stretched across many, your voice matters in this ongoing story.

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Join Rav Sarah at 8pm for joyful and meditative singing in the Sukkah! Snacks and drinks served. 

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Please join us and other MCH students for Shabbat Dinner in our Sukkah!

10/10/25 @ 7:30 pm

We will send out confirmation with address the day before the event
Contact for Rav Ezra: ravezra@metrochicagohillel.org

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Edgewater Minyan at Base Andersonville 10/11/25 9:30 AM

Join us for this special minyan (sacred prayer community), where we will use liturgy as a meditative tool to work through our Jewish baggage and find fluidity and flexibility in the service and our minds. We’ll sing, move our bodies, and learn together! This month is extra special as we will sing the Hallel service for the first time in 5786! We will have a full lunch for you afterwards in the Sukkah!

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Queer Sukkah Happy Hour, Sunday, Oct 12 3-5pm

Join The Anna and Fred Doppelt Base Andersonville, Repair the World Chicago, Keshet, Temple Sholom, and Mishkan Chicago in the Base ANVL Sukkah Sunday, October 12 from 3-5pm for happy hour! We will have heavy snacks and both alcoholic and non-alcoholic bevs. This event is 21+. 

Please bring donations of new or gently used clothing, and/or new underwear, socks, toiletries, and cosmetics to be donated to the Brave Space Alliance Dignity Suite. 

The Dignity Suite is a free, inclusive space that offers gender-affirming rooms to provide makeup, clothing, and other essential items while centering the needs of trans and LGBQ+ community members, BIPOC sex workers, and historically marginalized folks, and welcoming people of all identities and expressions.

We'll e-mail you a reminder with address details a few days before. See you there!

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We're bringing back a beloved tradition! Join us on Erev Simchat Torah / October 14th at 6:00pm for raucous, joyful, dancing and singing to celebrate Simchat Torah at Base LNCLN, in partnership with Shtiebel Chicago. A light, casual dinner, drinks, and desserts will be served.  Bring your ruach and love for torah!

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Calling all college students in Chicago, you're invited! Come join Rav Jonathan, Roni, and Marni as we celebrate Simchat Torah: the celebration of completing annual the Torah reading!

Tuesday, October 14th at 7:30pm @ Anna & Fred Doppelt Base Andersonville. The exact address will be sent out with a confirmation email the day before our event!

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There will be dinner,  discussion, dancing, music, and lots of fun! 

Questions? Feel free to reach out to Marni or Roni! We can't wait to see you!

10/15/25 @ 5:30 pm
Please join us at the Luba and Bernard Base Loop (in Fulton Market) for a festive happy hour to celebrate the completion and restarting of our annual Torah reading cycle.  We will share some l'hayyims and be together, choosing to uplift our people's resilience with Jewish joy.

21+ Young Adults/Grad Students/Young Professionals

We will send out a confirmation email with the address before the holiday comes in. 

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