Now is the time to get in the game with JCC Chicago’s most popular sport. Players not only learn how to pass, shoot and dribble, but also sportsmanship and how to work within a team to achieve a goal.
We’re looking for student filmmakers of all experience levels to share previously created or new narrative or documentary short films (an original motion picture that has a running time between 3 and 10 minutes, including all credits) that thematically aligns with the JCC Chicago Jewish Film Festival.
If you’re not a student, you can also submit your film for possible inclusion!
Whether you are a parent who is rejoicing in the fact that summer is over and your child is starting a new school year, or whether you will be shedding tears at the door as you say “see you later,” here are some tips to help foster your relationship with your child’s teachers—in an effort to expand your village and promote ongoing collaboration and communication.
The laughter of young children collides with the clack of a mahjong tile at the center of a lifelong friendship.
A teacher sharing Shabbat with a room full of four year olds stops a group of teens mid-text as they hear the soul of summer.
Throughout the corners of our city, one J moment connects to the next. Their collective power is a beacon of joy that illuminates our lives with an unmistakable vibrancy. We are JCC Chicago… and this is our story.
