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Spertus is a center for Jewish learning and culture that invites people of all backgrounds to explore the multifaceted Jewish experience. Spertus inspires learning, serves diverse communities, and fosters understanding for Jews and people of all faiths. More >

Exhibit Uncovered & Rediscovered: Stories of Jewish Chicago	Special Event Author Shalom Auslander & Moment Magazine's Memoir Awards
Conference The State of American Jewish Belief Revisited	Certificate Program The Certificate in Jewish Leadership

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Spertus Presents

Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture

Join us for the 17th Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Jerusalem Lecture, an annual program that commemorates Cardinal Bernardin’s 1995 visit to Israel and continues the dialogue he advocated between Jews and Catholics.

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Women Unchained

Spertus is pleased to present the Chicago premiere of Women Unchained, an important new film that documents the experiences of modern-day agunot, women whose husbands refuse to grant them a Jewish divorce.

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Spertus welcomes writer Shalom Auslander for two appearances in February

January 13, 2012 — JUF News — Spertus, Chicago's center for Jewish learning and culture, is proud to present brainy, angst-ridden, hilarious, no-holds-barred author Shalom Auslander for two events in... more>

Workplace Happiness and the Jewish Question

— By Spertus President & CEO Dr. Hal M. Lewis — The commencement address given December 11, 2011, to the inaugural Canadian cohort of Spertus' acclaimed Master of Arts in Jewish Professional... more>

Spertus and Northwestern University Partner to Launch Certificate in Jewish Leadership

December 5, 2011 Northwestern University School of Continuing Studies and Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies are partnering to launch a new professional development program, the Certificate in... more>

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