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Where Divorce Can Be Denied, Orthodox Jews Look to Prenuptial Contracts
March 16, 2012
— By Mark Oppenheimer for The New York Times —
Ms. Siegel, a Chicago filmmaker, was screening her 2011 documentary, "Women Unchained”, about Jewish women whose husbands refuse to give a religious divorce known as a get.
Jewish/Catholic Ties
March 9, 2012
— by John L Allen, Jr for National Catholic Reporter —
John Allen, Jr was in Chicago earlier this week to present the 17th annual Cardinal Joseph Bernardin lecture on Jewish/Catholic relations. Co-sponsored by the Chicago archdiocese and a variety of Jewish groups, the series commemorates a landmark speech delivered by the late Bernardin at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 1995.
Musical Worlds Within Worlds
March 2, 2012
— By Pauline Dubkin Yearwood for The Chicago Jewish News —
Vanessa Paloma’s Jewish and musical journey has been a little more adventurous than most.
Getting the Get Issue
March 2, 2012
— By Pauline Dubkin Yearwood for The Chicago Jewish News —
During a conversation with a friend, Beverly Siegel learned that the woman’s daughter was experiencing problems getting a get, or Jewish divorce, from her husband.
Letter from the President
Spring 2012
— Letter from Spertus President Dr. Hal M. Lewis —
One of the great joys of my presidency is getting to know our students. With consistency, these are some of the most interesting and impressive individuals I have ever met.
Letter to the Editor
February 13, 2012
— By Tami Warshawsky —
Chicago Tribune Letter to the Editor in response to Howard Reich's article "Spertus Institute Reinvents Itself" (A&E Jan 27).
Laughing at the darkness
February 2, 2012
— By Stephanie Pervos Bregman for JUF News —
It's writers like Shalom Auslander who challenge us—as readers, as Jews, as human beings.
Spertus Institute Reinvents Itself
January 27, 2012
— By Howard Reich for the Chicago Tribune —
A storied Chicago institution works through a financial crisis.
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 February.
A Jazzy Hanukkah: Mizrahi meets Levy
December 20, 2011
— By Arts Critic Howard Reich for the Chicago Tribune —
Can a cantor swing? Can a jazzman play Hebraic chants — on harmonica?