Whether you just got back from a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip or you have been back for years, this is your resource to post-trip life in the Windy City! Check out some our upcoming events and let us know if you are interested in getting involved. Above are pictures from some of our events. Enjoy!
What are we up to? Check out some upcoming events with Birthright Israel NEXT Chicago. Click here for a list of community events.
Harvest to Harvest: Volunteer at the JUF Uptown Cafe
February 11th- Join Birthright Israel NEXT Chicago at the JUF Uptown Cafe! The JUF Uptown Cafe is Chicago's first kosher anti-hunger program. Sign up here!
Two Jews Walk into a Bar- NEXT Improv Comedy Night
February 22nd- Join
Birthright Israel NEXT for a hilarous evening full of comedy, music and
prizes and help one of Chicago's funniest improv groups Franken Reagen celebrate their third anniversary. For more info and to RSVP click here.
Chicago and Chicago Campus: From Old City to Our City
February 24th- Did you take a great photograph in Israel? This is your opportunity to share it with other Birthright Israel alumni from all over Chicago! All alumni and their friends are invited to a photography exhibit and contest called From Old City to Our City. Event information and contest details here.
Eco Shabbaton
April 23-25th- Are you passionate about the environment and interested in learning about how live a more sustainable lifestyle? We will be hosting an Eco-Shabbaton at Camp Beber in Wisconsin where we will be relaxing and learning about the connection between Judaism and the environment and how to live a more sustainable life. Space is limited for this event, for more information and to apply click here.
Harvest To Harvest
Volunteer in soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and food banks to help make the world a little more filling for everyone this year. Be one of 2,009 people across the country fighting hunger in 2009! Click here for more info
Elizabeth was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but grew up mostly in Buffalo, NY. She attended Arizona State University and studied Broadcasting Business Management. After graduating she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked at Paramount Pictures in Special Events. Elizabeth lived in Israel for five months, working for an animation company in Tel Aviv. Now, in addition to being a NEXT fellow, she works in the legal department at Rotary International.
Meet Masha
Masha was born and almost raised in Moscow, Russia. But as Masha says “there is something rotten in the state of Russia” and her family moved to the windy city of Chicago. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Masha moved back to the city to get more involved. Masha is interested in making sure that no Jew is left out of our community.
Meet Erica
Erica Sosa is a graduate student at Northeastern Illinois University pursuing an M.A. in Linguistics. Erica participated in the Taglit-Birthright Israel program in 2008 and the Israeli Diplomatic Fellowship in 2009. As a believer in cultural, ethnic and secular Judaism, Erica expresses her connection to Judaism through community outreach and academic exploration.
Harvest to Harvest: Volunteer at the JUF Uptown Cafe
Two Jews Walk into a Bar- NEXT Improv Comedy Night
Chicago and Chicago Campus: From Old City to Our City
Eco Shabbaton
Harvest To Harvest
Elizabeth was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but grew up mostly in Buffalo, NY. She attended Arizona State University and studied Broadcasting Business Management. After graduating she moved to Los Angeles, where she worked at Paramount Pictures in Special Events. Elizabeth lived in Israel for five months, working for an animation company in Tel Aviv. Now, in addition to being a NEXT fellow, she works in the legal department at Rotary International.
Masha was born and almost raised in Moscow, Russia. But as Masha says “there is something rotten in the state of Russia” and her family moved to the windy city of Chicago. After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Masha moved back to the city to get more involved. Masha is interested in making sure that no Jew is left out of our community. 
Erica Sosa is a graduate student at Northeastern Illinois University pursuing an M.A. in Linguistics. Erica participated in the Taglit-Birthright Israel program in 2008 and the Israeli Diplomatic Fellowship in 2009. As a believer in cultural, ethnic and secular Judaism, Erica expresses her connection to Judaism through community outreach and academic exploration. 
