Join with other Jews for spiritually inspiring Traditional Egalitarian Conservative services and other events at Central Synagogue of Chicago. Meet new friends in a friendly environment were everyone counts. Our meetup will provide a traditional approach to Judaism with contemporary insights. CS Synagogue has a special 100 year lineage in Chicago and we are currently located right in the heart of downtown on Michigan Avenue in Water Tower. Please feel free to visit our website at CentralChicago. …

Interested in re-examining fundamental concepts concerning faith and religion? If so, then welcome to the Philosophical Sunday School Meetup. This group concerns itself with the study of religion, and other matters of faith, from a philosophical perspective.  Philosophical here means that our primary concern will be asking questions, our secondary concern will be trying to understand our questions, our tertiary concern will be seeing what types of conclusions can draw, and if we are incredibly …

The Goal: A community of people dedicated to consciousness elevation in all aspects of life, individual, communal, social, political, scientific, and beyond. We each have the potential to each a unique level of "Human Optimization".  Attention, communication, intelligence, thoughtfulness, balanced emotion and speech and action, empathetic, beautiful, kind. To achieve this peak potential and manifest it into "life as we know it" including the status quo, we effectively change the whole system in …

This group was formed through the American Institute of Architects Chicago Chapter as a knowledge community for those interested in the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art and Architecture. IFRAA Chicago provides and exchanges knowledge, insight, and creativity among those who create and use religious art and architecture.

The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions (i.e., "faiths") and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels. It is distinct from syncretism or alternative religion, in that dialogue often involves promoting understanding between different religions to increase acceptance of others, rather than to synthesize new beliefs. Throughout the world there are local, regi …

We started this meetup because finding good Jewish girlfriends in the city is, well.... sometimes difficult. Our purpose is to just get together, meet other Jewish girls around our age (20s-30s), and have a good time (without necessarily being at a synagogue or Jewish-themed). This group is not focused on whether you or single, married, or whatever. Its just about having more Jewish girlfriends! We are equal opportunity but... no boys allowed :)

This is a group for anyone interested in helping to create local, sustainable food systems in the Chicagoland area, with a Jewish Community voice. We have many different types of activities for gardeners, eco-geeks, foodies, science nerds, and fermentation fanatics. Some examples of events we hold are: cheese making, kombucha workshops, pickling workshops, gardening and raised bed construction demos, seasonal celebrations and much more. These events are for anyone of any age. Although we do look …

This institute is for anyone looking for a deeper spiritual meaning and life long learning, based on Kabbalah and the Torah. There will be many different classes offered throughout the year, as well as regular healing prayer. We started this institute to help bring Rabbi Goldhamer's and other teachers the secrets of Kabbalah to the world.

This is a group for anyone interested in the study of difficult and controversial issues in Halakha and Jewish history. All those with a genuine desire to understand are welcome. I started this group because of my interest in how the slavery and the Jewish laws regarding slavery effected the origins and the character of the Jewish people. I divide the slavery in two broad categories: forced - e.g. enslavement of blacks in US - and voluntary - e.g. slavery under the Jewish law, where even becomin …

Want to spend some quality time with other Jewish people in the Chicago area? Tired of trying to use the same ol' ways to meet other people with your Jewish background? Look no further! Look forward to social get-togethers and a holiday bash / celebration or two together at some of Chicago's most welcoming establishments. Have an event idea? Suggest it through meetup.com. This isn't some blah group though... we are adventurous and looking for like-minded Jewish Professionals in the area!

We started this group with the intention of finding other young (20s and 30s) Jewish families and singles to both celebrate and worship with. A few ideas are Saturday morning family-oriented services/play dates/brunch, parents-nights-out, Torah study/book club and holiday-specific events. More than anything else, we want to develop a Jewish family of our generation in the area, regardless of denominational attachment, or lack thereof. Interfaith, LGBT, multicultural members of "the tribe" are al …

Shalom! We intend to be a fellowship of Messianic believers, for both ethnic Jews and Gentiles. We have no definite plans made for the group yet, but we are considering social events, moedim (YHWH's holiday feast) memorial celebrations, and Scripture studies. We believe in Yehoshua Ha'Maschia ("Jesus the Messiah") and His Father YHWH, and we believe we are to love Them by following Them wholeheartedly with our trust, repentance, and obedience in all aspects of our lives. We encourage serious Tor …