For Ari Hart, rabbi at Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, Passover represents freedom, family and faith.  Known as Pesach in Hebrew, Passover celebrates the freedom of Jewish people from slavery...

Over 200 red balloons sat in the center of Fountain Square in downtown Evanston Sunday. The balloons, waving in the wind, were anchored to the ground next to a pair of shoes and a poster reading “kidnapped.” Each...

April 21, 2013, will be remembered as Tannenbaum Chabad House Day in Evanston, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl declared Sunday evening at the Jewish center’s Service Recognition Award Reception. The formal...