
Chabad at UIC & West Loop offers Shabbat and holiday programs & services and educational and social events for adults and kids. All are welcome regardless of affiliation.
Chabad at UIC and West Loop is one of over 4,500 Chabad Centers worldwide, inspired by the vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Chabad at UIC was founded in 2008 as a division of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois to provide Jewish opportunities to Jewish students at UIC and Rush and to serve the community in the vicinity.
to provide Jewish opportunities to Jewish students at UIC and Rush and to serve the community in the vicinity.
Led by Rabbi Bentzy and Chani Shemtov, Chabad has reached out and touched thousands of lives through a warm and personal approach to community building.
Hundreds of students, individuals and families have taken part in weekly Shabbat dinners & Services, Torah Classes, Jewish Social events, Holiday Family Events, Women's Events, Tot Shabbats, Public Menorah Lightings, Passover Seders, Jewish Kids Club and more. In 2013, Chabad moved to its current location on 1074 W. Polk St, where it continues to grow.
Programs
- Jewish Holidays
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator
- Daily Study
- High Holidays 2026
- Sukkot & Simchat Torah 2026
- Chanukah - Hanukkah 2025
- Purim 2026
- Passover (Pesach) 2026
- Pesach Sheni 2026
- Lag BaOmer 2026
- Shavuot 2026
- Holiday Candle-Lighting Procedure
- On Which Days Do Jewish Holidays Begin?
- Tanya
- Daily Talmud
- Daily Study App
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People
- Rabbi Bentzion ShemtovDirector
- Mrs. Chani ShemtovCo-director
What they offer
Chabad UIC & West Loop is a Chabad house on campus in Chicago, led by Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov.
There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. They kosher kitchens for the community.
Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.
For children there is a children's club and a mother-and-child group.
They officiate at weddings and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.
The center visits patients in hospital.
There is a women's group. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here.
Prayer & Shabbat
- Synagogue
- Holiday Awareness Programs
- Hands-on Holiday Programming
- Shabbat/Holiday Hospitality
Children & Teens
- Campus Chabad House
- Children's Club
- Mommy and Me
Learning
- Adult Education
- Library
- Communal Lectures
- One-on-One Study
- Regular Classes
Family & Life Cycle
- Marriage Prep
- Funeral Services
- Women's Group
- Weddings
Community & Care
- Hospital Visitation
Practical
- Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking
- Kitchen Koshering
- Publications
- Mezuzah Loans/Service
More
- International Students
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