About
Chabad of Evanston known as the Tannenbaum Chabad House is the epicenter for Jewish life in Evanston, IL. The first Chabad center to open in IL. is a warm embracing and invited place which services the community in a variety of different ways. We offer activities and programs for adults, Northwestern University students, as well as children. Shabbat and Holiday services, international speakers, classes, Holiday celebrations, concerts, and excursions are just a few of our events. Our doors are open to all regardless of age, background, affiliation, or level of observance.
Evanston Chabad is more than just a community, we are family.
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Evanston Chabad is more than just a community, we are family.
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Learning & Inspiration
- 9 Reasons You'll Love Sitting in a SukkahFor just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here... Read More
- Help! It's Pouring Outside!A powerful Nor'easter is set to hit the Northeast United States. Do I eat in the sukkah on the first... Read More
- One Sukkah, One Lulav, One PeopleThe two central mitzvos of Sukkos—the sukkah and the Four Kinds—have at their core the theme of Jewi... Read More
- Under the Stars, We LightBlessings and instructions for Sukkot candle lighting. Read More
- The Festival of Sukkot Begins Tonight!A Guide to the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Meanings Behind It Read More
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Shabbat & Holidays
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Evanston, IL 60201
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Daily Thought
That force that holds electrons in their orbit and planets in theirs, explodes incessantly within the stars above and is the darkness that fills the empty space—that force is a single whole, and it is G‑d.
It is not all of G‑d. It is an expression of G‑d. All of it could disappear in a single instant, and for Him nothing would have changed.
Where is it that you can find all of G‑d? Wherever He wishes to be...






