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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Learning & Inspiration
- Living with MoshiachWhile discussing the laws of the Red Heifer, Maimonides goes on to detail by whom each of them were... Read More
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- Shabbat Candles in Two Minutes A quick and cute introduction to lighting Shabbat candles. Read More
- LIVE: Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch EmissariesJoin 6,500 Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries and lay leaders, live from 1 p.m. ET on Sunday. Read More
- How to Celebrate Shabbat at HomeEven if you are alone, sing loudly, read some ideas from the weekly Torah portion, and just enjoy th... Read More
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Daily Thought
A woman’s influence is different from a man’s. A man needs to conquer, to vanquish an opponent. Therefore, his victory is often superficial—he may get the other guy to nod his head, but not to surrender his heart.
A woman is able to reach inside a man, so he may not even recognize her influence. He feels as though this was his idea all along. Her conquest is through nurture.
From where does this talent come? Paradoxically, from the woman’s union with a man. In that union, she discovers what it is to be a woman, and how a woman conquers with love.
So too, from the...








