Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership

Spertus offers dynamic learning opportunities, rooted in Jewish wisdom and culture and open to all. Graduate programs and workshops train future leaders and engage individuals in exploration of Jewish life. Public programs include films, speakers, seminars, concerts, and exhibits—at the Institute’s Michigan Avenue facility, in the Chicago suburbs, and online. More >

Exhibition From Here to There	Commencement Spertus Institute 2019 Graduation
Reading \| Discussion The Art of Inventing Hope	Special Event Interfaith Leadership in Today's Time of Tribalism

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Interfaith Leadership in the Time of Tribalism

Boundary-breaking Interfaith Youth Core leader Eboo Patel asserts the need for building bridges at Spertus Institute’s 2020 Leadership Forum. more>

Interview with Chicago Tribune journalist Howard Reich

Award-winning journalist Howard Reich discusses life, hope, and his friendship with Elie Wiesel, the subject of his new book. For Jewish Book Month, Reich will appear at Spertus Institute on December... more>