Class Registration
All events, classes and workshops are located at the Judith Grunfeld Center at 7321 Ridgeway Ave., near Touhy and McCormick
Most classes begin the first week in December, 2025.
Beginning December 1st, 2025
Every other Monday, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Zoom option not available for this class,
but classes are recorded
No cost to register or attend.
Classes
Beginning with Koheles
Starting on December 1st, 2025
Mondays 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Classes are recorded
No cost to register or attend.
Beginning with Koheles
Starting on December 3rd, 2025
Wednesdays 1:00 - 2:00 PM
No cost to register or attend
Begins December 3rd, 2025
Wednesdays, 9:30 - 10:30 AM
Zoom option not available for this class,
but classes are recorded
No cost to register or attend
Beginning December 3rd
First Wednesday of each month
12:00 - 1:00 PM
No cost to register or attend
Time and Date TBD
No cost to register or attend
Learn More about our Classes & Teachers
Rebbetzin Michal Cohen
Halacha - Beginning with HIlchos Brachos
Every other Monday, 11 AM to 12 PM
Rebbetzin Cohen LCSW serves as the Rebbetzin at Congregation Adas Yehsurun, where she has been for 30 years. Alongside her private practice, she devotes one day a week to clients at the Moses and Helen Stern Upward Counseling Center, where she has worked as a therapist since 2021.
Mrs. Faith Neuman
Faith Neuman serves as the Assistant Director of Advocacy and Outreach at Simcha Link. A veteran educator, she has taught in several local day schools and continues to lead private learning groups for women across the community.
Tanach - Beginning with Koheles
Mondays & Wednesdays, 1 to 2 PM
(Two separate classes)
Mrs. Jenna Handler
Mussar - Shalom Bayis
Wednesday mornings, 9:30 AM
Jenna Handler is a sought-after kallah teacher and speaker in Chicago. In addition to her work with organizations such as Sister to Sister, she teaches for private groups, offering engaging and practical guidance.
Mrs. Nurit Siegal
Jewish History Workshop
Time and date TBD
Executive Director of the JGC, Mrs. Siegal has over fifteen years of experience writing and lecturing on the ongoing battle between philosophy and Judaism and strengthening our emunah in the face of Torah’s biggest critics. She received her Master’s in Political Theory from the University of Chicago, completing her thesis on antisemitism in modern political thought.
Mrs. Malka Chaimovitz
Tanach - Women in Tanach
First Wednesday of the month, 12 to 1 PM
Spearheading our young women’s division, Mrs. Chaimowitz has been teaching young Jewish women since graduating from Machon Raaya in 2018. She also holds a civil engineering degree from York University and works remotely as an estimator.