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Driving Dreams Through Our 2023 Tesla Raffle
This August, one lucky winner will get behind the wheel of a brand-new Tesla Model S, Y, X, 3, Cybertruck, or drive away with an electrifying $50,000 alternative cash prize! Drive the Dream, our Ninth Annual Tesla Raffle Campaign, will not just...
A Raffle with Meaning: The Tesla Raffle is back!
It’s always fun to win something. And wouldn’t it be fun if that prize was say, a Tesla? Well, now you can win the Tesla of your dreams and support a great cause! Chicago Chesed Fund has recently launched their annual Tesla Raffle. This raffle...
Free Summer Fun!
Summer is almost upon us.There are many family-friendly activities in our area. There are two great ways you can get free or discounted admission. If you have a Chicago Public Library card ( free for any Chicago resident) you can pick up a pass to...
You’re Not Alone. Bright Futures Can Help.
Nearly 50% of adults will face some type of mental health issue in their lifetime. However, struggling with your mental health can still seem like a lonely battle. What kind of therapy is the best for me or my child? Are there support groups that...
Stepping Out Into the Sun
Ready for Step Up with a twist? Chicago Chesed Fund’s Step Up is back and better than ever! What is Step Up? Every year, Chicago Chesed Fund holds an event on Mother’s Day to raise funds to help cover costly infertility treatments. Many of us know...
250 New Matches in Klal Yisrael!
The shidduch system was hit very hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Logistically, dating became more complicated with new travel restrictions, limited meeting places and fears of catching the virus, r”l. Yet, Chicago Chesed Fund’s matchmaking division...
It Doesn’t Have to be New to be Perfect
Donate what you don’t need and help local families and individuals live just a little better. Too much clutter? We’ve all been guilty of “hoarding” at one point or another. And we’ve all heard about the value of “letting go.” So why not declutter...
Shas for Shidduchim: Uniting Chicago (and beyond!) for a Single Mission
The challenges met with shidduchim are not at all unique to our Chicago community, but the approach towards helping is. In January, hundreds of people from across the country worked together in a remarkable display of achdus with one cause: to help...
Shas For Shidduchim 2021
A POWERFUL DEMONSTRATION ON BEHALF OF KLAL YISROEL’S SINGLES The struggle of finding shidduchim is not at all unique to the Chicago community, but their approach towards it is. On January 28, 2021, hundreds of people from across the country worked...
Volunteer Spotlight: Mrs. Zahava Berger
How did you get involved with volunteering at Chicago Chesed Fund?It’s important to me that my children be completely immersed in a home of chesed- I want giving to be something that comes as natural as possible to them. I’m grateful to be able to...
Chicago Chesed Fund Annual Report
Twelve months ago feels like it could be twelve years ago: We have all been through so much pain, and tragedy, and we have all grown fatigued. As 2021 dawns, we still face tremendous uncertainty about the pandemic and its financial impact on our...
Tesla Raffle 2020
T is for Telsa, C is for Chicago Chesed Fund: The Tesla Raffle Is Back! Back for its 6th year, Chicago Chesed Fund’s annual Tesla Raffle is officially here! Honk your horns, because one lucky winner will get to choose between any Tesla model (Tesla...
Events
Chicago Chesed Fund is constantly running programing and events to help raise awareness and funds for the different services that we provide. Here are the programs we host throughout the year.

2,711 Blatt. 24 Hours. The zchus for a shidduch.
There are few sights more heartwarming than a man and woman standing together under their chuppah, ready to begin the beautiful journey of marriage. Every day, Jewish singles around the world search for their perfect matches.
On this upcoming Tu B’Shvat hundreds of lomdim will embark on a 24-hour quest to complete shas for the zchus of helping Klal Yisroel’s singles find their basherts.
All proceeds will be donated exclusively toward solving the Shidduch Crisis.

Fighting infertility, one step at a time.
StepUp is a 574-Step women’s tower climb to help others achieve the dream of motherhood.
The StepUp Tower Run yielded an incredible turnout, with dozens of Chicago women showing a tremendous outpouring of support to those struggling to create a family. The sense of achdus was palpable, as the community came together to raise funds for fertility treatments, in the hopes that there will be more mothers celebrating Mother’s Day next year.
As the perfect follow-up to the climb, an exclusive climbers after-party was set up with a juice bar, photo booth, snacks, and exciting giveaways. The participants laughed, talked, and compared experiences, creating the perfect end to a perfect day.

A community-wide men’s 5K race to help Chicago’s Jewish families in need.
Speed To Feed is a 5k walk/run coordinated by the Chicago Chesed Fund to raise money in order to provide food for Chicago’s Jewish families in need. Community members gathered their respective teams made up of shul members, co-workers, friends and family to race at the beautiful Busse Woods Forest Preserve, all in the name of chesed.
Help us help Chicago.
Phone: 847.679.7799
Fax: 847.679.0870
Office@ChicagoChesedFund.org
7045 N. Ridgeway Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712
Office Hours:
Sunday: 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Monday – Thursday: 9 am – 5 pm
Friday: 9 am – 12:30 pm