What is Makom Shalom? 

Makom Shalom, Chicago's original Jewish Renewal community, is a welcoming participatory congregation that promotes spiritual growth and social responsibility. While honoring our rich Jewish heritage, our services and practices create a relevant, expressive, and joyous path for today. We invite you to explore this website to learn more about Makom Shalom:

• Our Schedule page provides up-to-date information on an an overflowing roster of services and special programming events.
• Reb Chava Bahle, our spiritual leader, is featured on our Rabbi page.
• Reb Chava's innovative Bar Mitzvah / Bat Mitzvah program at Makom, open to all, is especially well-suited for children of interfaith families or other special circumstances.
• Read about our congregation's history, values, and vision on the Mission page.
• The Location page provides directions by CTA, and driving and parking information if you're arriving by car. - Ideas surrounding Tikkun Olam (literally, "healing the world") and Jewish Renewal can be found on these pages. Additional Jewish Renewal and related resources appear on our Links page.
• Ideas surrounding Tikkun Olam (literally, "healing the world") and Jewish Renewal can be found on these pages. Additional Jewish Renewal and related resources appear on our Links page.
• The Contacts page invites you to send an email to our Executive Administrator or other selected Makom representatives. It also lists our phone number. We invite you to take a few minutes to look around our website. But to really get a flavor for this unique spiritual community, please be our guest at any of the upcoming events on our Schedule!

We invite you to take a few minutes to look around our website. But to really get a flavor for this unique spiritual community, please be our guest at any of the upcoming events on our Schedule !