J Street Chicago 2026 Annual Luncheon

Start Time:

November 16, 2026 at 11am

End Time:

November 16, 2026 at 1:30pm

Chicago, IL
United States

Join us for the Chicago Annual Luncheon: After the US and Israel elections,,, What comes next?

What to Expect

After both consequential US and Israeli elections, J Street will be gathering to assess the consequences of the incoming government. We will be analyzing what led us to this point, and what can we do in the next two years to advance our pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy values.

All proceeds benefit the J Street Education Fund.

Participant Information

Location

Sponsorship & Ticket Information

Below are sponsorships for the J Street Annual Chicago Luncheon, which include recognition and other benefits. If you would like to sponsor the event, or buy individual tickets, you can do so below.

Sponsorship Level	Price	Benefits
Chicago Clergy	$180.00	Ticket for Chicago Area Clergy Members Access to Main Event and Reception for One Person
Jewish Professional	$180.00	Jewish Professional Ticket to Main Event and Reception for One Person
Chicago Supporter	$250.00	Includes 1 tickets to the Main Event Only
Chicago Leader	$1,800.00	Includes 2 tickets to the Main Event and Reception. Instructions to claim your guest ticket will be sent in your confirmation email. Also includes membership to the National Leadership Circle, an Invitation to our Annual Leadership Summit, an Invitation to National Leadership Circle Track at J Street National Conference, monthly briefing calls from J Street staff and international policy experts, regular contact and consultation with Senior Staff, and special recognition in J Street's Annual Report.
Chicago Supporter	$3,600.00	Includes 10 tickets to the Main Event and Reception. As well as all Leader perks (above) Instructions to claim your guest tickets will be sent in your confirmation email.

Thank you to our Sponsors for ensuring this event, and making J Street’s work is possible!

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Program

Schedule at a Glance

This is a draft schedule and is subject to change.
More details to come soon.
All times are Central.

Monday, November 16, 2026
11:00am	Opening Reception
12:00pm - 1:30pm	Main Event

Speakers

Jeremy Ben-Ami

J Street President

Jeremy Ben-Ami is the President of J Street, bringing to the role both deep experience in American politics and government and a passionate commitment to the state of Israel. Ben-Ami’s family connection to Israel goes back...

Noa Landau

Global Editor, Haaretz

Noa Landau is the Global Editor of Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper, where she oversees its English-language journalism and leads the paper’s international expansion...

Ron Brownstein

Senior Political Analyst, CNN

Ronald Brownstein is a senior political analyst at CNN and a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion, appearing over 200 times annually on CNN’s networks with commentary on politics, policy and culture...

Registration

If you have any questions or experience any technical difficulties attempting to register, please contact Alliyah Kazan at alliyah@jstreet.org.
If you are registering multiple people, please purchase separate tickets and use individual email addresses for each person.

Disclaimer

*The J Street Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) organization. The total cost of goods and services for each ticket is $100. Tickets may not be purchased using donor-advised fund (DAF) grants, as IRS regulations prohibit DAF distributions where the donor receives goods or services in return. DAF supporters who wish to contribute are welcome to purchase a ticket using personal funds or make a general donation instead.

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