Jimmy Sarnoff

As YLD Campaign Chair, Jimmy gave us ... Jimmy. As in Jimmy Fallon, as in the special guest of the biggest YLD event in its decades-long history, with 2,600 in attendance. Oh, and it raised more than $400,000. It’s altogether appropriate that the event involved a comic, since the friend who nominated Jimmy calls him “the funniest guy I know.”

Jimmy recently graduated from JUF’s Jewish Leadership Institute, serves on JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet - and is now the president of YLD. He’s a property tax attorney, married with two kids ... so while he enjoys stand-up, he’s also a stand-up guy. In fact, he says that part of the reason he “find[s] nothing more satisfying then knowing that I am helping thousands of Jews locally and throughout the world” is that by doing so, he is “setting an example for my children.”

Name:
Jimmy Sarnoff

Age:
34

Pays the bills:
Property Tax Attorney

Relationship status:
Married with two little ones

Describe yourself in 10 words or less:
Passionate, Driven, Funny, Hard-Working, Dedicated, Extroverted

Celebrity doppelganger:
Denzel Washington

How do you Jew in Chicago?
I currently serve as the president of JUF’s Young Leadership Division, recently graduated from JUF’s Jewish Leadership Institute, serve on JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet, recently served as the 2012 Campaign Chair for JUF.

Passions:
My family, Chicago sports, travel, work

How do you give back?
I give back by donating time and money to JUF. I also enjoy introducing other people to JUF and helping them get involved in any realm of the community.

Fill in the blank: If time and money were limitless, I would:
pay for anyone of any age to head overseas to visit JUF’s partners where they will see the world of good that our hard work and money is doing.

Chicago's Jewish community in 10 years:
Thriving and continuing to set the example for other Jewish communities around the country.

Me in 10 years:
Still involved in a leadership capacity within the Jewish community and setting an example for my children.