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This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Megan GoldMarche's drash from Friday, April 2nd. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to exodus, the departure from Egypt and slavery, and counting the Omer (the count up from Passover to Shavuote).  Tune into our full service from Friday, April 2nd, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, March 26th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to allyship, liberation, Passover, and the modern-day plagues of white supremacy, racism, ableism and sexism. Tune into our full service from Friday, March 26th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chica...

This week we begin a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a s...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, March 19th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to Passover and the need for a new way of being. Tune into our full service from Friday, March 19th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook . Be sure...

Get prepped for Passover with this BONUS episode for you dear listeners! Tune in to hear Rabbi Lizzi in conversation with Rabbi Deena  for a  dive into the ancient art of deep-cleaning your kitchen and the power of doing a spiritual check-in six months after the High Holidays. Looking for more Torah? Check out Rabbi Deena Cowans' podcast The Morning Scroll offering 3-minute, bite-sized parsha...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Steven Philp's drash from Friday, March 12th. Tune in for his reflection on Torah in relation idols, the mishkan, Passover and a year of pandemic, Tune into our full service from Friday, March 12th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follow us on Instagram and like us on Faceboo...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, March 5th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to a year of pandemic.  Tune into our full service from Friday, March 5th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook . Be sure to like and subscribe to o...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, February 26th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to clothing and the power of dressing with intention.  Tune into our full service from Friday, February 26th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebo...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, February 19th. Tune in for her reflection on the story of Purim. Before that — Rena Rosen offers a Kavanah on Jewish Disability Awareness & Inclusion Month and Purim! To join our Purim party on Thursday, February 25th, click here . Tune into our full service from Friday, February 19th, click here . Check out upcomin...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, February 12th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to reproductive health, rights, and justice. In observance of Repro Shabbat and in coalition with the National Council of Jewish Women , R'Deena speaks on the Jewish responsibility to protect reproductive rights, to ensure the access to...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, February 5th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to anti-racism, listening, soul-accounting, tochocha and the loving invitation to look in the mirror.  Tune into our full service from Friday, February 5th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, January 29th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to climate change and climate justice. Tune into our full service from Friday, January 29th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follow us on Instagram and like us on Faceboo...

A special Tu Bishvat-inspired episode for you dear listeners! This episode features Rabbi Lizzi in conversation with Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development in Jerusalem.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Yonatan consider the spiritual imperative to protect our planet, fight for ecological sustainability, and continue the...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, January 22nd. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to the inauguration, feeling hope for our country and the bravery of optimism. Tune into our full service from Friday, January 22nd, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago . Follo...

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, January 8th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to the insurrection at the Capitol, the historic Georgia runoff elections, and Congressman Jamie Raskin's late son. Tune into our full service from Friday, January 11th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here ....

This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, December 25th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to the pandemic, the release of vaccines, and the hard won lessons from quarantine. Tune into our full service from Friday, December 25th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago...

Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, December 18th. Tune in for her reflection on bringing our interests and hobbies closer to ritual and spiritual practice. Tune into our full service from Friday, December 18th, click here . Check out u...

Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, December 11th. Tune in for her reflection on Jacob's dreams, our own hopes for the future, and the power of sharing our wildest thoughts with one another. Tune into our full service from Friday,...

We conclude our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons , with Rabbi Shira Stutman from Sixth & I in Washington D.C.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Shira discuss why many Jews have a love-hate relationship to the widely celebrated, and marketed, holiday of Hanukkah. Tune in for a conversation that addresses the complicated historical roots of the holiday, while offering a rem...

This week, we hear the live recording of Shahanna McKinney-Baldon's drash from Friday, December 4th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to  Jewish racial justice work in and outside of our community. Tune into our full service from Friday, December 4th, click here . Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here . Learn more about Mishkan Chicago and Edot...

We continue our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons , with Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Jessica discuss the lesser known Hanukkah songs, as well as the classics that ring out year after year. As a student of sacred Jewish music from Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, and a performer throughout the US and Israel, Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer offers uni...

Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 27th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to Thanksgiving, Indigenous displacement, and our responsibility to name where we stand and who we live alongside. Tune...

Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 13th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to Israel, Palestine, and the potential of a talmudic approach to finding your voice in the conversation. Tune into our...

We begin our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons , with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Amichai consider the mythology, the liturgy, the symbolism and the history of the Hanukkah lights. Be sure to subscribe, rate the show and leave a review. As always, we want to hear from you.  Follow Mishkan Chicago on Facebook and Instagram . Learn more about Mishk...

Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 6th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to election anxiety, the division we face as a country, and the hope for a brighter future. Tune into our full service fr...