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At our services on November 15th and 16th, Rabbi Lizzi sermonized on the sin of Sodom, which, the rabbis tell us, was primarily their failure to share their abundance with others. In contrast to Abraham, whose hospitality toward the three messengers opens the story, Sodom is portrayed as operating from a scarcity mindset which drove them to selfishly hoard resources and turn away the needy from th...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues...

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Friday Night Shabbat service on November 8th. Rabbi Steven connected our post-election despair to the difficulties endured by Abraham and Sarah who, yes, were given a blessing and a mission by God, but that mission entailed enduring years of work and wandering and hardship with only the promise that someday their labors would eventually lead to the foundi...

The day after the 2024 presidential election, Rabbi Lizzi led us in a minyan dedicated to processing our anxieties about the future. Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen **** For upcoming Shab...

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our November 2nd Saturday Morning Shabbat service. The news has been a nonstop torrent of stories of depravity and demagoguery. It’s enough to make ya wonder — are people fundamentally evil? Selfish? Beyond saving? Rabbi Lizzi shared some sagely commentary on the first two parshiot, Bereshit and Noach, teachings which paint a more nuanced picture of human nat...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venue...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

Thank you to community members Stephanie Goldfarb, Aidan Gilbert, and the many volunteers who made Mishkan's High Holiday services a success. Aidan's d'var begins at [00:24] Stephanie's reflections begin at [17:01] **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow u...

This sermon was delivered at our 5785 Yom Kippur service. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

This sermon was delivered at our 5785 Kol Nidre service. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

One year after the October 7th terrorist attack, three hundred Mishkanites convened virtually (with dozens more in-person) to commemorate this painful day, as well as to envision a peaceful future. Thank you to everyone who joined us in this profound, unique moment as we held each other in community. Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yoursel...

This sermon was delivered at our 5785 Rosh Hashanah service. For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Face...

This sermon was delivered at our 5785 Erev Rosh Hashanah service. For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Friday night service on September 20th. Rabbi Steven and Rabbi Lizzi both shared wisdom to prepare us for the High Holidays. For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Acce...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our September 13th Friday Night Shabbat service. We were honored to be joined by the incomparable joined by Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, the force behind “Life Is A Sacred Text” and the ultimate High Holiday book, “Repentance and Repair.” For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/hig...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, head to https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/ **** For upc...

At our September 7th Saturday morning service, we were honored to hear from Mishkanites Frank and Margarita Klein, some of the foremost champions of labor rights in Chicago. They spoke to our tradition’s evolving concept of justice and equality, from the Torah to the Talmud to mystical texts and the modern day. For High Holiday registration and information on pricing, schedule, venue, and more, he...

Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan.  You can join in yourself , or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our ven...

Read or listen to the teaching by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks referenced in this episode here: https://rabbisacks.org/covenant-conversation/reeh/making-poverty-history/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar , and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by...

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our August 23rd Friday Night Shabbat service, where we celebrated our BluePrint graduates — those who have undergone Mishkan’s conversion program. We were honored to hear a drash by Josh VanArsdall, a new Jew who shared how, despite his atheism, nevertheless felt compelled little by little to join the Jewish people out of a love of learning. **** For upcoming...