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Latest Episodes

Labor Rights, Labor Rights You Shall Pursue?
September 09, 2024

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

Rosh Chodesh Elul: Psalms of Wonder, Loss, and Transformation
September 04, 2024

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 up

Morning Minyan with Rabbi Lizzi — Re'eh, Poverty, and Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
August 28, 2024

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 Acce

Josh VanArsdall: An Atheist's Conversion To Judaism
August 26, 2024

Todays episode is a Shabbat Replay of our August 23rd Friday Night Shabbat service, where we celebrated our BluePrint graduates those who have undergone Mishkans conversion program. We were honored to hear a drash by Josh VanArsdall, a new Jew who sha

Morning Minyan: You Will Eat And Be Satisfied — Parashat Eikev
August 21, 2024

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 up

We Are Commanded To Love
August 19, 2024

Todays episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Saturday Morning service on August 17th. The saddest day of the Jewish calendar is followed by one of the most joyous. In this moving sermon, Rabbi Steven examined why this is and how the abundant love of Tu BAv

Minyan Replay: Tu B'Av — Love is All You Need
August 15, 2024

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 up

Repetition Compulsion — Tisha B'Av
August 12, 2024

At our August 9th Friday night service, Rabbi Lizzi spoke on the power of Tisha BAv to lend us a space to mourn and process all that we have lost, both in ancient times and today. How can this holiday which appears so pessimistic at least in comparison

Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Tisha B'Av
August 07, 2024

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 up

City of Refuge: Balancing Justice and Compassion
August 05, 2024

At our August 3rd Saturday morning service, Rabbi Steven delivered a drash about the biblical concept of the city of refuge, places where those accused of manslaughter could seek asylum. In a modern context, how do we balance justice and compassion or emp