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Standing Together For True Democracy In Israel

Standing Together For True Democracy In Israel

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Mar 16, 2023 | News, Rabbinic, Social Justice + Action | 0 comments

Standing Together organizers protest for “Minimum 40,” a minimum wage campaign in Israel. **** I don’t write or say much about what’s happening in Israel because frankly, there’s plenty of […]

Dive In — The Water’s Parted

Dive In — The Water’s Parted

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Feb 6, 2023 | Rabbinic, Sermons, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Even with a charismatic, visionary leader like Moshe, big changes are impossible without ordinary people choosing to bravely place their faith in a better future. At our February 4th Saturday […]

Puss In Boots, Patriarchs, and Purpose

Puss In Boots, Patriarchs, and Purpose

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Jan 10, 2023 | Rabbinic, Sermons | 0 comments

At our Saturday Morning Shabbat service on January 7th, Rabbi Lizzi addressed the themes of suffering and redemption in Parsahat Vayechi, as well as in the greatest masterpiece in modern […]

Not By Might!

Not By Might!

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Dec 24, 2022 | Rabbinic, Sermons | 0 comments

At our December 16th service, Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash on the endless debate over the true meaning of Hanukkah, the Jewish story’s cycle of violence and victimhood, and the […]

Slow Down, Look Up

Slow Down, Look Up

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Oct 14, 2022 | Rabbinic, Sermons | 0 comments

At Mishkan’s 5783 Kol Nidre service, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann delivered a sermon inviting us to call out “Hineni!” with Moshe and be fully present in every moment. If you have been […]

Tools For Living In A World That Breaks Your Heart

Tools For Living In A World That Breaks Your Heart

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Sep 29, 2022 | Rabbinic, Sermons | 3 comments

At Mishkan’s 5783 Erev Rosh Hashanah service, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann delivered a sermon on learning to live with the heartbreaking circumstances of this world by relying on the tradition passed […]

Purim: How To Erase The Past (While Also Remembering It)

Purim: How To Erase The Past (While Also Remembering It)

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Mar 16, 2022 | Rabbinic, Sermons | 0 comments

This drash was given by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann on March 11th, 2022. You can listen to the full sermon on Shabbat Replay on Contact Chai. As the full moon rises, […]

We Are Not Destined for Endless Conflict

We Are Not Destined for Endless Conflict

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | May 20, 2021 | Social Justice + Action | 2 comments

My grandmother’s brother and sister walked from Germany to Israel.  In 1938, they left Breslau (which is now a part of Poland) and walked to Greece where they took a […]

Police Brutality: An Issue of Religious and Moral Concern

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Apr 14, 2021 | Anti-Racism, Rabbinic | 1 comment

“Now is the time for people of conscience to come together to transform our justice system into one that is actually just. That means reimagining community safety, working to demilitarize […]

Welcoming Back Rabbi Steven Philp

by Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann | Feb 3, 2021 | Uncategorized | 3 comments

It is with much excitement that we share the good news that our rabbinic team is growing! We are thrilled to share that Rabbi Steven Philp will be joining Rabbi […]

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