Grasshoppers and Giants: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
This sermon was delivered at our service on June 21st, 2025. You can listen to this drash on Contact Chai podcast or watch on our YouTube channel. **** This week’s […]
Turn Spring Cleaning into Spiritual Cleansing! Passover Prep Ideas
Passover has a way of sneaking up on us, and it can feel like there isn’t enough time to properly prepare, let alone make that preparation feel meaningful. We’ve spoken with […]
Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There
This sermon was delivered at our service on March 1st, when we celebrated the BMitzvah of Selah Helphand. You can listen to this drash on Contact Chai podcast or watch […]
Creating The Conditions For A Miracle
This sermon was delivered at our service on Friday, February 7th, 2025. You can watch this sermon on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on Contact Chai podcast. **** Here’s a […]
The Oldest Trick in Pharaoh’s Book
This sermon was delivered at our Saturday morning service on January 18th, 2025. You can listen to this drash on Contact Chai podcast or watch on our YouTube channel. **** […]
Overcoming Vengeance: Esau and the Maccabees
This sermon was delivered at our Friday service on December 13th. You can watch it on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on Contact Chai podcast. **** Every week, when rabbis […]
Saving Ourselves From Being Like Sodom
This sermon was delivered at our services on November 15th and 16th. You can listen to this sermon on Contact Chai podcast or watch it on Mishkan’s YouTube channel. **** […]
Sabbatical and Sustainability — R’Lizzi Kol Nidre Sermon
This sermon was delivered at Mishkan’s 5785 Kol Nidre service. You can listen to this sermon on Contact Chai podcast or watch the sermon on Mishkan Chicago’s YouTube channel. **** […]
We Cannot Let Our Grief Tear Us Apart — R’Lizzi Rosh Hashanah Sermon
This sermon was delivered at Mishkan Chicago’s 5785 Rosh Hashanah service. You can listen on Contact Chai podcast or watch on Mishkan’s YouTube channel. **** About a week after October […]
Reflections From My First Week In Israel
Pictured: R’Lizzi with Karmit Arbel (our tour guide from 2022), and Tina Khatib, an Acco-based Muslim peace builder and chef at Beit Elfarasha. … Shalom! It’s Rabbi Lizzi, writing from […]