Mishkan Blog
Every Revolution Requires Evolution
The Narrative of Mishkan’s Strategic Plan “Reveal” One of the more chuckle-worthy jokes in the 2018 Purim Spiel, just a few weeks after our Strategic Plan Reveal, was, "Big reveal? Rabbi Lizzi reveals more during services nursing Judah Lev!" Haha, point taken. We did...
read moreMeet Our New JEN Fellow
We're thrilled to introduce you to our next fellow, Rabbi Jeff Stombaugh. Two years ago we introduced you to the Jewish Emergent Network, a groundbreaking national collaboration between seven independent spiritual communities, including Mishkan Chicago. Our first...
read moreWe Are One!
TAKING ACTION FOR A DREAM ACT IN DC By: Charlie Schuchat I visit Washington, DC quite often – I grew up there and much of my family lives there. But the trip I took on Jan 16, 2018 was different from any of my previous visits. Last week, I went DC to be part of an...
read moreResolved: One Long Kodak Moment
Dearest friends, As we bring in the first day of a new year I'm thinking about what it means to say good-bye to the old and welcome in the new, setting an intention to live a certain way... and then sticking with it.The Talmud tells the story of what happens as the...
read moreA Reminder Of What Our Light Stands For
Last week, our friends and partners at HIAS Chicago and JCFS were informed by the US State Department that their refugee resettlement program was being shut down, effective at the end of February 2018. Jewish Child and Families Services and HIAS Chicago write in their...
read moreGiving Leads to Gratefulness, Labor Leads to Love
I swore I would not be one of those parents. You know, those new parents who are obsessed with how totally amazing their baby is and take out their phones to show you and post on Facebook and OMG have you SEEN him, he's the...
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