Making an Idol of Our Safety
This sermon was delivered at our service on March 15th, 2025. You can listen to this drash on Contact Chai podcast or watch it on Mishkan’s YouTube channel. **** As […]
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 […]
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 […]
What Did You See That Made You Want To Be A Jew? — R’Steven Erev Rosh Sermon
This sermon was delivered at our 5785 Erev Rosh Hashanah service. You can watch it on YouTube or listen on Contact Chai podcast. **** A few months ago, Mishkan welcomed […]
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 […]
Standing Together
This speech was delivered at the Standing Together Israeli-Palestinian Unity Rally in Evanston on May 19th. You can learn more about Standing Together on their website and about their Illinois […]
A More Honest Story: Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
This sermon was delivered at our May 10th Friday Night Shabbat service. You can listen to it on the Contact Chai podcast or watch now on YouTube. … There is […]
Building A Heart of Many Rooms: Toward A More Complete Pursuit Of Liberation
This sermon was delivered at our Saturday morning service May 4th. … Today is the 11th day of the Omer, a 49-day counting practice which comes right out of the […]
How to Avoid Retelling the Same Old Story
This sermon was delivered at Mishkan’s Friday Night Shabbat service on March 29th. You can watch it on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on the latest episode of the Contact […]
(Jewish) Power: Fantasy, Reality, and Responsibility
This sermon was originally delivered at our Saturday morning service on March 16th. … For us Jews, the classic holiday formula goes: they tried to kill us, we survived, let’s […]