(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 […]
After Catastrophe, Come Together (of Golden Calves and Making Mishkan)
This sermon was delivered at our Friday Night Shabbat service on March 8th, 2024. You can watch on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on the Contact Chai podcast. … וַיַּקְהֵ֣ל […]
Rabbi Lizzi’s Reflections On Four Days In Israel
I’ve been to Israel 20 times in the last 20 years, never for no reason, always for some purpose, whether to study Torah, visit a boyfriend, visit family, learn Hebrew, […]
Rabbi Lizzi’s First Sermon Post-Sabbatical
After a well-deserved sabbatical, Mishkan’s founding rabbi took to the bimah at our February 9th Friday Night Shabbat service. In a wide-ranging sermon, Rabbi Lizzi addressed the ongoing Israel-Hamas war […]
Stories That Make Me Cry
This sermon was delivered at our virtual service on January 12th, 2024. You can watch it on YouTube or listen on the Contact Chai podcast. … The Talmud (TB Chagigah […]
Courageous Conversations about Israel
Tonight we mark the 7th night of Hanukkah and like the other holidays of this season, it reminds us of our ability to bring light into the world. The candles […]
In Solidarity with Israel
יְ-ה-וָ-ה עֹז, לְעַמּוֹ יִתֵּן; יְהוָה, יְבָרֵךְ אֶת-עַמּוֹ בַשָּׁלוֹם. Adonai Oz l’Amo yiten Adonai y’varekh et Amo va’shalom May the Source give strength to Your people, may You bless all of […]