City of Refuge: Balancing Justice and Compassion
At our August 3rd Saturday morning service, Rabbi Steven delivered a drash about the biblical concept of the city of refuge, places where those accused of manslaughter could seek asylum. […]
Pride Shabbat: “Call of the Shofar”
This sermon was delivered at our June 21st, 2024 Pride Shabbat service. You can watch this drash on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on Contact Chai podcast. … Shabbat shalom. […]
We Are Witnesses for Each Other
This sermon was delivered at our June 15th Saturday morning service. You can watch it now on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on Contact Chai podcast. … The summer of […]
Standing At Sinai Together
This sermon was delivered at our Shavuot Shabbat service on June 7th, 2024. You can watch a re-recording on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on Contact Chai podcast. … Last […]
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
This sermon was delivered at our Saturday Morning Shabbat service on June 1st. You can watch now on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on the Contact Chai podcast. … The […]
The Stories We Tell
This sermon was delivered at our Friday Night Shabbat service on May 24th. You can watch it on Mishkan’s YouTube channel or listen on our podcast, Contact Chai. … There […]
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 […]
Born This Way: The Torah and Disability Justice
This sermon was delivered at our Saturday Morning Shabbat service on May 18th. You can listen to a prior recording of this drash on the Contact Chai podcast or watch […]
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 […]