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  • Talking with Kids About God — Cancelled

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been postponed until further notice. We look forward to welcoming Eliana Light to Mishkan later in the year

  • For the Sake of Argument: A Workshop Series — MOVED to Mishkan HQ!

    For the Sake of Argument: A Workshop Series
    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Some arguments build understanding – others build walls. Join Rabbi Lizzi and Robbie Gringras, co-founder of For the Sake of Argument, for a three-part workshop series designed to help us argue better: with compassion, curiosity, and conviction. Through text study, practice, and reflection, we’ll build the muscles we need to speak our truths, hear others […]

  • The Mitzvah of Divorce

    Builder Home in Lakeview

    Did you know that divorce can be a mitzvah, a difficult but sacred act that allows people to start a new chapter in their lives? Come learn with Batsheva Ganz, co-founder of Divorce First Responders and Rabbi Ezra Weinberg, the founder of Jews Get Divorce – which works to redefine communal response to this important […]

  • Small Groups: 72+ Gatherings: Engagement with the World (or not)

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Join Builder Prudence Gourguechon and other Mishkan 72+ elders for Gatherings: conversations exploring the Big Life Questions, like Purpose, Legacy and Wisdom. This month: Engagement with the World (or not) led by Gail Volk! Register

  • Intention: A Workshop on Healthy Relationships

    Intention: A Workshop on Healthy Relationships
    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Are you in the early years of a committed relationship? Led by Rabbi Steven and Jordyn Scorpio from SHALVA, this cohort-based experiential workshop will utilize SHALVA’s Seven Circles curriculum to help you to strengthen your communication skills around expectations, healthy conflict, and meeting needs. This four-part, in-person class costs $36/relationship unit (half off for Builders) […]

  • A.I., Cognitive Science, and Judaism — Conversation with Joshua Cynamon

    Zoom

    After Morning Minyan, join Rabbi Lizzi in conversation with Josh Cynamon, who studies cognitive science and AI as a PhD candidate at Indiana University, about the ups, downs and cautions he sees in the emergence of Artificial Intelligence. Bio: Josh Cynamon studied math as an undergrad at WashU, and trying to understand how different people […]

  • Shabbat Morning Mishnah Study (Spring 2026)

    Shabbat Morning Mishnah Study (Spring 2026)
    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Join us for an extended Saturday Morning Mishnah from 8:45am-9:45am during Shabbat Services. Are you someone who loves studying rabbinic texts? Or perhaps you are thinking about exploring them for the first time? Join Rabbi Steven on Shabbat mornings to dive into the world of the rabbis. Texts will be in Hebrew and English. Feel […]

  • BluePrint Learner’s Seder

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Join us for our fifth annual Learner's Seder! This Seder is designed as a space for our BluePrint students (and alumni) to experience Passover in a supportive learning environment. $72/ticket Current BluePrint students and a guest can attend for free! Program alumni receive a 50% discount. Register

  • Friday Night Shabbat — Featuring Jeremy Ben-Ami of J Street

    Second Unitarian Church 656 W Barry Ave, Chicago, IL

    Tonight's service will feature a guest drash by Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of J Street, the political home for pro-Israel, pro-peace, pro-democracy Americans. After services, you are invited to join us for snacks (catered by Schmaltz & Vinegar!) and a Q&A session with Jeremy to learn more about his work and how we can get […]

  • Small Groups: Torah Talk

    Small Groups: Torah Talk

    Join Builder Tim Graves for a weekly discussion of the parsha. We draw from contemporary Dvar Torah written over the last decade in order to examine Torah from a modern lens, relate its teachings to our daily lives, and empower our spiritual growth. Register

  • Small Groups: Torah Talk

    Small Groups: Torah Talk

    Join Builder Tim Graves for a weekly discussion of the parsha. We draw from contemporary Dvar Torah written over the last decade in order to examine Torah from a modern lens, relate its teachings to our daily lives, and empower our spiritual growth. Register

  • Unlearning Jewish Anxiety with Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv

    Zoom

    Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld made Jewish anxiety funny for a broad audience, but for many Jews, it’s just reality. Why? How did this happen? And what if we don’t actually want that anxious inheritance? Join Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv of Judaism Your Way as she discusses her new book, Unlearning Jewish Anxiety, with Rabbi […]

  • Practical Kabbalah

    Practical Kabbalah 2026
    Sketchpad 4411 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States

    This spring, Rabbi Lizzi will show us how the mystical, esoteric Kabbalah can be applied practically. This class will introduce participants to the sefirot, the divine energies (not dissimilar to Ayurvedic chakras!). Over three weeks, we'll build on our learning and explore how the sefirot's combinations can be used as a tool for meditation and […]

  • Morning Minyan with Yiscah Smith: Planting Seeds of the Divine

    Morning Minyan

    In this special Morning Minyan, Rabbi Lizzi will be joined by Jerusalem-based thought leader, spiritual activist and author Yiscah Smith for a discussion of her new book, Planting Seeds of the Divine: Torah Commentaries. Yiscah will be returning to Chicago for Pride Weekend in June and doing an in-person talk at Mishkan, so this is […]

  • Adult BMitzvah Cohort

    Adult BMitzvah Cohort 2026
    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Maybe you never celebrated becoming a b'mitvah. Maybe you did—and want a chance to return with new questions and a deeper sense of who you are today. Our Adult BMitzvah Cohort is an opportunity to dive deeper into your Judaism by embracing an important ritual of Jewish adulthood (no matter your age!) Together, we’ll explore […]

  • Practical Kabbalah – Virtual

    Virtual

    This spring, join Rabbi Lizzi to dive into the world of Kabbalah from a practical lens. This class will introduce participants to the sefirot (the divine energies– not dissimilar to Ayurvedic chakras). Over the course of the evening, we'll explore and experience their combinations as a tool for meditation and reflection. This class is discussion-based. […]

  • Your Prayer Life Can Be Better

    Sketchpad 4411 N Ravenswood, Chicago, IL, United States

    This class is the first in a series designed for young adults to dig into Jewish spirituality, created by Hebrew Seminary, co-sponsored by Silverstein Base Hillel of Lincoln Park, Anshe Emet Synagogue and Mishkan Chicago. According to Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, prayer should be an adventure of the soul– but that's not how the average […]

  • Raising Mensches: Drop In Parenting Zoom

    Zoom

    Join Rabbi Ari and Rachel Mylan for a monthly 45-minute drop-in Zoom where parents of kids of all ages can learn, share, vent, and support one another. Together, we’ll explore Jewish practices, holidays, and values that can anchor our families in the rhythms of Jewish time while building community and connection. This 45-minute session is […]

  • Saturday Morning Unplugged

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    The things you love about Mishkan in the morning: music, stretching, learning, and inspiration. Programming Today, we will celebrate the baby naming of Jacob & Eliza Nadel's child and Rebecca Nathanson & Jonathan Williams' child. Build Your Village at 9:15 am: Build community with other parents of new babies. Rise & Shine at 10:00 am: Stories […]

  • Jewish Climate Trust — Interview With Nigel Savage

    Zoom

    Following Morning Minyan, Rabbi Lizzi will sit down with Nigel Savage to discuss Jewish Climate Trust, a new initiative to organize the resources of the Jewish community toward meeting the moment on climate change. Nigel is the founding CEO of Jewish Climate Trust, a "think-and-do tank" working to catalyze the Jewish community’s response to the climate […]

  • Shavuot with Scholar-in-Residence Rodger Kamenetz: Dreams, Revelation, and the Sacred Everyday

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    On Shavuot, we celebrate revelation and the moment we received Torah at Sinai. But what if revelation isn’t only something that happened once, long ago? What if it’s still unfolding, in our dreams, our imagination, and the quiet moments of everyday life? Join award-winning author and poet Rodger Kamenetz (The Jew in the Lotus) for […]

  • Seeing Into The Life Of Things: A Workshop In Gratitude, Blessing, And Imagination

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    What if imagination is not an escape from reality, but a doorway into deeper connection? Join Scholar-in-Residence Rodger Kamenetz (author of Jew in the Lotus) for an interactive Shavuot workshop inspired by his latest book, Seeing into the Life of Things. Together, we’ll explore how poetry, attention, and blessing can open us to moments of […]

  • Small Groups: Taste of Spiritual Direction

    Virtual

    Join us for a 90 minute contemplative and interactive introduction to Spiritual Direction, an ancient practice rooted in Hebrew Biblical and early Christian monasticism tradition and now reemerging within Jewish […]

  • Saturday Morning Shabbat

    CJDS 3730 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, United States

    The things you love about Mishkan in the morning: music, stretching, learning, and inspiration. Programming Today, we will celebrate the BMitzvah of Esther Rockwood Saturday Morning Mishnah Study at 8:45 am: […]

  • Saturday Morning Shabbat

    CJDS 3730 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, United States

    The things you love about Mishkan in the morning: music, stretching, learning, and inspiration. Programming Today, we will celebrate the BMitzvah of Tyler Passman Saturday Morning Mishnah Study at 8:45 am: […]

  • Saturday Morning Learning in the Park

    Welles Park 2333 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    July is time for learning in the Park! Join R’Steven from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a deep dive into the Machzor, helping us to slow down (it’s summer […]

  • Saturday Morning Learning in the Park

    Welles Park 2333 W Sunnyside Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    July is time for learning in the Park! Join R’Steven from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM for a deep dive into the machzor, helping us to slow down (it’s summer […]

  • Saturday Morning Shabbat

    CJDS 3730 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, Chicago, IL, United States

    The things you love about Mishkan in the morning: music, stretching, learning, and inspiration. Programming Today, we will celebrate the BMitzvah of Marshall Allen. Irwin Lowenstein will give a guest drash.  Rise & Shine at 10:00 am: Stories and songs for kids ages 0-4 Mah Tovu at 11:00 am: A fun service for kids Grades K-5. We […]

  • Confronting White Supremacy: Charlottesville, Nine Years Later

    Facets Theater 1517 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Join Mishkan for a screening of A Time to Yell: More Than a Statue, an award-winning documentary about the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville. Through the voices […]

  • Saturday Morning Unplugged: Learner’s Shabbat

    Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

    Shabbat is about hitting pause – but what if we really slowed things down? This service is for anyone who has wanted a little more explanation about what we’re doing at services. This Shabbat will be hands-on, questions encouraged, interruptions welcome, but still just as down-to-earth and inspired. Do you have clean recyclables lying around? […]