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  • Build Your Village (Round #3)

    Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! Led by Music Specialist Rachel Mylan, this three-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share […]

  • Small Groups: 20s and 30s Shabbat Potluck

    Builder's Home in Northcenter/Lincoln Square

    Join Builders Natalie Dibo and Jacob Portman for a new-ish Mishkan potluck group for Mishkanites in their 20s and 30s. Bring your favorite Shabbat dish, dessert or drink and celebrate […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Chicago, IL, United States

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Chicago, IL, United States

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • Builder Shabbat Dinner

    Don Pedro Mexican Restaurant 4064 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Following outdoor Shabbat at North Center Town Square, join fellow Builders to celebrate summer and sunshine over dinner and drinks. We'll have a full-spread complete with fajitas, chips and guac, […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Chicago, IL, United States

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • Resetting the Table: Speaking Across Conflict Workshop

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

    This popular workshop offers communication skill-building for charged conversations on Israel and Palestine, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. Participants will exchange views and experiences around Israel and Palestine, […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • Pre-Shabbat Builder Happy Hour

    Second Unitarian Church 656 W Barry Ave, Chicago, IL

    Hey Builders, you’re invited to a special Builder-only Happy Hour. Before the Shabbat service starts, we'll gather in the upstairs loft space at Second Unitarian Church (accessible via one full […]

  • Builders in Service: JUF Uptown Cafe

    JUF Uptown Cafe 909 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Volunteer with fellow Builders and serve meals in a restaurant-style setting at the JUF Uptown Cafe. The cafe is one of Chicago’s first kosher anti-hunger programs for the needy, providing […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • Builders in Service: JUF Uptown Cafe

    JUF Uptown Cafe 909 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Volunteer with fellow Builders and serve meals in a restaurant-style setting at the JUF Uptown Cafe. The cafe is one of Chicago’s first kosher anti-hunger programs for the needy, providing […]

  • Pre-Shabbat Builder Garden Picnic

    Grandmother's Garden Park Stockton Drive & Webster Ave, N Stockton Dr, Chicago, United States

    Come picnic with us, Builder! We’re throwing a pizza party in a park just east of where services will be held (exact location provided upon registration). BYOCOPB (bring your own […]

  • Builders in Service: JUF Uptown Cafe

    JUF Uptown Cafe 909 W Wilson Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Volunteer with fellow Builders and serve meals in a restaurant-style setting at the JUF Uptown Cafe. The cafe is one of Chicago's first kosher anti-hunger programs for the needy, providing […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation – Q1 2025

    Zoom

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • New Builder Orientation Q3

    Zoom

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders — especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will […]

  • Builder Pizza Picnic

    Francis W Parker 330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Come picnic with us, Builder! We’re throwing a pizza party at Parker just before Shabbat services. BYOCOPB (bring your own chair or picnic blanket) and we’ll bring the food. Connect […]

  • Shabbat in Song with Aly Halpert and Rabbi Lizzi

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

    Join us for a Builder-exclusive musical Shabbat experience co-led by Rabbi Lizzi and special guest Aly Halpert, a queer Jewish musician, educator, and activist whose original music uplifts, inspires, and helps us imagine new possibilities. A longtime songleader for organizations like Let My People Sing, Kol Tzedek, and Eden Village Camp, Aly has written melodies […]

  • New Builder Pre-Shabbat Happy Hour

    Second Unitarian Church 656 W Barry Ave, Chicago, IL

    Have you taken the plunge to join our community recently and want to celebrate it a little more? We do too! This is a great chance to schmooze with other new Builders and deepen your connection to the community. Stay for Shabbat after for a double dose of Ruach! Register

  • New Builder Orientation Q4 2025

    Zoom

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will gather on Zoom for intros and a welcome by R'Steven and break into chevruta (paired groups) to discuss how we can continue building a culture of […]

  • New Builder Orientation Q1 2026

    Zoom

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will gather on Zoom for intros and a welcome by R'Steven and break into chevruta (paired groups) to discuss how we can continue building a culture of […]

  • How to Holiday: Bake Hamantaschen and Mishloach Manot

    Zeitlin's Deli 2203 N Clybourn Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

    Ever wondered how to bake the perfect hamantaschen — or what mishloach manot even are? Join Rabbi Steven and other Mishkan Builders in conjunction with Zeitlin's Deli for a hands-on Purim prep workshop where we’ll roll up our sleeves, fill our cookies with something sweet, and learn the joyful tradition of giving gifts of food […]

  • Family Retreat at Camp OSRUI

    OSRUI 600 Lac La Belle Drive, Oconomowoc, WI, United States

    A weekend retreat all about you – and your family. Join us for our annual family camp weekend on April 24-26 in Oconomowoc, WI. Mishkan’s family camp is designed to help families relax, have fun, and spend quality time together while building community, making new friends, and engaging with and learning about Jewish rituals and […]

  • 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 […]

  • New Builder Orientation

    Zoom

    Calling all new and new-ish Builders, especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership before we party at the Builder Picnic the following night! We will gather on Zoom for intros and a welcome by R'Steven and break into chevruta (paired groups) […]

  • Builder Pizza Picnic

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

    Come picnic with us, Builder! We’re throwing a pizza party at Welles Park just before Shabbat services. BYOCOPB (bring your own chair or picnic blanket) and we’ll bring the food. Connect with Builder pals, both old and new, and even enjoy a DIY activity for kids. Register