If you’re in your 20s and looking to build community, then join us for this potluck dinner. This program will be hosted and led by Mishkanites Abby Kuchnir and Jacob Levin, and we’ll celebrate Shabbat together over delicious food, joyful company, and conversation. All participants are expected to be vaccinated, as this is an indoor […]
A spiritual spring cleaning workshop focusing on finding more joy. Led by Rabbi Lizzi alongside Builder family Martin Friedman, Felicia Savage Friedman, and Maya Savage — expert facilitators in racial justice and Raja yoga. We will unpack our identities and move out of places we might feel stuck. Working with the spiritual themes of Shabbat […]
Join Builders Josh Schwartz and Eliot Colin as they host our May Queer Shabbat Potluck. Open to all members of the Mishkan LGBTQIA+ community, bring your favorite dish, dessert or […]
Rosh Chodesh circle is a restorative and regenerative space for women* to reflect, connect, and learn. Drawing upon the beautiful curriculum from At The Well, this circle will be entirely […]
Connect with other Mishkanites about the joys and oys of pandemic toddler parenting. Bring your toddlers (ages 12 - 24 months) to play and schmooze for a low-key Shabbat playdate. […]
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 […]
To celebrate Shavuot, join Builders Rodrigo Diaz and Anna Wertheim for a six-course, homemade meal and brief discussion. It is customary on Shavuot to eat dairy to celebrate receiving the Ten Commandments, with the promise of going to the "land of milk and honey." So, bring your Lactaid and appetite for a delicious meal with […]
After a two year hiatus, we are excited to announce that Builder Bash 2022 is on! We're headed to Park & Field in Logan Square for a fun summer party just for you, our Builder family, complete with apps, drinks, games (think cornhole, foosball, shuffleboard, etc), and tons of opportunities to connect with your Builder […]
Interested in challenging your beliefs? In engaging more thoughtfully in anti-racist thought? Mishkan's anti-racist book club is opening again to new members, and we would love to learn with you. Starting June 29th, we will meet on Wednesdays to begin Eve Ewing's acclaimed non-fiction work "Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s […]
Calling all LGBTQ+ Mishkanites! Mishkan's Queer Small Group is hosting another Shabbat Potluck, and you're invited. This month, we will be hosted by Builder Liz Schuller and her partner at Liz's home in Andersonville. Weather permitting, we'll be outside! So bring your whole self — along with favorite dish, dessert, or drink — as welcome […]