Shavuot is a celebration of Torah — revelation, enlightenment, growth, creativity, wisdom, knowledge, and…dairy?! Get into the spirit of Shavuot with a dairy-fest full of pizza, ice cream, and lawn games before our outdoor Shabbat service, which happens to coincide with the 2nd day of the holiday of Shavuot. We’ll also celebrate 3 great years […]
Tonight is our big Send-Off Shabbat for Rabbi Deena — it's her final service at Mishkan. There will be a mailbox installation for you to leave R'Deena a message. We will also be celebrating Shavuot by indulging in dairy, complete with a Pre-Shabbat Pizza Picnic and ice cream truck! There will be no livestream of […]
Come one and all and start the new week with some Torah time in community. Join Builder Tim Graves in this weekly Torah study practice over Zoom. The drop-in group meets weekly on Sundays. Register
From the American Friends of the Parents Circle: "Interfaith America, Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago, Mishkan Chicago, and American Friends of the Parents Circle invite you to a Dialogue Meeting with bereaved Israeli mother, Robi Damelin, and bereaved Palestinian mother, Laila Alsheikh. Join us to hear their stories of loss, of reconciliation, and of hope. […]
Sharpen your skills reading rabbinic texts with Rabbi Goldie Guy, Director of Hadar Chicago. We will explore how the rabbis reinterpret the famous verse "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" to create a system for compensating people for personal injury. Do we have a compelling source for this re-read? Do we […]
From our partners at 18Doors: "Join 18Doors and Rabbi Steven Philp of Mishkan Chicago to learn all the things you might want to know early in your exploration of conversion to Judaism. We’ll cover some basics like learning which movement might fit best for you, finding the right rabbi to work with, and answering questions […]
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 Ronan Goforth at their home in Andersonville. This month is extra special because it's kicking off Pride month! This home is accessible by three flights of stairs. Registration is closed.
This week, we are holding Saturday Morning Shabbat in the Mishkan Office. We hope you’ll join us for an intimate, learning-centered service, and then stick around for nosh and community. There will still be Rise & Shine for children ages 0-4 and Mah Tovu for children ages 5-8. You can also attend virtually on our YouTube livestream — have […]
Stories, songs and celebrating Shabbat for 0-4 year olds and their grown ups! We will meet at the Mishkan Office. For Shabbat and other programs, masks are optional. For people ages 6 months and up, full vaccination is expected and boosters are heavily encouraged.
A Shabbat morning service for kids and parents age 5-8, using a kid's siddur (prayer book) and getting comfortable with the music and words of a Mishkan style Shabbat morning, including stories and Torah conversations. Services will be held indoors in the Mishkan Office starting at 9:30 am, with Mah Tovu beginning at 11:00 am. […]
Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! This four-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share oys and joys with other families. […]
