Join us for Get Higher 5784 — four days of joyful prayer, music, and high holy inspiration at the Copernicus Center. High Holidays at Mishkan are a chance to enter the reflective and joyful space, to sift through the chaos and pain of this past year, and gain strength and inspiration from our tradition, our […]
Join us for Get Higher 5784 — four days of joyful prayer, music, and high holy inspiration at the Copernicus Center. High Holidays at Mishkan are a chance to enter the reflective and joyful space, to sift through the chaos and pain of this past year, and gain strength and inspiration from our tradition, our […]
Bring in Sukkot with an autumnal, low-key Shabbat hang just off the 606 at Churchill Hill Park in Wicker Park. With Shabbat blessings and songs led by Rabbi Lizzi, shake the lulav and etrog and enjoy pumpkin spice treats in our sukkah. Bring your own picnic and dinner and reunite with friends post-High Holidays! Register
Celebrate Sukkot and come shake the lulav and etrog at our sukkah in Winnemac Park! Rachel Mylan and Rabbi Lizzi will lead us in singing and music followed by an edible sukkah-making station. This program is geared toward families with kids 8 and under. Register
Mishkan Chicago and the Lawndale Christian Community Church are proud to invite you to the unveiling of our sukkah project, a partnership project that community members have collaborated on over the last year. Pastah J and Rabbi Lizzi will lead an interfaith prayer service and music for our communities, and then we’ll have a chance […]
Hey, LGBTQIA+ Mishkan fam! Join our friends at Keshet, Base, and Repair the World for a Queer Sukkah Happy Hour. We will have both alcoholic and non-alcoholic bevs on hand in addition to lots of snacks, but please bring clothing with you to donate to the Night Ministry. Register
Mishkan will be teaming up with Evanston indie minyan Shirat Ha’Agam (Song of the Lake) for Shabbat/Shmini Atseret services on 10/7. We will meet at Northwestern Hillel at 629 Foster St. at 10:00 a.m., for spirited, egalitarian, traditional davening, with Rabbi Lizzi leading Hallel. If you’re interested in helping lead davening, please contact Rabbi Lizzi. […]
Join Mishkan and Anshe Emet Synagogue for a READiculously fun evening before our late-night study session. We will sing and dance and read Torah together, with a Community Dinner to follow. Register for Community Dinner Kids in 2nd grade through Pre-B’nai Mitzvah who want to read Torah should sign up to read HERE by September […]
We will be joining our friends at Anshe Emet and Base LNCLN for a Simchat Torah celebration! No registration is required for our Simchat Torah Celebration, but please register in advance if you would like to attend the Community Dinner beforehand at 5:30 pm. Following our dancing, we will enjoy a reception with dessert, open […]
Let’s go nuts for donuts! Join us for a Lakeview dessert crawl with stops at Firecakes, Mini Donut Factory, Stan’s Donuts, and XO Marshmallow. Drop-off at Stan’s Donuts at Clark & Diversey at 1 pm and pick-up at the same location at 3 pm. Groups will be divided by age groups for their docent-led dessert […]
Dust off your menorah and join R'Steven on the first night of Hanukkah for a virtual candle lighting and intention setting. The lesson of this holiday is that each of us has the ability to create light, even in the midst of impossible darkness — how will you share your light this season? This event […]
Following services, join us for Shabbat dinner as we celebrate Hanukkah with special musical guest and songleader Rabbi Micah Shapiro. We'll get into the Hanukkah spirit with dreidels, Hanukkah songs, and festive fun in community. A delicious vegetarian dinner featuring a latke bar will be catered by Schmaltz & Vinegar ($18 per person). Register
Let’s fry up some fun and light the menorah! Led by our all-star cast of family educators, join us for family-friendly games and activities, singing, and of course, lots of yummy treats. The first hour, from 3:30 - 4:30 pm, is geared toward kids ages 4 and under and will feature donuts; the second hour […]
Are you bored? Then get on BOARD for an awesome night of fun and games hosted by Builders Yonatan and Susan Shamgar! Join us for havdalah and Hanukkah candlelighting before snacking and playing board games, both old and new. This is a great chance to bring a game you've been meaning to try with a […]
Join us for a Hanukkah hang, as we gather with other LGBTQ+ Jews and loved ones to light the hanukkiah. There will be a latke bar and snacks, refreshments, and plenty of time to schmooze. BYOM (bring your own menorah) if you’d like to help us light up the night! Register
Celebrate Tu B’Shevat and celebrate the trees with a musically-themed seder led by Music Director Matthew Ellenwood, vocal coach and performance trainer. If you love music, singing, or playing, this is a great chance to sing in community with music of the season. Learn Mishkan’s music and technical music skills while meeting new friends. All […]
Celebrate Tu B'shevat, Jewish Earth Day, by cleaning up Montrose Beach. Bundle up for the weather including snow or hiking boots, a bag or bucket, and shovel. Following the clean up, we’ll gather at Everybody’s Coffee for hot chocolate (on Mishkan!) and learn more about the holiday. This program is geared toward 6th and 7th […]
For those of us who didn’t grow up Jewish, holidays can feel like a time when we’re left out or left behind. Join R’Steven to cover the basics of Purim and learn how to make this holiday your own. This program is intended for Jews-by-Choice: long-time, recent, and future converts welcome. After you attend this […]
Take a close look at the megillah: in this wine-soaked story, it’s the sober people making all the bravest, wildest, world-altering decisions. Let’s gather to get hyped for a wild night of profound spiritual transcendence—no substances necessary. This is a holiday of flipping things around: rather than discussing how to cope with a holiday known […]
Co-sponsored by Mishkan: "Purim parades itself as the most joyful day of the year, however, Megillat Esther is a story of intense crisis and violence. At the beginning, Jews face an existential threat, and at the end, Jews kill their enemies on a massive scale. In the wake of October 7th, these crises of Purim […]
Now that you’ve covered the basics, come celebrate with us. Join R’Steven for a drink of your choice before we head over to Mishkan's Purim celebration together. This program is intended for Jews-by-Choice: long-time, recent, and future converts welcome. Before you attend this class, please consider joining us for our How to Holiday: Purim Essentials […]
With every tick of the stock ticker and ring of the closing bell, all clocks count down to one fateful moment: March 23rd, the selling of Mishkan Chicago to its community. Join us as we navigate the existential angst and cutthroat negotiations that arise when a Founding Rabbi goes on sabbatical and leadership hangs in […]
Want to keep the Purim fun going on Zoom? After the fun and shenanigans of the Spiel and Megillah reading, get in your costume and bring your favorite beverage to keep the laughs going. This is a social space hosted by the Disability and Chronic Illness Small Group and open to anyone who would like […]
Please join us at the home of Danielle Klinenberg and Larry Alberg for our first ever Mensch Academy Purim Meetup! We'll celebrate the holiday with arts and crafts, conversation, an early dinner graze potluck, and other Purim-themed activities. Please bring a dish your family enjoys for the potluck. Costumes are encouraged, and as always, siblings […]
Your middle schooler (6th-8th Grader) is cordially invited to an extra tasty pre-seder, led by Rabbi Ari, where we’ll take a closer look at the themes of the Passover seder. We’ll hit the high notes of the Seder while connecting with other middle schoolers and enjoying a sweet afternoon. This program costs $10 per student. […]
Can you believe? Passover starts in just a few weeks! Join R'Steven to go over how people prepare for this holiday, from selling your chametz (aka all that leavened goodness) to cleaning your kitchen. Register
Using the 4 children of the passover seder as an entry point, we’ll explore what neurodiversity is and the spectrum of experience it can encompass. This workshop is an opportunity to hear from experts in Jewish inclusion spaces who will share tools for how we help our children self advocate and celebrate who they are. […]
Mishmar Music Jam for Pesach featuring selections for 'singing at your Seder Table and the period of the Omer'. Register
Have you ever felt weird about the morality of the 10 plagues? Were the Jews really slaves in Egypt? There's so much more to the Passover story than what we can find in our haggadot (Passover prayer book) at the Passover seder. Join Builder Susana Darwin to delve a little deeper into the text and […]
