What traditions and rituals from each person’s background will you incorporate into your spiritual life? We are excited to be hosting our final of three meeting of interfaith couples to discuss how to make meaningful choices and decisions for your life together. This week we'll be talking about authority, an role of different authorities as […]
Gilead Church and Mishkan Chicago team up (again!) for an outdoor queer, storytelling lovefest, kicking off Pride month with stories of queer faith! Bring your chair or picnic blanket and an outfit that screams "we're here and we love the queers!" Register Note: This event is in-person.
With our partners at 18Doors starring R'Steven: Hanukkah and Christmas: two very different holidays that share an overlap of timing, food, some gifts, and anything else? What exactly is at the heart of both of these holidays? Let’s take Hanukkah and Christmas a little deeper and explore the theological differences between them with Rabbi Steven […]
Join us to hear firsthand about Standing Together, the grassroots movement mobilizing Jews and Palestinians from all over Israel in pursuit of peace, equality, social and climate justice. Panelists and organizers Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green will share their experiences from the ground as well as Standing Together's vision for creating a true partnership based […]
Co-led by Rabbi Steven in partnership with 18 Doors: Passover and Easter: two very different holidays that both happen around spring and involve food and family. Are there any other similarities? What exactly is at the heart of both of these holidays? Grab your partner and come explore the theological differences between Passover and Easter […]
Join the largest Israeli-Palestinian peace event in history. We will gather to call for peace, freedom, and human rights for all. The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony is hosted by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle–Families Forum. Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, is a solemn day on which Israelis remember those they have lost […]
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in the Chicago area. We will meet July 20th, July 27th, […]
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in the Chicago area. We will meet July 20th, July 27th, […]
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in the Chicago area. We will meet July 20th, July 27th, […]
On this Tisha B’Av, the most solemn day on the Jewish calendar, we are heading to church at Lawndale Community Church, led by Rabbi Lizzi’s friend Pastah J (co-pastor Jonathan Brooks). Together Pastah J and R’ Lizzi will co-lead a service on the themes of Tisha B’av, helping us reflect on what it meant that […]
Being part of an interfaith/Jew-ish/multi-faith/however-you-define-yourself couple can be challenging, but you don’t need to find the answers alone. This workshop offers a safe environment to work on creating your religious/cultural lives together. It is intended for seriously dating, engaged, and newly married Jewish/interfaith couples in the Chicago area. We will meet July 20th, July 27th, […]
Come join and celebrate your interfaith relationships at this all new small group hosted by Colleen O'Brien and Joe Hinderstein. Bring your whole self along with your favorite dish or […]
Join Pastah J and our friends at the Lawndale Christian Community Church for a Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Over 55 years ago Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved into North Lawndale and voiced these words: “we have some challenging days ahead, some great and noble opportunities to make this a beautiful city that sits […]
Passover and Easter–two very different holidays that both happen around spring and involve food and family. Are there any other similarities? What exactly is at the heart of both of these holidays? Let’s take Passover and Easter a little deeper and explore the theological differences between the holidays with Rukin Rabbinic Fellowship Alumnus Rabbi Steven […]
As is written on the American Friends for Combatants for Peace website in their description of why hundreds of thousands of Israelis and Palestinians join together for this memorial day commemoration: "The Joint Memorial Ceremony, organized by Combatants for Peace (CfP) and The Parents Circle Families Forum and co-sponored by Mishkan, is the largest Israeli-Palestinian […]
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 […]
From our partners at Lawndale Christian Legal Center: "In honor of Juneteenth, LCLC is hosting our 2nd Annual Wake Up Justice Brunch at Gibson's Steakhouse! Please join us as the LCLC team discusses the facts around bail reform in Cook County as well as our current approach to support the end of cash bail. We […]
In our ongoing partnership with the Lawndale Christian Church and Community (LCCC), Mishkan and LCCC are participating in the Chicago Sukkah Design Festival, a high-profile project to work with organizations in Lawndale to create a Sukkah with the help of a dedicated architecture design team. Join us for lunch followed by a collaborative creative workshop […]
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 […]
Are you an an interfaith family or a couple trying to create a Shabbat practice for your family, but don't know where to start? Were you or your partner raised in an interfaith home and in a similar situation? Join Builder Morgan Vance and her family for a Shabbat Potluck where we will embrace new […]
Join 18Doors and Rabbi Steven Philp to learn all the things you might want to know as you’re getting started exploring conversion to Judaism. We’ll cover some basics like how to choose which movement to convert with, finding a rabbi to work with, and we’ll answer questions like what’s a beit din and what’s a […]
From Parents Circle Family Forum and Combatants for Peace: "In the wake of October 7, 2023, with countless lives lost and families shattered, we stand together to mourn, remember, and demand an end to violence. This year’s ceremony will center on the stories of children born into conflict, whose only crime was being born Palestinian […]
Join Rabbi Steven for this virtual workshop to explore the who, what, when, why, and how of the High Holidays! Register
This year Hanukah and Christmas overlap which can bring joy and shared family gatherings as well as tons of presents for your children and navigating everyone’s expectations. Join Rabbi Steven and Mishkan parents in interfaith families to share and prepare as we remember our values and priorities over these winter holidays. Register
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) […]
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) […]
Join us on our 4th Chicago Interfaith Trolley Tour. This experiential learning opportunity presents the chance to learn about faith in practice, prayer and communal religious space, and some history of the neighborhood and its religious communities. You will get to meet people from other faith traditions and cultures and make connections with religious leaders. […]
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) […]
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) […]
Join the Mishkan Rabbis and the Davening Team in an interfaith, outdoor service with our friends at Lawndale Christian Community Church celebrating the opening of the Dr. Deer Community Justice Center. This new facility provides holistic, community-rooted justice through legal services, career support and housing for clients of the Lawndale Christian Legal Center. The service […]
From the American Friends of Combatants for Peace: The Joint Memorial Day Ceremony, organized by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle Families Forum, is one of the largest Israeli-Palestinian jointly organized peace events in history. The Joint Memorial Ceremony provides a unique opportunity for Israelis and Palestinians to grieve together and stand strong in […]
After Minyan on Wednesday, April 30th, we'll be joined by leaders in the Standing Together movement, whose mission is to bring equality, political and climate justice to all citizens of Israel, and peaceful coexistence with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. On the Eve of Yom HaAtzma'ut, which celebrates 77 years of Israeli independence, […]
Join the Jewish Movie Club as we watch the Season 2 premiere of Nobody Wants This. Together we’ll unpack and critique the show’s depiction of Jewish characters and themes in an open, respectful, and thoughtful discussion. Bring snacks or just bring yourself—it’ll be a chill evening with meaningful conversation. Register
If you’re in your 20s or 30s and building an interfaith relationship, this series is for you. Over three sessions at Mishkan HQ, Facets Movie Theater, and The Davis Theater we’ll explore how Jewish interfaith relationships are represented in film and reflect on our own experiences of building and belonging across traditions. Together we’ll watch […]
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) […]