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 beverage, and build community with other interfaith couples. This home is accessible by two flights of stairs. Register
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 […]