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I Have a Little Dreidel: Hanukkah Celebration

Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

Get ready for Hanukkah with a special Rise and Shine! We’ll sing Hanukkah songs, explore crafts and activities, and enjoy snacks and sufganiyot (donuts) together. This program is for kids ages 4 and under. Tickets are $36/family and half off for Builders. Register

Sensory Sensitive Hanukkah Celebration for Neurodivergent Kids

Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

Join us for a program designed to support kids who sometimes struggle to enjoy large family programs. We will have a broad range of opportunities to engage in the themes of the holiday. This two hour program is drop in and stay as long as it is fun for your family. This clinician supported program […]

How To: Winter Holidays in Your Interfaith Family

Zoom

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

Small Group: Queer Family Potluck

Builder's Home in Edgewater

Join Builders Andi Friedman & Julie Avchen along with other queer families for a low-key morning spent fostering connections with others over a relaxed vegetarian potluck-style brunch. Come as you are, bring a dish if you can, and don't worry about being on time! Register

K-5th Field Trip to Herschel & the Hanukkah Goblins

Writer's Theatre

Join us to get ready for Hanukkah at a matinee performance of Herschel and the Hanukkah Goblins starring Mensch Teacher and Mishkan Music Specialist Esther Fishbein! We’ll come together after […]

Event Series Build Your Village

Build Your Village

Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! This drop-in series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share oys and joys with other families. Build Your Village will be co-led by Director of Early and Elementary Family Life Rachel Mylan. We will offer yummy snacks, but feel to bring […]

Rise & Shine

Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

Stories, songs and celebrating Shabbat for 0-4 year olds and their grown ups! We will meet for services at 9:30 am and Rise & Shine will begin at 10:00 am. For Shabbat and other programs, masks are optional. For people ages 6 months and up, full vaccination is expected and boosters are heavily encouraged.

Mah Tovu: How Good!

Mishkan Chicago HQ 4001 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL

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. We will meet for services at 9:30 am, with Mah Tovu beginning at 11:00 am. For Shabbat and other programs, […]

Middle School Tu B’Shevat Beach Clean Up

Celebrate Tu B’shevat, Jewish Earth Day, by cleaning up Montrose Beach. Bundle up for the weather including snow or hiking boots. Following the clean up from 10-10:45, we’ll gather at […]