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Resetting the Table: Speaking Across Conflict Workshop

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

This popular workshop offers communication skill-building for charged conversations on Israel and Palestine, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. Participants will exchange views and experiences around Israel and Palestine, surface differences and commonalities, and practice communication skills for engaging differences directly and constructively. The workshop builds community capacity to explore disagreements while strengthening relationships, […]

Event Series Blueprint: Building a Jewish Life

Blueprint: Building a Jewish Life

BluePrint is a back-to-basics learning program for those who want to explore the foundations of Judaism in an approachable and accessible way, divided into four modules of four courses each. Interested in exploring what we believe, how we pray, and why we observe the holidays? Join us for our second module, as we learn about […]

6th Grade Family Meet Up At Chicago Jewish Funerals

Chicago Jewish Funerals (Skokie Chapel) 8851 Skokie Blvd, Skokie, IL, United States

In 6th grade, we focus on Jewish lifecycle events including birth, BMitzvah, and death and dying. While this can be a difficult topic, we’ll learn age-appropriate Jewish skills like the mourner’s kaddish, attending Shiva, and remembering our loved ones. This program will be led by the Chicago Jewish Funeral Home Founder David Jacobson and is […]

What is on the minds of Jewish thought leaders?

Congregation Rodfei Zedek 5200 S Hyde Park Blvd, Chicago, United States

Co-hosted by Congregation Rodfei Zedek and Mercaz, The Center for Purposeful Living, this panel discussion will engage Chicago’s most eminent Jewish thought leaders in a provoking conversation about the evolving landscape of Jewish life, and what the future of the Jewish community might look like. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn together with […]

Self-Care and Resiliency in Times of Crisis

Join other Mishkanites for a virtual workshop on how we take care of ourselves and others in community in a uniquely challenging moment. Facilitated by the cross-racial, Jewish facilitation team of Dr. Imani Chapman and Franny Silverman, this session creates space for fostering curiosity, collective learning, and relationship building across a spectrum of identities, experiences, and […]

Bring Chicago Home Info Session: Bring your Questions

Join members of Mishkan's Local Action Team, JCUA and reps from Bring Chicago Home and the Chicago Housing Coalition to learn more about the initiative and ask questions. All viewpoints welcome! Register

Building Bridges: Meet Our Israel + West Bank Tour Guides

Come together with Rabbi Lizzi for a virtual discussion with two experienced tour educators who led the Mishkan trip to Israel and the West Bank in 2022. Our guides represent diverse backgrounds — one Palestinian and one Jewish-Israeli — and will share their perspectives on the current realities and future possibilities on the ground in […]