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Small Groups: Rosh Chodesh Circle 2

Rosh Chodesh circle is a restorative and regenerative space for women* to reflect, connect, and learn. Drawing upon the beautiful curriculum from At The Well, this circle will be entirely […]

Small Groups: Rosh Chodesh Circle

Rosh Chodesh circle is a restorative and regenerative space for women* to reflect, connect, and learn. Drawing upon the beautiful curriculum from At The Well, this circle will be entirely community-led and follow a rotating leader model. Join a Builder leader for this session where you’ll explore the themes and metaphors for the month of […]

Small Groups: Toddler Shabbat Play Group

Mishkanite's home in Wicker Park

Connect with other Mishkanites about the joys and oys of pandemic toddler parenting. Bring your toddlers (ages 12 - 24 months) to play and schmooze for a low-key Shabbat playdate. This will be the first of what we hope will become a monthly gathering with a rotating host structure. This will be hosted at Rhonda […]

Small Groups: Shavuot Queer Tasting Dinner

Builder's Home in Uptown

To celebrate Shavuot, join Builders Rodrigo Diaz and Anna Wertheim for a six-course, homemade meal and brief discussion. It is customary on Shavuot to eat dairy to celebrate receiving the Ten Commandments, with the promise of going to the "land of milk and honey." So, bring your Lactaid and appetite for a delicious meal with […]

Small Group: Queer Havdalah

Builder's Home in Uptown

Join the Queer small group for Havdalah at a Builder's home. Pride month means getting to spend time together as queer folk, and what better way than by celebrating the end of Shabbat together. Come and enjoy being in space with other queer folks and maybe make a new friend. We'll enjoy a potluck dinner […]

Small Groups: Essential Labor Book Club

The Long Room (Back Patio) 1612 Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL, United States

Join Builder Rachel Cort and other parents for our latest book discussion small group. From the acclaimed author of Like a Mother, Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes, comes a reflection on the state of caregiving in America, and an exploration of mothering as a means of social change. This group is […]

Pride Happy Hour

Francis W Parker 330 W Webster Ave, Chicago, IL, United States

It's about damn time... to celebrate in community! Join us for a pre-Shabbat Pride Happy Hour by and for Queer Mishkanites. Come hang OUT with us in a park near […]

Small Groups: Anti-Racist Book Club

Interested in challenging your beliefs? In engaging more thoughtfully in anti-racist thought? Mishkan's anti-racist book club is opening again to new members, and we would love to learn with you. Starting June 29th, we will meet on Wednesdays to begin Eve Ewing's acclaimed non-fiction work "Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s […]

Small Groups: Queer Shabbat Potluck

Liz Schuller's home in Andersoville

Calling all LGBTQ+ Mishkanites! Mishkan's Queer Small Group is hosting another Shabbat Potluck, and you're invited. This month, we will be hosted by Builder Liz Schuller and her partner at […]