S stands for SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. M stands for Mishkan. Together, the S & M Bet Midrash has been the most exciting space to do serious, sophisticated Talmud learning in an egalitarian setting in Chicago, that invites everyone to the table to learn. We focus on skill-building, the radical nature of the Jewish […]
Mensch Academy is inspired, down-to-earth Judaism for kids. At Mensch Academy, 4th – 6th graders explore Jewish themes through text study, music, art, and conversation. They develop their own big questions and ideas that they will express through designing and creating their own projects. More About Mensch Academy
Join the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs, Mishkan Chicago, Repair the World, and Silverstein Base Hillel to explore "The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration," […]
Join Reboot for the annual National Day of Unplugging celebrating Reboot's launch in Chicago! Disconnect from your digital devices to reconnect while enjoying drinks, nosh, interactive arts, workshops from puppetry to beatbox 101, yoga, tarot card reading, massage chairs, a photobooth, live music and more! $10 advance through 2/23 $15/door Tickets
"If you didn't have to do it perfectly, what would you try?" Experience your own creative restoration and learn techniques to enhance self-confidence in harnessing your right-brain-skills guided by Julia Cameron's The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity. Learn more about this book's program to help unlock your inner artist. Once a week, a "creative cluster" facilitated by Mishkanite Dana […]
Dive in and develop an intellectually honest experience of Jewish learning while building personal relationships with text, with Rabbi Lizzi and with others in the program. REGISTER
Have you been praying for a while now but still feel like you don't know how to "Jewish pray"? Wonder what's happening during all the mumbling? Ready to take the next step in your Jewish prayer life? In this class you'll learn both theory and practice for how to create successful prayer experiences (how does the Tradition define […]
Mensch Academy is inspired, down-to-earth Judaism for kids. At Mensch Academy, 1st – 3rd graders explore Jewish themes through text study, music, art, and conversation. They develop their your own big questions and ideas that they will express through designing and creating their own projects. More about Mensch Academy
S stands for SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva. M stands for Mishkan. Together, the S & M Bet Midrash has been the most exciting space to do serious, sophisticated Talmud learning in an egalitarian setting in Chicago, that invites everyone to the table to learn. We focus on skill-building, the radical nature of the Jewish […]
Mensch Academy is inspired, down-to-earth Judaism for kids. At Mensch Academy, 4th – 6th graders explore Jewish themes through text study, music, art, and conversation. They develop their own big questions and ideas that they will express through designing and creating their own projects. More About Mensch Academy
Purim is the holiday when all bets are off, things aren't what they seem, and you need to turn things on their heads to understand what the hell is going on in this fakkakta world. Last year, we declared Vashti-like resistance on the incivility of life in Achashverosh's kingdom. But we can't get complacent: this year, it's all about […]