This week, we are holding Saturday Morning Shabbat in the Mishkan Office. We hope you’ll join us for an intimate, learning-centered service, and then stick around for nosh and community. There will still be Rise & Shine for children ages 0-4 and Mah Tovu for children ages 5-8. You can also attend virtually on our YouTube livestream — have […]
Stories, songs and celebrating Shabbat for 0-4 year olds and their grown ups! We will meet at the Mishkan Office. For Shabbat and other programs, masks are optional. For people ages 6 months and up, full vaccination is expected and boosters are heavily encouraged.
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. Services will be held indoors in the Mishkan Office starting at 9:30 am, with Mah Tovu beginning at 11:00 am. […]
Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! This four-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share oys and joys with other families. Build Your Village will be co-led by Music Specialist Rachel Mylan and Leah Whiteman, a Couple and Family Therapist intern who is also a fully […]
Moving Traditions is a support group for teenage Mishkanites in grades 7-10. We will explore the challenges and joys of teens’ lives while having a good time and making great friends. Teens will be sorted into small groups according to gender identity so they can speak freely about relationships, gender, stress, school, and anything else that’s on their mind. Each group […]
One of our most important mourning rituals happens immediately after death, when a group of individuals called a chevra kadisha (sacred society) prepares the body for burial in a process called taharah. You can learn more about some of these practices here. Read Rabbi Steven's reflection about this beautiful and incredibly humbling experience, a celebration […]
Come one and all and start the new week with some Torah time in community. Join Builder Tim Graves in this weekly Torah study practice over Zoom. The drop-in group meets weekly on Sundays. Register
This is a support group for caregivers of children ages 10 and over, who identify as neurodiverse or experience social-emotional, cognitive, or behavioral challenges. Facilitated by Jess Levine LCSW, we will create a space for caregivers to talk about the unique challenges and joys in raising differently wired kids. Resources and outside referrals can be […]
Join Rabbi Steven, a JCUA Board member, for JCUA's flagship annual event — Acts of Change — taking place in-person at Artifact Events in Ravenswood. This years' awardees are three individuals who embody JCUA's core values: Gerry and Steve Keen, for their dedication to uplifting disinvested communities through community service, volunteer work, and nonprofit support; […]
Start your day with a spiritual check-in! Morning Minyan is a virtual minyan held every weekday morning. Mondays are led by Rachel Goldberg, Rabbi Steven leads Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and Thursdays are led by Rabbi Lizzi. You can also listen to our Thursday sessions on the Contact Chai podcast. Register
This is a support group for caregivers of children ages 9 and under, who identify as neurodiverse or experience social-emotional, cognitive, or behavioral challenges. Facilitated by Sara Hood MA, we will create a space for caregivers to talk about the unique challenges and joys in raising differently wired kids. Resources and outside referrals can be […]
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