A chance for 6 - 8th graders and their families to engage with Holocaust education and explore the exhibit “In Our Voices.” Families will tour the Illinois Holocaust Museum followed by a discussion around the Holocaust and anti-semitism today, led by Rabbi Deena and a museum docent. Optional de-brief over dinner at Noodles and Co! […]
Linda Gradstein is an award winning journalist who has covered Israel for more than 30 years. She also teaches journalism at Hebrew University and NYU-Tel Aviv and is on her way soon to teach an intensive course in podcasting at NYU Abu Dhabi. Linda speaks Hebrew and Arabic and lives in Jerusalem with her husband […]
This five session class will deep dive into Rabbi Shapira's "Esh Kodesh," a compilation of weekly sermons he authored while interred in the Warsaw Ghetto, and later discovered buried in a large milk canister post-WWII. We will begin with bagels and coffee, followed by our text learning beginning at 11 am. The series is $36 […]
Join us for music from our Davening Team, liturgy, and reflection from our rabbis. Music, prayer and special guests will differ week to week, but you can always count on this Friday wind down to leave you feeling nourished and inspired. Stay and schmooze for yummy Shabbat snacks post-services, catered by Schmaltz & Vinegar. This […]
A spiritual spring cleaning workshop focusing on finding more joy. Led by Rabbi Lizzi alongside Builder family Martin Friedman, Felicia Savage Friedman, and Maya Savage — expert facilitators in racial justice and Raja yoga. We will unpack our identities and move out of places we might feel stuck. Working with the spiritual themes of Shabbat […]
Love to sing or strum or drum? The Davening Team is a group of volunteer musicians and vocalists who create the Mishkan musical prayer experience along with the rabbis, allowing Mishkan to touch thousands of individuals throughout the year. We have a few open spots for the coming year, so we’re hosting an “open call.” […]
On the heels of our last Israel-Palestine book group (In This Place Together: A Palestinian’s Journey to Collective Liberation), we are next reading Letters to My Palestinian Neighbor by Yossi Klein Halevi, published in 2018. As a complement to our last reading from a Palestinian narrative and perspective, we will do the same with an […]
Join the largest Israeli-Palestinian peace event in history. We will gather to call for peace, freedom, and human rights for all. The Joint Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day Ceremony is hosted by Combatants for Peace and The Parents Circle–Families Forum. Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day, is a solemn day on which Israelis remember those they have lost […]
On this weekend, we will bring you the Parsha kedoshim which includes the infamous verses of Leviticus that have been used to justify discrimination against LGBTQ+ folks. Let's come together and reclaim our tradition for the good as folks offer their own stories of Torah, family, coming out, queerness, and wresting with tradition. LGBTQ folks […]
Get your family ready for Shabbat with a hands-on workshop led by Rachel Ellison of Bat Sarah Press and Dylan Maysick of Diaspora Dinners. Learn to make challah and make a beautiful challah cover to take home. Rabbis Lizzi and Deena will lead Kabbalat Shabbat and dinner will be provided by Diaspora Dinners. Tickets are […]
