It's a Mensch Academy Showcase! Kids will help lead songs and prayers during the service, and each class will have final projects on display — expect to see puppets, giant 3-D models of Mt. Sinai, and interactive board games. Services will be in-person and live-streamed over YouTube. Rise & Shine will be held for children […]
Join us and celebrate our learning at the Mensch Academy Showcase! Mensch students have been exploring the moment in Exodus that some Jewish people call “Matan Torah” (literally “gift of Torah”), or Revelation. Come sing, question, and celebrate with the Mishkan and Mensch Academy community for this special Shabbat morning event. Stay after the service […]
Stories, songs and celebrating Shabbat for 0-4 year olds and their grown ups! We’ll begin with kiddush snacks and move into the Shabbat service at 10:45 am. We will meet indoors at JCYS. For Shabbat and other programs, masks are optional. For people ages 6 months and up, full vaccination is expected and boosters are […]
Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! Led by Music Specialist Rachel Mylan, this three-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share […]
Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! Led by Music Specialist Rachel Mylan, this three-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share oys and joys with other families. We will offer yummy snacks, but feel to bring your own nut-free favorites. Register
Let’s go nuts for donuts! Join us for a Lakeview dessert crawl with stops at Firecakes, Mini Donut Factory, Stan’s Donuts, and XO Marshmallow. Drop-off at Stan’s Donuts in Lakeview […]
Join us for Hanukkah stories and songs led by Chicago’s Drag Bubbie Merriam Levkowitz at Rattleback Records in Andersonville! Following stories, we will light our hanukkiah and walk away with yummy sufganiyot (donuts). Storytime for families with kids 4 and under is 4:00 - 4:45 pm; storytime for families with kids K-5 is 5:00 - […]
Schmooze and celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with a live DJ and performance by Merriam Levkowitz, Chicago's Drag Bubbie. Have a drink, grab a snack, and maybe get your […]
Start your day with a spiritual check-in! Morning Minyan is a virtual minyan held every weekday morning and led by the Mishkan rabbis. Monday through Wednesday are led by R’Steven, […]
Join Mishkan and Keshet for the second night of Hanukkah, as we gather with other LGBTQ+ Jews and loved ones to light the hanukkiah. There will be a latke bar and doughnuts, refreshments, and plenty of time to schmooze. BYOM (bring your own menorah) if you'd like to help us light up the night! This […]
