Build your community with other new parents of babies (12 months and under)! This three-part series is a chance to sing, schmooze, and share oys and joys with other families. […]
We're celebrating the end of Passover with all of the carbs and hops that you can handle. Join us for post-Passover dinner and drinks at Half Acre's Barrel Room, inspired by the post-Passover celebration Mimouna, a "return-to-dough" Moroccan festival. Children are welcome, but unfortunately pets are not able to come into the event space. Tickets […]
If you're a parent of a teen and looking to build community, join us for this small group discussion and learning program made just for you. Led by Rabbi Deena, we will learn what Jewish tradition has to say about parenting adolescents while discussing the oys and joys of parenting through this life stage. This […]
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 […]
