Join Mishkan families to kick off our Simchat Torah celebration together with pizza and schmoozing. BYOPicnic and blanket - we will provide the pizza! Register Today
The last of the torrent of fall holidays, this is the crown, the top, the end, the last gasp, the finale ā klezmer music by JRC's Heavy Shtetl, dancing through Welles Park, celebrating Torah followed by an ice cream truck. Co-sponsored by JRC, Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in Evanston. Register
Together with our partners across Chicago, celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride with a meaningful Havdalah full of song, storytelling, and ritual as we join together virtually as a Chicagoland Jewish community! More information and registration
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. This service is in-person. Register
Why do bad things happen to good people? What is the true nature of G-d? This is a class for people who think of themselves as spiritual and have a hunch that Judaism has a lot of spirituality and wisdom embedded in it...but have never seriously studied the sources of that wisdom. Using familiar and […]
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. This service will be live-streamed. Facebook
Stories, Songs and Celebrating Shabbat for 5-8 year olds. Outdoors in the courtyard of Emanual. We will cancel for inclement weather by 5pm Friday. Register
The things you love about Mishkan in the morning: music, stretching, learning, and inspiration. Note: We are requiring vaccination of everyone aged 12 and up. Upon entry to the venue you'll be asked to show proof of vaccination! Join us on Zoom for the livestream
0-4 year olds, songs and welcoming shabbat together. Outdoors at the court yard of Emanual. We will cancel for inclement weather by 5pm Friday. Register
Calling all new and new-ish Builders especially those who have yet to attend a Builder orientation. Join us for an evening of orientation to your Mishkan Buildership! We will gather on Zoom for intros and a welcome by RāLizzi and break into chevruta (paired groups) to discuss how we can continue building a culture of […]
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. This service is in-person. ASL interpretation will be available. The Wilson Abbey is a […]
Calling all out-of-state Builders! Join us for Havdalah and an evening of Jewish Ghost Stories led by RāSteven. Meet others from across the country (and maybe even internationally, if they can keep their eyes open) as we dive deeper into community with Builders who might be thousands of miles apart, but are together at heart. […]
Mishkan is partnering with synagogues across Chicago for this special event featuring Rabbi Naamah Kelman, Dean of HUC-JIR, Jerusalem and Elan Ezrachi, PhD., University of Haifa, Professor. The panel will discuss how Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and alternative Orthodox Jews are cooperating, creating new projects and challenging the Rabbinic Establishment. The same program will be offered […]
Kohenet Elana Brody, Kohenet Aliza Rivka, and RāMiriam Rubin of Embodied Shmita Journey presents a somatic and spiritual experience through movement, musical prayer, and earth-based ritual. Soften into a Shmita way of being and make room to receive all the blessings of rain like the earth. This event is hosted by Jewish Emergent Network, Embodied […]
Mishkan is partnering with synagogues across Chicago for this special event featuring Rabbi Naamah Kelman, Dean of HUC-JIR, Jerusalem and Elan Ezrachi, PhD., University of Haifa, Professor. The panel will discuss how Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and alternative Orthodox Jews are cooperating, creating new projects and challenging the Rabbinic Establishment. The same program will be offered […]
Join us for music from our Davening Team, liturgy, and reflection from our rabbis. Shabbat will feature a special Dāvar Torah from Sarah Bateman, LCSW, on āEating Disorders in the Jewish Community During a Pandemicā as a part of JCFS Chicagoās āHungry to Be Heard: Disordered Eating in the Jewish Communityā program. This service will […]
Stories, Songs and Celebrating Shabbat for 5-8 year olds. Outdoors in the courtyard of Emanuel. We will cancel for inclement weather by 5pm Friday. Register
Stories, songs and celebrating Shabbat for 5-8 year olds and their grown ups. Services will be held indoors at Emanuel. Immediately following the service, we will come together for family kiddish in the social hall from 10:20 - 10:45 pm. Everyone over 2 years old is required to wear masks for services and programs. Proof […]
0-4 year olds, songs and welcoming shabbat together. Outdoors at the court yard of Emanuel. We will cancel for inclement weather by 5pm Friday. Register