Thank you!
Thank you for choosing to spend your High Holidays with Mishkan Chicago! Whether you watched the livestream or attended in person, nearly 200 people came together to make your experience come to life.
High Holidays are only possible with the help and hard work of community members and staff. Thank you thank you thank you to those who made these holidays happen, and created a welcoming, inspiring space for all, including but not limited to:
Our hardworking High Holiday full-time, part-time and contract staff:
Ilana Abusch, Margo Ascher, Will Burdin, Devan Castle, Alan Contreras,Rachel Cort, Marisa Dean, Matthew Ellenwood, Emily Ente (Volunteer Captain), Olivia Finkelstein, Jess Fogel, Rowan Foster, Gabriel Garavaglia, Abigail Gellner, Anna Gelman, Noah Gilbert, Ronan Goforth, Ryn Hardiman, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, Cheryl Kaplan, Nathan Kaplin, Jordan Kennedy-Rea, Chris Leach , Jourdan Lewanda, Spencer Meeks, Rabbi Ari Moffic, Rachel Mylan, Michael Palmer, Rabbi Steven Philp, Rishi Productions, Ian Rosen-Rich, Keith Schnabel, Shuli Silver, Juniper Sloman , Patrick Budde. Will Sonheim, CJ Speakman, Rebecca Stevens, Lily DeKoven Weidenbach, Zach Weinberg, Rebecca Wellisch, Elise Zerega
Our super talented Davening Team:
Lauren Abrams, Cassie Angley, Henry Bernstein, Talius Chickering, Jenna Cohen, Bex Ehrmann, Matthew Ellenwood, Brandon Gardener-Less, Emily Grayson, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, Caroline Miller, Eli Newell, Rabbi Steven Philp, Sam Schiller, Erica Smith, Lexi Weintraub, Benjie Weiss
Our army of volunteers who created a welcoming space for all:
Danny Alpert, Leslie Ansel, Kay Ariel, Elise Auerbach, Max Beshers, Jane Bilger, Molly de Blanc, Hannah Bloom-Hirschberg, Lisa Bob, Bonnie Braverman, Rachel Bronson, Jane Charney, Abra Chusid, Anita Cohen, Bruce Cohen, Alyssa Dickman, Jodi Eisenstadt, Bruce Ente, Erica Esser, Joanna Felsenstein, Courtney Feuer, Ari Frede, Terri Freeman, Lance Friedmann, Rachel Galant, Maris Garcia, Sari Gluckin, Jacob Gold, Tim Graves, Alison M Gross, Adam Gunther, Ricky Halle-Podell, Molly Hoisington, Paula Horowitz, Jeffrey Kaplan, Sima Kirsch, Nikki Kothari, Meredith Kroot, Abigail Kuchnir, Rebecca Lenz-Levin, Ben Levinson, Andie Linker, Ariel Litvin, Cheryl Meltzer, Michael Meltzer, Jennifer Miller, Deborah Moldover, Jennifer Morgenstern, Hannah Podhorzer, Lisa Portnoy, Sharon Price, Jon Quinn, Jaclyn Rassner, Natalie Rothstein, Lorra Rudman, Charles Schuchat, Betsy Seligman, Jacob Shapiro, Susan Silver, Annie Sindelar, Rebecca Singer, Elesheva Soloff, Gail Stern, Matt Thacker, Joshua Turnbull, Judy Yacker
Our shofar blowers:
Eliana Brennan, Ben Cederquist, George Cederquist, Jenna Cohen, Chloe Confino, Daniel Farkas, Benji Feldheim, Ricky Halle-Podell, Jan Mahler, Jane Mintz, Corinne Smith, Eric Wilson
Our Torah readers:
Peter Fidler, Brandon Gardner-Less,Evan Goldstein, Ricky Halle-Podell, Jessica Kaz, Cantor Ricky Liippitz, Danny Schuman, Rebecca Silverman, Robin Le Vine
Our Yom Kippur afternoon class teachers:
Aliza Becker, Barb Dornbush, Isaac Gamoran, David Gottlieb, Tim Graves, Barb Mason, Jon Quinn, Barb Schmidt, Devi Stern, Gail Volk, Judy Yacker
Our guest speakers:
Caroline Miller (Pledge Video), Sarah Garza Resnick, Elana Kahn, Devi Stern
Our teens who designed and volunteered in the Museum of Awe and members of our Teen Davening Team:
Marshall Allen, Ron Averbukh, Eliana Brennan, Ben Cederquist, Julia Cederquist, John Conway, Everly Cooper, Sam Bass Ehler, Noa Bass Ehler, Lucia Gillett, Elliott Ginsburg, Dahlia Goodman, Ben Hirschberg, Zora Kraft, Violet Litvin, Emmy Nazemgoff, Violet Rassner, Esther Rockwood, Audrey Saltzman, Miles Schaffer, Dalia Thacker, Rafi Thacker, Lincoln Trussell
Build With Us
And if you’re thinking you’d like to get more involved in the community throughout the year, now is a great time to officially join the Mishkan family as a Builder (our version of membership). Buildership is a really special opportunity to connect more deeply with us, and allows us to co-create your spiritual journey with you from near and far.
Photos, Videos, and Sermons
Looking to relive your favorite High Holiday moments? Check out this High Holidays 5786 YouTube playlist for every service livestreams and sermon. The Rabbis’ sermons are up on our blog and Contact Chai podcast. Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages for photos and to keep up to date on upcoming events.