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. Our High Holiday services are only possible with the help and hard work of community members and staff. We want to shout out those who made it all 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, Patrick Budde, Will Burdin, Alan Contreras, Rachel Cort, Marisa Dean, Matthew Ellenwood, Olivia Finkelstein, Rabbi Julie Fishbach, Esther Fishbein, Rowan Foster, Gabriel Garavaglia, Anna Gelman, Alison Gerber, Ronan Goforth, Ryn Hardiman, Jon Herzog, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann, Jasmine Henri Jordan, Jordan Kantola, Cheryl Kaplan, Nathan Kaplin, Chris Leach, Jourdan Lewanda, Spencer Meeks, Rabbi Ari Moffic, Rachel Mylan, Jacob Niederman, Chava Novogrodsky-Godt, Hannah Osharow, Michael Palmer, Rabbi Steven Philp, Milan Reed, Jae Robinson, Kirill Samarits, Sylvie Schnabel, Mattea Sklut, Juniper Sloman, Will Sonheim, Rebecca Stevens, Lily DeKoven Weidenbach, Zach Weinberg, Rebecca Wellisch, John White, Leah Whiteman, Valencia Wilson, Gracia Zhao
Our super talented Davening Team:
Henry Bernstein, Michael Brown, Jenna Cohen, Bex Ehrmann, Matthew Ellenwood, Ari Frede, Brandon Gardener-Less, Emily Grayson, Emma Jacobson, Caroline Miller, Eva Neuhaus, Sam Schiller, Erica Smith, Lexi Weintraub, Benjie Weiss
Our army of volunteers who created a welcoming space for all:
Mark Achler, Andrea Alpert, Danny Alpert, Agatha Arnott, Elise Auerbach, Scott Beslow, Ronit Bezalel, Jane Bilger, Hannah Bloom, Benjamin Cederquist, Jane Charney, Abra Chusid, Anita Cohen, Alyssa Dickman, Christina Downey, Bruce Ente, Emily Ente (Volunteer Captain), Daniel Epstein, Erica Esser, Courtney Feuer, Andi Friedman, Lance Friedmann, Abigail Gardener-Less, Manuel Gauto, Sari Gluckin, Leigh Goldsmith, Jesse Goodsell, Alison Gross, Ricky Halle-Podell, Jeffrey Kaplan, Linda Kellough, Sima Kirsch, Dana Kroop, Abigail Kuchnir, Josh Laveman, Ben Levinson, Jessica Mansbach, Jennifer Miller, Jennifer Morgenstern, Mallory Morrigan, Shari Pergricht, Hannah Podhorzer, Sharon Price, Jon Quinn, Marisa Ross, Natalie Rothstein, Lorra Rudman, Charles Schuchat, Wendy Schuman, Danny Schuman, Susie Silver, Rebecca Silverman, Annie Sindelar, Rebecca Singer, Michelle Halle Stern, Matt Thacker, Alison Toback, Joshua Turnbull, Dinah Wayne, Terri Webb, Jeff Weiss, Becca Wilson, Rebecca Wolfe, Judith Yacker
Our shofar blowers:
Ben Cederquist, George Cederquist, Chloe Confino, Becca Crystal, Dan Farkas, Leigh Goldsmith, Ricky Halle-Podell, Richard Kallus, Jane Mintz, Michael Palmer, Corrine Smith, Eric Wilson
Our Torah and haftara readers:
Ben Cederquist, Peter Fidler, Evan Goldstein, Ricky Halle-Podell, Ari Josephson, Jonah Krischer, Daniel Kutcher, C’ Riki Lippitz, Jolie Roth, Willow Schleman, Jody Schneiderman, Danny Schuman, Rebecca Silverman, Michelle Halle Stern, Robine Le Vine
Our Yom Kippur afternoon class teachers:
Jane Bilger, Stephen Blackman, Monte Dube, AnnMerle Feldman, Renee Foster, Debbie Lessin, Grace Overbeke, Nancy Rothstein, Gail Stern, Caren Yanis
Our guest speakers:
Isaac Gamoran, C’ Riki Lippitz, Jon Quinn, Hila Ratzabi
Our teen volunteers, most of whom designed and volunteered in the Museum of Awe:
Ron Averbukh, Cora Bass Ehler, Noa Bass Ehler, Gracie Beslow, Lucia Gillet, Madeleine Goldstein, Zora Kraft, Violet Rassner, Mira Rothfeder, Ali Schaffer, Jourdin Schaffer, Zeke Sheldon, Dalia Thacker, Elise Thomas, Oliver Jacover, Miryam Sussman Johnson, Moshe Sussman Johnson, Henry Taustein, Annie Hopmayer, Abe Resnick-Miller, Zeke Resnick-Miller, Ari Miller, Emmy Nazemgoff, Lila Nazemgoff, Yael Averbukh, Elliot Allen, Lincoln Allen, Marshall Allen, Malachi Many, Eliana Many, Julia Cederquist, Lincoln Trussell, Asa Wolfson, Audrey Saltzman, Emelia Stellner
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 5787 YouTube playlist for every service livestreams and sermon, and photo highlights are available in this Facebook album. The Rabbis’ sermons are up on the Mishkan Blog and Contact Chai podcast. Follow our Facebook and Instagram pages for photos and to keep up to date on upcoming events.