Our Teaching Philosophy at Mishkan and Mensch Academy
Our December 16th service was a Mensch Academy Student Showcase, an opportunity for caregivers and the Mishkan community to honor our students and their learning. Rabbi Steven took this opportunity to explain how we root our teaching philosophy in self-expression,...
Growing Our Family: Exciting News For Mishkan Family Programs
Dear Mishkan Community, We are excited to share some staffing updates in our family programs, reflecting our commitment to expanding the ways we serve our growing population of Mishkanites ages 0-18 years old (and of course their grown-ups, too)! Please join me in...
Why I’m Starting A Trans Youth Support Group
Mishkan’s Rabbinic Assistant shares how his lonely experience as a trans youth navigating a hostile healthcare system inspired him to start a Trans and Non-Binary Youth Support Group. I came out as Transmasculine in the Fall quarter of my senior year of college. After...
Why I’m Starting A Toddler Shabbat Playgroup
Mishkan's Director of Development and Engagement on how her twins' time in NICU followed by months of COVID isolation inspired her to start a Small Group for other toddler families. My twins were born in October 2020. After 15 days in the NICU, they emerged from the...