Our Sermons
Tools For Living In A World That Breaks Your Heart
At Mishkan's 5783 Erev Rosh Hashanah service, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann delivered a sermon on learning to live with the heartbreaking circumstances of this world by relying on the tradition passed down to us by sages like Rabbi Eleazar who were no strangers to heartbreak...
We Are Not Broken
At Mishkan's 5783 Rosh Hashanah service, Rabbi Steven delivered a moving and deeply personal sermon reflecting on his recent divorce. If you would like to attend Kol Nidre and Yom Kippur with Mishkan, virtual tickets are still available. Donate to Mishkan's High...
Turn The Page And Rewrite Your Story
The following drash was delivered at the Saturday Morning Shabbat service at Second Unitarian on September 9th, 2022. You can also listen to the sermon on Contact Chai. This piece also contains a preview of Rabbi Steven's Rosh Hashanah sermon — do you have your ticket...
How Do I Console Someone Who Is Suffering?
The seven weeks leading up to the High Holidays are all about consolation. In Rabbi Deena's drash from our August 19th service, we learned how to model G-d's method of consoling us. You can listen to this sermon on Contact Chai and purchase tickets now to our High...
Despair Is Not A Strategy
Following the mass shooting in Highland Park on July 4th, R'Steven delivered a drash entitled "Despair Is Not A Strategy" at our service on July 8th. In seasons of sorrow, we turn to our tradition and to each other. We invite you to our upcoming services: a Virtual...
We Will Not Go Back: Our Dignity Is Not Up For Debate
On June 24th, 2022, shortly before the final Shabbat of Pride Month, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. In a concurring opinion, Justice Thomas plainly stated his desire to "revisit" Obergefell v. Hodges, the decision which legalized gay marriage in America. To...