It can feel intimidating to walk into a Shabbat service on a Friday night and face a room full of strangers. We have a remedy for that feeling: lay-led Small Groups. Whether you’re looking to connect with folks who share your interests or passions, engage in ongoing Jewish learning and discussion with others, or try your hand at leading an event or series of your own, we’ve got you covered. Initiated and led by volunteer Builders (members at Mishkan), Mishkan’s Small Groups are a place for you to find your niche and create meaningful relationships with other community members in a more intimate setting.

Want to get connected to a small group? Email us!

Recent Small Groups

• 20s and 30s
• 72+ Brunch Gatherings
• Anti-Racism Book Club
• Craft-ernoon (Crafting Group)
• Disability and Chronic Illness
• Edat Zemer: Mishkan’s Community of Song
• Empty Nester’s
• Jewish Movie Club
• Mensch Academy Parent Meet-ups
  
• New(ish) Father’s Support Group
• Parents of Teens
• Queer Shabbat Potlucks
  
• Rosh Chodesh Circle (Women’s Group using At The Well curriculum)
• Suburban Shabbat Potlucks (North Suburbs, Oak Park)
• Torah Talk (Weekly Virtual Torah Study)
• Wise Guys (Retirement Age Men’s Group)
• Women Over 55

Don’t see your affinity or interest listed? Our small groups are “by the people, for the people”. If you’re interested in starting your own group, we want to help make that happen. Let’s chat!