Small Groups: 72+ Gatherings
Join Builder Kay Ariel and other Mishkan 72+ elders for Gatherings: conversations exploring the Big Life Questions, like Purpose, Legacy and Wisdom. This month: The 7th Decade as the Shabbat of Life. Register
Join Builder Kay Ariel and other Mishkan 72+ elders for Gatherings: conversations exploring the Big Life Questions, like Purpose, Legacy and Wisdom. This month: The 7th Decade as the Shabbat of Life. Register
Hey Mensch parents (and anyone else who'd like to drop by)! Join Builders Andi Friedman and Sharon Wolfson for a casual Mahjong game and vegetarian brunch potluck. No experience necessary- but if you have a set and/or a card please bring it, as well as food to share! Register
How do modern musicians, filmmakers, and comedians reinterpret one of the Torah’s most unsettling stories? Join Visiting Rabbinical Student Julie Fishbach for a deep dive into the Binding of Isaac (the Akedah) through the past century of pop culture. Together we'll explore how generations of Jews have grappled with this tale of faith, fear, love […]
Join us for a two-part workshop taught by Reverend Alvin Bibbs and Rabbi Lizzi that series that help will deepen our community's commitment to recognize and ease toxic polarization for the sake of making real world progress on the issues that divide us. Through interactive learning and real-world examples, participants will explore how faith-based communities […]
Join the Mishkan Local Action Team for a Pizza Party! Learn how you can plug into JCUA's ongoing work to affect positive change in Chicago, including advocating for CARE Teams for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis to be assisted by teams of behavioral health professionals, and the related Treatment Not Trauma campaign to provide […]
Are you a soon to be first-time parent? Join us for this three-part interactive workshop designed to help you prepare for this next chapter: the transition into parenthood. We will focus on building the foundation for your growing family with intentionality, helping you to grow your parenting skills and tools, and thinking about how you […]
As part of the BMitzvah journey, 7th graders and their parents are invited to create their own tallis (prayer shawl) in a hands-on workshop with a Jewish artist. Together, we’ll explore the meaning and symbolism of the tallis connecting this ancient practice to your family’s story. Register
Come hang out at Mishkan HQ with other Neurodivergent adults! There will be games, light snacks, and opportunities to connect with one another. This program is clinician-led and sponsored by Maggie's Place. Register
Do you believe in God? What do you believe about God? For many of us, the images and ideas we were taught as children no longer hold up — yet we still long for language, wisdom, and frameworks that speak to our adult lives. In this new learning series, we’ll explore the wide spectrum of […]
If you’re in your 20s or 30s and building an interfaith relationship, this series is for you. Over three sessions at Mishkan HQ, Facets Movie Theater, and The Davis Theater we’ll explore how Jewish interfaith relationships are represented in film and reflect on our own experiences of building and belonging across traditions. Together we’ll watch […]