Contact Chai
240 episodes - English - Latest episode: 15 days ago -Contact Chai is Mishkan Chicago’s podcast feed, where you can hear our Shabbat sermons, Morning Minyans, interviews with Jewish thought leaders, and more.
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Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — A Loopy Morning
June 26, 2024 16:00 - 39 minutes - 26.9 MBJuly is Builder Renewal season! Buildership powers this community and makes it possible for us to bring you services, education, podcasts, and so much more. If you are a Builder at Mishkan, we can’t wait for you to renew your commitment. Not a Builder yet? We invite you to join the community as a Builder. Not in Chicagoland? Join the 10% of our Builder community who live outside of Illinois. It would be an honor to take the next step on your Jewish journey with you. **** For upcoming Shabb...
Pride Shabbat: “Call of the Shofar”
June 25, 2024 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Pride Shabbat service on Friday, June 21st. We were honored to receive a thoughtful drash from Mishkanite Aidan Gilbert, who reflected on his life, the gains of the LGBTQIA+ community, and the need to fight to protect those gains from the ceaseless onslaught of the far right. Become A Mishkan Builder: https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Acces...
Minyan Replay — Juneteenth with Felicia Savage Friedman
June 19, 2024 21:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
We Are Witnesses for Each Other
June 18, 2024 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our June 15th Saturday morning service when Rabbi Steven delivered a drash on the need to combat polarization with community building. Become A Mishkan Builder: https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Ch...
Standing At Sinai Together
June 13, 2024 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Shavuot Shabbat service, when Rabbi Steven shared about his experience traveling to Washington, DC with the Interfaith Alliance where he witnessed the wide spectrum of views of the Jewish and interfaith communities through the lens of the diverse perspectives we celebrate during both Shavuot and Pride Month. Unfortunately, we experienced some technical difficulties at the service, but Rabbi Steven has generously re-recorded his drash for posterity. ...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Shavuot!
June 13, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.7 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
BaMidbar: Truth Like a Desert
June 05, 2024 21:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
Heaven Is A Place On Earth
June 04, 2024 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Saturday morning service on June 1st. Prompted by this week’s parsha which contains a list of blessings and curses God promises to rain down on the righteous and the wrongdoer, respectively, Rabbi Lizzi delivered a sermon on the theological concept of theodicy, that is, the question of how a loving God could allow so much suffering and, despite his warnings, appear to let evildoers off scot-free. Will the wicked be punished in this life? In the next...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Special Guest Rabbi Rachel Goldberg
May 29, 2024 16:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
The Stories We Tell
May 28, 2024 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our May 24th Friday Night Shabbat service. Rabbi Steven delivered a drash on the power of stories. Narratives shape our lives and transform our world. How can we harness their power for good? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed,...
Progressive Chevra Kadisha — A Discussion About Life, Death, And Taharah
May 22, 2024 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBToday’s episode is a Shababt Replay all the way back to March 15th, when Rabbi Steven was joined by a virtual panel to discuss the Progressive Chevra Kadisha of Chicago, a sacred society which prepares bodies for burial. It’s a fascinating conversation all about this beautiful and humbling ancient practice. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like u...
Born This Way: Torah And Disability Justice
May 20, 2024 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.5 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our virtual Friday night service on May 17th. Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash on the complicated relationship of disability justice and the Torah. How can we make sense of a mitzvah which appears to exclude people with a disability? We must first begin by considering the examples of two sacred texts: Leviticus and the hit TV show Glee. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Emor: Make Your Life A Work Of Art
May 15, 2024 16:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
A More Honest Story: Yom Ha’Zikaron and Yom Ha’Atzmaut
May 14, 2024 14:00 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our May 10th Friday night service, when Rabbi Steven delivered a drash on the occasion of three holidays — Yom Ha’Zikaron, Yom Ha’Atzmaut, and Dhikra an-Nakba. What can the messages of each of these days teach us in this difficult time? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates....
Sharing Grief, Sharing Hope — Israelis and Palestinians in Conversation
May 08, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour - 53.1 MBThis episode is a recording of a conversation held today, May 8th, led by Rabbi Lizzi who was joined by two members of the Parents Circle, an organization of Israelis and Palestinians who have lost loved ones to war and are working together toward peace. Laila Alsheikh lives in Bethlehem in the West Bank. In 2002, her 6 months old son, Qussay, became ill and Israeli soldiers prevented Layla from taking him to the hospital for more than five hours. Qussay soon died from the lack of timely tr...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Rosh Chodesh Iyar: Omer 15
May 08, 2024 16:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
Building A Heart of Many Rooms: Toward A More Complete Pursuit Of Liberation
May 06, 2024 21:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBToday’s episode is from our May 4th Saturday morning service. With college campus protests and counter protests of Israel’s war in Gaza ongoing, Rabbi Lizzi delivered a powerful sermon asking us to confront this difficult political moment with honesty and humility. Take it away, Rabbi. But wait, there’s more. Our May 4th service also featured a New Builder Aliyah. At the end of this touching moment, new Builder Cassie shared how her spiritual life has been transformed by belonging to the un...
Mental Health Shabbat — Confronting Addictive Behaviors
May 03, 2024 14:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our April 19th virtual Friday night service. In commemoration of Mental Health Shabbat, Rabbi Steven was joined by Andrew Fishman, a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in addictive behaviors, for a conversation about healthy boundaries with our screens. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us o...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Acharei Mot and Counting the Omer
May 01, 2024 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
Don't Settle for the Simple Story... or Seder
April 22, 2024 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Saturday morning service on April 20th. Rabbi Lizzi delivered a sermon imploring us to retell not only the triumphal tale of liberation in the Passover story, but also the nuanced, disturbing, and thought-provokingly complicated parts of the story as well. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Fa...
Morning Minyan with Rabbi Lizzi — Dayenu! Transcending the Sanitized Story
April 17, 2024 22:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
The Impossible Becomes Possible
April 16, 2024 02:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Friday Night Shabbat service on April 12th when Rabbi Steven delivered a sermon on the story of Passover and the haggadah. What does it mean to leave a seat for Elijah? What does it mean to envision a future free from bondage? Take it away, Rabbi. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook fo...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Entering the Month of Nissan! Parshat Tazria! Preparing for Passover!
April 10, 2024 19:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
The Four Children
April 09, 2024 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Saturday morning service on April 6th. Rabbi Steven led a discussion about the Four Children of the Passover seder. The discussion has been edited down for brevity and clarity — thank you to everyone who lent their voices, whether or not the microphone picked up what you had to say! **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on ...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Shmini
April 03, 2024 21:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
How to Avoid Retelling the Same Old Story
April 02, 2024 03:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our March 29th Friday Night service, when Rabbi Lizzi delivered a fascinating drash about how the rabbis reshaped Judaism after the fall of the second temple. How did they transform a religion based on sacrifices, like the ones in this week’s parsha, into one based on the study of Torah we know today? How did Judaism survive when so many ancient civilizations did not? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see o...
Israeli and Palestinian Political Reflections on the Moment and on the Future
March 29, 2024 15:00 - 1 hour - 64.8 MBOn March 28th, Mishkan Chicago cohosted a dialogue on the war in Gaza and Israel, together with IPF Atid Chicago and New Israel Fund. Rabbi Lizzi moderated the discussion which featured Agora Initiative co-founder Khalil Sayegh and IPF Atid director Shanie Reichman. IPF Atid https://israelpolicyforum.org/atid/ Agora Initiative www.theagorainitiative.org NIF https://www.nif.org/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclus...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Tzav
March 27, 2024 21:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Purim Prep Special
March 21, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBOn Thursday, March 21st, as we observe the Fast of Esther, Mishkan will join Hadar for "Reading the Megillah After October 7th". From 8:30 am - 1:30 pm CDT, we will reflect on the crises in the Megillah and in our world today. Join us at the link below: https://www.mishkanchicago.org/event/reading-the-megillah-after-october-7th/ Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right he...
(Jewish) Power: Fantasy, Reality, and Responsibility
March 19, 2024 02:00 - 20 minutes - 14.2 MBToday's episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Saturday Morning service on March 16th. Rabbi Steven compared and contrasted Purim, a holiday which centers a satirical story and power fantasy, with modern realities of Jewish power. In a year when the Megillah’s violent vengeance may hit close to home, how can we celebrate Purim thoughtfully? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. F...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Pekudei
March 13, 2024 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-spring-2024/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago....
After Catastrophe, Come Together (of Golden Calves and Making Mishkan)
March 11, 2024 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Friday Night Shabbat service on March 8th, when Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash on the infamous incident of the Golden Calf, arguing that the Israelites constructed the idol to soothe their need for certainty, and asked what idols of certainty we are crafting in our own lives and communities. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow ...
(Not) Your Place in This — One Teen’s Story
March 07, 2024 19:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Friday Night Shabbat service on February 23rd when teenaged Mishkanite Noa Stern-Frede delivered a passionate sermon about her own Jewish journey. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strau...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Vayakhel
March 06, 2024 20:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-fall-2023/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chi...
Making Idols of our Own Opinions
March 05, 2024 21:00 - 18 minutes - 12.4 MBToday’s episode is a Shabbat Replay from our Saturday morning service on March 2nd, when Rabbi Steven returned from vacation with a new outlook on how to relate to social media and the people he follows online. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and perfor...
What is on the minds of Jewish thought leaders?
March 01, 2024 16:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBOn February 25th, Rabbi Lizzi spoke on a panel entitled "What is on the minds of Jewish thought leaders?". Co-hosted by Congregation Rodfei Zedek and Mercaz, The Center for Purposeful Living, this panel discussion was a provoking conversation about the evolving landscape of Jewish life, and what the future of the Jewish community might look like. R'Lizzi shared the stage with Jacob Cytryn, the Executive Director of Camp Ramah Wisconsin, and Rabbi Benay Lappe, the founder of SVARA, with discu...
Rabbi Lizzi's Reflections On Four Days In Israel
February 28, 2024 02:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBContent Warning: The following episode contains frank discussion of the terrorist acts perpetrated on October 7th as well as the ongoing violence in Gaza. Please use your best judgment in listening and take care of yourself. Organizations Mentioned: https://www.friendsofroots.net/who-we-are https://www.alandforall.org/english/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on...
Building A Mishkan For All Of Us — Susana Darwin
February 22, 2024 18:00 - 14 minutes - 9.86 MBThis week, Mishkanite Susana Darwin celebrated her 60th birthday — and wanted nothing more than to learn how to chant Torah and offer a drash at Mishkan. So as we turned our attention to the section of Torah describing the building of the Mishkan, the traveling tabernacle the Israelites built in the desert throughout their wanderings, we invited Susana to share her observations and insights **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility...
Interview: Sarah Garza Resnick On The Fight For Abortion Access
February 21, 2024 13:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBThis episode is a conversation between Rabbi Lizzi and Sarah Garza Resnick from our virtual Repro Shabbat service on February 16th. As the CEO of Personal PAC, Sarah had plenty of exciting updates to share from the frontlines of the fight for abortion access. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook for more updates. Produced by Mish...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Terumah
February 14, 2024 21:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBNew day, same inspiration! Join R'Lizzi every Wednesday for music, thought-provoking conversation, and insights into this week's Torah portion. Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-fall-2023/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibi...
Rabbi Lizzi's First Sermon Post-Sabbatical
February 12, 2024 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBShe's back! Today's Shabbat Replay comes from our February 9th service when Rabbi Lizzi took to the bimah for the first time since her sabbatical. In a wide-ranging sermon, R'Lizzi addressed the ongoing Israel-Hamas war and called on all of us to do the difficult work of believing that a peaceful future is still possible. **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Inst...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parashat Yitro
February 01, 2024 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBThe Children of Israel are known for being "stiff-necked" G-d wrestlers. So why are the newly-freed Hebrews so quick to accept G-d's commandments before even hearing them? Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-fall-2023/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event c...
To Remember To Forget
January 29, 2024 18:00 - 14 minutes - 9.93 MBToday’s Shabbat Replay comes from our Friday Night Shabbat service on January 26th. In this week’s parshah, we meet Amalek, an unknown enemy who come out of nowhere to attack the Hebrews as they escape from bondage. We are commanded to both erase the memory of this dastardly foe and to always remember how they targeted the most vulnerable among us. How are we to remember and forget? And how can we destroy the Amalek in our own world today without giving in to hate ourselves? **** For upcom...
The Mitzvah of Hope
January 24, 2024 15:00 - 10 minutes - 7.39 MBToday is Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the Trees when we celebrate the bounty of our leafy friends. But in a place like Chicago, there isn't a lot of greenery to go around. So how can we hold onto hope in dreary months and dismal times? How can plant the seeds of a future so far off we may not even live to see it? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and ...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parashat Bo
January 18, 2024 19:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBWe've all wondered why G-d hardened Pharaoh's heart. But have you ever wonder why G-d didn't harden Pharaoh's courtiers' hearts after saying G-d would? And what does "harden" really mean? We got into it in today's Morning Minyan held on January 18th. Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-f...
Stories That Make Me Cry
January 17, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MBToday’s episode is from our service on January 12th when Rabbi Steven delivered a powerful sermon processing the rising death toll in Gaza amidst the ongoing war. As we grapple with our own loss, how can we open our hearts to compassion for others’ suffering? How can we hold all the stories that make us cry? **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us on Instagram and like ...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parashat Va'era
January 11, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBToday's episode is from our Morning Minyan on Thursday, January 11th when we discussed Parashat Va'era. G-d steps in to save the Hebrews from bondage, but Rabbi Steven is left with a big question — why now? Did G-d forget about them? Or maybe there's something more psychological going on... Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanc...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parashat Shemot
January 05, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBToday's episode is from our lively Morning Minyan discussion on Thursday, January 4th about Parashat Shemot. Who is this new pharaoh in the opening of Exodus? Just some fallible, faulty figurehead pushed around by a fearful populace? Or is he an impossibly long-lived, inhuman monster? Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicag...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parshat Shemot
January 05, 2024 16:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBToday's episode is from our lively Morning Minyan discussion on Thursday, January 4th about Parashat Shemot. Who is this new pharaoh in the opening of Exodus? Just some fallible, faulty figurehead pushed around by a fearful populace? Or is he an impossibly long-lived, inhuman monster? Every weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicag...
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Steven — Parshat Vayigash
December 22, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBEvery weekday at 8:00 am, Mishkan Chicago holds a virtual Morning Minyan. Our Thursday sessions are hosted by Mishkan's Founding Rabbi, Lizzi Heydemann. You can join in yourself, or listen to all the prayer, music, and inspiration right here on Contact Chai. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/series/morning-minyan-summer-fall-2023/ **** For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion page for information about our venues. Follow us o...