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Arya Marvazy: The Jews of Color Initiative
May 21, 2022 12:00 - 26 minutes - 18.6 MBRabbi Lizzi is joined by Arya Marvazy, the Senior Director of Programs for the Jews of Color Initiative. Arya (he/him) is a first-generation American born to Iranian-Jewish immigrants from Tehran. For nearly 15 years, Arya has cultivated his leadership in Jewish communal service at Hillel on campus, Hillel International, and JQ International. A proud queer Jew, Arya is passionate about empowering diverse Jewish identity, enriching equitable Jewish community, and ensuring inclusive pathways ...
Loving Your Neighbor Even When It's Hard
May 11, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBA lot of us are (correctly!) furious about the right-wing attack on our bodily autonomy. In fact, Mishkan is joining the march this Saturday in support of abortion rights. Yet the same Torah and tradition which inspire us to march for reproductive justice also demand that we never harm anyone — not even our enemies, and not even emotionally! So how do we love a neighbor who doesn't return the favor? Rabbi Deena drops the drash. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets ...
Why Do We Pray For The Sake Of The Unification Of God?
May 04, 2022 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.83 MBDuring the Omer, we pray "for the sake of the unification of God." But isn't God already One? Rabbi Lizzi drops some drash. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets are available now to Fiddler on the Roof at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, from May 17th - 22nd. Use Mishkan's special offer code ROOF45 for $45 Middle Balcony tickets. This message was originally delivered at the virtual Friday Night Shabbat service on April 29th. You can watch it on our YouTube channel. For...
From The Narrow Place To Liberation with Martin Friedman and Felicia Savage Friedman
April 26, 2022 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBWe've made it through the Narrow Place, but are we fully free, yet? Builder couple Martin Friedman and Felicia Savage Friedman — expert facilitators in racial justice and Raja yoga — join Rabbi Steven for to explore how each of us living authentically is connected to our collective liberation. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets are available now to Fiddler on the Roof at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, from May 17th - 22nd. Use Mishkan's special offer code ROOF45 for ...
Second Night Seder: Toward A New Promised Land
April 19, 2022 14:00 - 11 minutes - 7.73 MBThis message was originally delivered at the Mishkan's virtual seder on April 16th, 2022. You can watch the whole thing on our YouTube channel. Mishkan also invites you to our post-Passover party, The ReLeavening, on Saturday April 23rd at Half Acre Brewing. Yes, there will be pasta. And beer. And burgers. And you? Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets to The Prom are available now! Use Mishkan's special offer code PARTY49 for $49 tickets, valid for April 19 and 20 (e...
Passover: What Does Freedom Even Mean?
April 13, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBPassover is a story about freedom. But what even is freedom? Rabbi Deena breaks it down ahead of Mishkan's virtual Passover seder. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets to The Prom are available now! Use Mishkan's special offer code PARTY49 for $49 tickets, valid for April 19 and 20 (evening only), and April 21, in the Orchestra, Dress Circle and Loge seating area. This sermon was originally delivered at the Friday Night Shabbat service on April 8th, 2022. You can wa...
The Great Pesach Bake Off
April 05, 2022 13:00 - 10 minutes - 7.44 MBAre your spirits getting stale? Is your soul feeling a little overproved? Toss out that chametz and tune into Rabbi Deena's drash on the benefits of a spiritual spring cleaning. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets to The Prom are available now! Use Mishkan's special offer code PARTY49 for $49 tickets, valid for April 19 and 20 (evening only), and April 21, in the Orchestra, Dress Circle and Loge seating area. This sermon was originally delivered at the Saturday Mo...
"Don't Say Gay" And The Hate That Hides Our Sacred Inheritance
March 29, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MB"I have to be honest, I am sitting with a lot of feelings that are making it hard to lean into the peace of Shabbat." In the wake of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and Texas Governor Greg Abbott's threats against trans children and their families, Rabbi Steven delivers a passionate drash connecting the oppression of the LGBTQ+ community to the soul-crushing slavery our ancestors were born into which obscured the truth of their identity as bearers of the image of God. Today's episode is sp...
Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability, with Jakir Manela
March 23, 2022 12:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBWhat can each of us do to repair the world during this year of Shmita? Rabbi Lizzi welcomes Jakir Manela, CEO of Hazon: The Jewish Lab for Sustainability, for a conversation about how we can create a healthier, more sustainable, and more equitable world for all. Today's episode is sponsored by Broadway In Chicago. Tickets to The Prom are available now! Use Mishkan's special offer code PARTY49 for $49 tickets, valid for April 19 and 20 (evening only), and April 21, in the Orchestra, Dress Ci...
Purim: How To Erase The Past (While Also Remembering It)
March 16, 2022 13:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBThe Shabbat before Purim is Shabbat Zachor — the Shabbat of Remembering. Specifically, we remember the pain inflicted on our people by Amalek, ancestral line of Purim villain Haman (boo!). But why are we commanded to simultaneously remember and forget this traumatic memory? In this drash, Rabbi Lizzi teases out how the story and mitzvot of Purim can inspire us to live with life's contradictions and make blessings out of our pain. This episode is the sermon from Mishkan's Friday night servi...
Shabbat Replay: Ukraine, Mirrors, and Plowshares
March 01, 2022 14:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MB"History may repeat itself, but it doesn't have to. The story isn’t finished, and we get to choose the role we want to play in this unfolding drama." Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Rabbi Lizzi connects current events to ancient ones, and Rashi’s retelling of the building of the Mishkan to a more modern retelling of a cinematic classic. This episode is the sermon from Mishkan's Friday night service on February 25th. For full recordings of Friday services, click here. For upcomi...
Jews in ALL Hues: An Interview With Jared Jackson
February 24, 2022 18:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MB"I had a big gap from age 7 until 21 doing anything Jewish — except for coming home and watching Sanford And Son for Yom Kippur." Jared Jackson shares how his multi-heritage African American and Ashkenazi upbringing led him to found Jews in ALL Hues over a decade ago. This episode is abbreviated from a conversation during Mishkan's Friday night service on February 18th. For full recordings of Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calenda...
Shabbat Replay: Race, the Holocaust, and Teshuvah
February 17, 2022 23:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB"I don’t think it’s accidental that Whoopi Goldberg, both Black and female, was punished with silence when many people, generally White and male, have said much worse with no consequence. And I am grateful for those who, despite all of this, sought dialogue with her: remembering that conversation, not censure, is what helps us find and act upon our ability to grow." Rabbi Steven meditates on Whoopi Goldberg's controversial statements in light of Black History Month and Adar. This episode i...
Shabbat Replay: Love Languages
February 08, 2022 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.96 MBWhat is God's love language? Here's a hint: it isn't receiving gifts — at least, not according to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks. Rabbi Deena explores how God's clear instructions for building the sanctuary can inspire us to ask for the love we need. This episode is a drash given at Mishkan's Saturday morning service on February 5th. For full recordings of Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar, and see our Accessibility & Inclusion p...
Shabbat Replay: Reproductive Rights Are A Jewish Value
February 01, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB"...Halfway through the presidency of George W. Bush, I stood on the Washington Mall and I held my sign. It said: Another Jewish woman who loves life and kids for choice." In a time when abortion access is being restricted under the guise of "religious liberty," Rabbi Lizzi reminds us that our religious tradition upholds the right to choose. This episode is a drash given at Mishkan's Friday night service on January 28th, as we celebrated Repro Shabbat. Repro Shabbat is an initiative by th...
Interview with Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network founder Ruben Shimonov
January 24, 2022 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBRuben Shimonov is the National Director of Sephardi House and Young Leadership at the American Sephardi Federation. He is also the founder of the Sephardic Mizrahi Q Network, a space for queer Jews of Sephardic and Mizrahi backgrounds, as well as a talented calligrapher whose art reflects his multicultural upbringing. He joined Mishkan's Rabbi Steven fascinating conversation with Rabbi Steven about queer identities, Ashkenormativity, and how Sephardic and Mizrahi communities have contributed...
Shabbat Replay: The Long Way To Freedom
January 19, 2022 13:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBJust as Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for voting rights didn't end with the passage of the Voting Rights Act, Moshe's fight for liberation didn't end when the Israelites packed their bags full of Egyptian gold and hit the road. It's a long way to freedom, and boy are Moshe's arms tired! This episode is Rabbi Deena's sermon from Mishkan's Friday night service on January 14th, 2022. For full recordings of Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our e...
Shabbat Replay: Could You Forgive Pharaoh?
January 14, 2022 00:00 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBAfter Pharaoh loses his firstborn son, he finally lets the Israelites leave. But not before asking Moses and Aaron: "Bless me, too." It's a strange little moment — just three words! — so, of course, the rabbis have written pages about it. Their takeaway? Even pharaohs can change. This episode is an extended excerpt from a Torah study led by Rabbi Steven following the Saturday morning service on January 8th. For full Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, ...
Can We Talk About Israel? Interview with Daniel Sokatch
January 03, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBFor five weeks, Mishkanites gathered for a discussion-filled study of "Can We Talk About Israel? A Guide for the Curious, Confused, and Conflicted." This thought-provoking book exploring one of the world's most complex, controversial topics was written by Daniel Sokatch of the New Israel Fund. Daniel was kind enough to join Rabbi Lizzi for the following Q&A session to conclude the book study. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar. Learn more about Mishkan Chi...
Shabbat Replay: As In Life, So In Death
December 21, 2021 17:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBWe can't escape death, which doesn't stop us from spending our whole lives trying. Yet in the back of our minds we have this idea that when it's our time to go, we'll be at peace with ourselves and our loved ones, even if we didn't spend our life preparing for the inevitable. Jacob's deathbed blessings shows us that's not how it works. He died as he lived — pitting brothers against each other over blessings. How can we have faith like Joseph to let go of grudges? This sermon was from the F...
Shabbat Replay: When Dreams (Kinda) Come True
December 14, 2021 06:00 - 23 minutes - 15.9 MB“Don’t smile because it’s over, cry because it happened." Why do we so often cry after a huge accomplishment? Why does it never feel truly satisfying when a dream comes true? What is honey times 60? Rabbi Deena unpacks Joseph's tears after achieving his lifelong dream. This sermon was from the Friday night service on December 10th. For full Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on In...
Shabbat Replay: Rabbi Steven Ruins Hanukkah
December 08, 2021 13:00 - 12 minutes - 8.56 MBWhat would Judah Maccabee think of the commercialized, semi-assimilated, kid-friendly version of Hanukkah we celebrate today? R'Steven Philp takes us through the history behind our modern Hanukkah traditions. This sermon was from the Saturday morning service on December 4th. For full Friday services, click here. For upcoming Shabbat services and programs, check our event calendar. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscri...
Shabbat Replay: Jewish Views On Self-Defense (Re: Rittenhouse Verdict)
November 22, 2021 22:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBIn response to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse for killing two activists in supposed self-defense, Rabbi Lizzi Heydemann shares timely wisdom from the Talmud on rodef — self-defense against a pursuer. While the rabbis enshrined the right of self-defense, Jewish tradition also warns against wearing weaponry and looking for a fight. Rabbi Lizzi asks whether the tense reunion of Jacob and Esau in this week's parsha might have ended in tragedy if Jacob had gone into the standoff brandishing we...
Shabbat Replay: When It’s Dark, Look Up
November 17, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBThis week, we hear from Rabbi Deena about Daylight Savings Time and our relationship with darkness. To watch our full service from Friday, November 17th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We want to hear from you. Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, written by K...
Shabbat Replay: Eating Disorders and a Call for Community Support
November 03, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MBThis week, we hear from Sarah Bateman, a licensed clinical social worker, a mental health advocate and the Jewish Community Liaison at The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders. To watch our full service from Friday, October 29th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We want t...
Shabbat Replay: Eating Disorders and a Call for Community Support
November 03, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.63 MBThis week, we hear from Sarah Bateman, a licensed clinical social worker, a mental health advocate and the Jewish Community Liaison at The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorders. To watch our full service from Friday, October 29th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We want t...
Shabbat Replay: Finding Meaning in the Unexplained
October 25, 2021 18:00 - 15 minutes - 11 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Steven Philp's drash from Friday, October 22nd. Tune in for Rabbi Steven's sermon about ghosts, the unexplained, balancing our rational minds and finding value in what we cannot understand. To watch our full service from Friday, October 22nd, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for upd...
The High Holidays: Envisioning A Year of Justice with R'Stephanie Ruskay
September 06, 2021 15:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThis episode concludes a three-part series diving into the High Holidays. In this episode, Rabbi Deena Cowans is in conversation with her friend and mentor, Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay. Rabbi Ruskay has made her career in the Jewish social justice sector, serving in leadership positions at the American Jewish World Service, Auburn Theological Seminary, and AVODAH Jewish Service Corps, just to name a few. She is an alumna of the Jewish Theological Seminary’s and Columbia University’s Joint Progra...
The High Holidays: Practicing Community with Casper ter Kuile
August 23, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWe continue our three-part series diving into the High Holidays. In this episode, Rabbi Steven Philp, the newest addition to our rabbinic team, is in conversation with his friend and sought-after writer, speaker and deep thinker, Casper ter Kuile. Casper is the author of The Power of Ritual, the co-founder of Sacred Design Lab and the co-creator of podcasts Harry Potter and the Sacred Text and The Real Question. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School of Govern...
The High Holidays: Practicing Community with Casper ter Kuile
August 23, 2021 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBWe continue our three-part series diving into the High Holidays. In this episode, Rabbi Steven Philp, the newest addition to our rabbinic team, is in conversation with his friend and sought-after writer, speaker and deep thinker, Casper ter Kuile. Casper is the author of The Power of Ritual, the co-founder of Sacred Design Lab and the co-creator of podcasts Harry Potter and the Sacred Text and The Real Question. He is a graduate of Harvard Divinity School and Harvard Kennedy School of Govern...
The High Holidays: Mining the Wreck with Jay Michaelson
August 13, 2021 05:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBThis episode begins a three-part series diving into the High Holidays. Rabbi Lizzi is joined by Jay Michaelson, a writer who works at the intersection of politics and spirituality, to discuss the power, potential and pitfalls in mining our shared tradition's liturgy, practices and themes. Join Mishkan Chicago for the High Holidays in-person or via livestream! You can find a smorgasbord of a la carte options at this link: https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-fest/ As always, you can fi...
Transforming Despair into Determination with Joe Grant & Anna Gaebler
July 14, 2021 15:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBTune into this Tisha B'Av-inspired bonus episode featuring Joe Grant and Anna Gaebler — two advocates and organizers working on economic justice in Chicago. Rabbi Lizzi joins Joe and Anna in conversation about our shared history of destruction and despair, as well as our shared history of hope, determination, the fight for justice and equity. If you're looking for a way to bring Tisha B'Av (the saddest day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of temples) into the 21st centu...
Shabbat Replay: Finding the Words for Pride ft. Joshua Schwartz
July 01, 2021 15:00 - 11 minutes - 8 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Mishkanite Joshua Schwartz's drash from Friday, June 25th. Tune in for Josh's reflection on Torah in relation to Pride, Jewish identity, and finding a spiritual home. Tune into our full service from Friday, June 25th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please ...
Shabbat Replay: Opal Lee & Miriam, Champions for Justice
June 21, 2021 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.4 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, June 18th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to Juneteenth. Tune into our full service from Friday, June 18th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We want to hear from you. Produced by Mish...
Shabbat Replay: Imagination Over Validation
June 14, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, June 11th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to Israel and Palestine Tune into our full service from Friday, June 11th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We want to hear from you. Produced...
Shabbat Replay: A Prayer for Healing, An Act of Hope
June 14, 2021 17:00 - 13 minutes - 9.01 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, June 4th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to grief, healing, illness and the way we support our friends and family. Tune into our full service from Friday, June 4th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please le...
Shabbat Replay: Joel Brounold on Israel & Palestine
May 19, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes - 6.91 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Joel Brounold's dvar Torah from Friday, May 14th. Joel is the Managing Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Tune in for his reflection on events happening in Israel and Palestine. Tune into our full service from Friday, May 14th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcas...
Shabbat Replay: Joel Braunold on Israel & Palestine
May 19, 2021 15:00 - 10 minutes - 6.91 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Joel Brounold's dvar Torah from Friday, May 14th. Joel is the Managing Director of the S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace. Tune in for his reflection on events happening in Israel and Palestine. Tune into our full service from Friday, May 14th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcas...
An Unbound Jewish Digital Kingdom with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg
May 13, 2021 19:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBWe are in the 7th, and final week of our Omer series featuring spiritual entrepreneurs, people who are bringing the wisdom of their own lived experience into their professional lives and carving new paths, making unique and much needed impact in the world. This week we dive into Malchut, Kingdom, Kingship. In this extended episode, Rabbi Lizzi speaks with Dan Libenson and Lex Rofeberg, the hosts of Judaism Unbound, a renowned and wildly popular podcast in the Jewish podcast universe that an...
Shabbat Replay: The Torah’s Prescription for A Radical Reset ft. Rabbi Lizzi
May 10, 2021 14:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, May 7th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to our new pace of life, the coming shmita year, the power in slowing down and taking only what we need. Tune into our full service from Friday, May 7th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates o...
Cultivating a Foundation of Gratitude & Accountability with Rabbi Sandra Lawson
May 05, 2021 21:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBWe continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of interviews featuring people who have made their life’s work an extension of their lives’ purpo...
Shabbat Replay: Lag B'Omer & Devotion to Our Highest Ideals ft. Rabbi Lizzi
May 03, 2021 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, April 30th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to Lag B'Omer, news from Jerusalem, France, and beyond. Tune into our full service from Friday, April 30th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review....
Shabbat Replay: Holiness in Changing the System
April 30, 2021 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of (future Rabbi) Julie Fishbach giving a drash Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim, her decision to go to rabbinical school and a meditation on community. Tune into our full service from Friday, April 23rd, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave a review. We...
Humility and Our Shared Liberation with Alexandra Corwin & Tani Prell
April 30, 2021 19:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBWe continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of interviews featuring people who have made their life’s work an extension of their lives’ purpo...
The Enduring Gift of Being Heard with Ilana Gleicher-Bloom
April 23, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBWe continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of interviews featuring people who have made their life’s work an extension of their lives’ purpo...
The Enduring Gift of Being Heard with Ilana Gleicher-Bloom
April 23, 2021 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBWe continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of interviews featuring people who have made their life’s work an extension of their lives’ purpo...
Shabbat Replay: The Rod & the Whip, Police Brutality, Accountability & Public Safety
April 20, 2021 18:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena Cowans' drash about policing in America and what the midrash has to say about police accountability, public safety, and the duty of civil servants. Tune into our full service from Friday, April 16th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. Follow us on Instagram and like us on Facebook. Be sure to like and subscribe to our podcast for updates on new episodes! And please leave...
The Balance of Feminist Parenting with Jo-Ann Finkelstein
April 15, 2021 20:00 - 37 minutes - 26.1 MBContent Warning: This episode briefly addresses sexual assault from minutes 23:00-25:00. We continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of int...
Shabbat Replay: How Can We Imbue Our Days with Upkeep Magic? ft. Marni Loffman
April 12, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBThis week, we hear the live recording of Marni Loffman's drash. As a Challah Back Girls co-founder, TikTok sensation (@singing_jewess), Wesleyan graduate, and all-around great human, Marni offers insight on patience, counting the Omer, our desire for artistic inspiration and magical moments over the mundane logistics of every day life. Tune into our full service from Friday, April 9th, click here. Check out upcoming Shabbat services and programs here. Learn more about Mishkan Chicago. F...
Strength in Honesty ft. Mark Achler & Harry Gottlieb
April 07, 2021 22:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBWe continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue these days with meaning by assigning a different theme to each week that encourages self-reflection and self-improvement for the betterment of the whole community. In that spirit, we’re doing a series of interviews featuring people who have made their life’s work an extension of their lives’ purpo...