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Mishkan Chicago

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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50:08

In Conversation with Israeli Humanitarian Alice Miller

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2025/05/16

"My response to trauma has to be to see everyone as human." Rabbi Lizzi spoke with Alice Miller, the CEO of Natan Worldwide Disaster Relief, an Israeli organization providing all-volunteer medical, dental, and humanitarian support all over the world. Their conversation was wide-ranging, fascinating, and surprising. Learn more about NATAN and support their work at https://natanrelief.org/donate/ Anyone interested in learning even more about Natan should contact Alan at alan....

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21:22

Not Giving Up Our Seat at the Table

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2025/05/14

Today's episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on Friday, May 30th. Rabbi Steven delivered a passionate, vulnerable sermon on how it can feel to be Jewish in public at times — unwelcome and misunderstood. How can we boldly show up as our whole selves when even progressive interfaith spaces can sometimes harbor real, if less explicit, antisemitism? Mark your calendars for our Pre-Shavuot Shabbat Pizza Picnic at Northcenter Town Square on May 30th featuring, pizza, lawn games, an ice cream ...

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41:08

Holiness V. Chosenness V. Being Above the Law

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2025/05/08

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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Become A Builder! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ Transcript

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62:30

Standing Together: We Have More In Common Than You Think

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2025/04/30

Rabbi Lizzi spoke with representatives of the Standing Together movement, whose mission is to bring equality, political, and climate justice to all citizens of Israel, and peaceful coexistence with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. On the Eve of Yom HaAtzma’ut, which celebrates 77 years of Israeli independence, Itamar Avneri and Angela Mattar — a Jewish and Palestinian leader — spoke about the challenges and bright spots they’re seeing, and how we here in Chicago can push for the Israel...

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38:28

Strength, Discipline, Compassion: Omer Day 10 and Yom...

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2025/04/25

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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Links referenced in today's episode: Rabbi Ariel Root Wolpe's Omer song: https://soundcloud.com/ariel-root-wolpe/hineni-muchan-umzuman-i-am-ready? Velveteen Rabbi Omer explanation and image of Kabbalistic Sefirot: https://velveteenrabbi.blogs.com/blog...

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21:24

Love is A Radical Act

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2025/04/21

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on April 19th when Rabbi Steven drashed on the power and danger of anger. We can get pretty uncomfortable with this emotion these days, with good reason, and it can be awkward how present righteous anger is in the haggadah. How can we harness this potent feeling in a healthy way in pursuit of justice? This Sunday, April 27th, at 10:00 am, Mishkan is thrilled to once again join our friends at Lawndale Christian Community Church for an interfai...

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46:39

Reading Ezra in an Age of Mass Deportation with Rabbi...

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2025/04/10

Rabbi Lizzi is joined by her friend Rabbi Sarah Bassin, Rabbi in Residence for HIAS. R’Sarah has developed a curriculum titled “Reading Ezra in an Age of Mass Deportation,” and she shared her insights into this alarming moment with our Morning Minyan crew. 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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-everg...

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19:30

Small Steps to Redemption

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2025/04/07

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on April 5th. Rabbi Steven drashed on the power of the seder to both ground us in history, reminding us that our people have survived tyranny before, and to uplift our spirits, eating and drinking and remembering the joyful dance of Miriam. If you are looking for a seder, you’re in luck. We are so excited to announce that thanks to the generosity of Builder volunteers and our partners at OneTable, Mishkan is able to offer Community Hosted Sed...

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37:52

Getting The Seder Ball Rolling

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2025/04/04

Are you looking for a seder? We are so excited to announce that thanks to the generosity of Builder volunteers and our partners at OneTable, Mishkan is able to offer Community Hosted Seders this year. If you want to spend an inspired, down-to-earth evening with fellow Mishkanites, we would love to have you. These seders will be hosted in the homes of Builders all over the city (and one virtually). Deadlines to RSVP are fast approaching and tables are filling up, so register now! https://dinne...

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19:39

Spiritual Preparation for Passover

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2025/04/02

Sell your chametz with this handy form! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeogC725eWYVK8mYF6SUuTzvUAQKXBjtU9VTAlmdsK6Cg593g/viewform Check out our Passover Programs, including "Ugh, I'm Bored!" a workshop with Rachel Mylan on engaging kids at your seder: https://www.mishkanchicago.org/events/category/holiday/ Join us for services at CJDS this Saturday, April 5th. Come early at 8:45 am to study Pirkei Avot with Rabbi Steven. https://www.mishkanchicago.org/event/saturday-morning-shabbat-...

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38:01

Come Close to the Broken Heart

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2025/03/27

Today's minyan features a new song by former Mishkan Leadership Fellow and current rock sensation Ezra Furman! "Come Close" by Ezra Furman: https://open.spotify.com/track/6qUhcvhfcdH2HqeVg9gjdM?si=723e2aa086ee4d7e 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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Become A Builder! https://www.mishkanc...

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26:43

Building A Community And Harnessing The Power of AI

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2025/03/24

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our Friday service on March 21st.Mishkan’s former board chair, Mark Achler, shared his considerable depth of knowledge on artificial intelligence, examining the ethics of this emerging technology from a Jewish lens. What are the positive — even lifesaving — applications of A.I.? How is A.I. already being exploited by the powerful? And is there anything we can do about it? This Saturday, March 29th, we will gather at Mishkan HQ for an intimate morning ser...

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18:07

Making an Idol of Our Safety

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2025/03/19

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on March 15th. Rabbi Steven delivered a stirring drash. In this moment of rising antisemitism and encroaching tyranny when free speech and is being suppressed in the name of our safety, how do we respond? **** 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. To support Mishkan's...

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36:37

Purim in America in 2025

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2025/03/12

Today's minyan is an opportunity to spiritually prepare for Purim — featuring a drash by Rabbi Sharon Brous! 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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Become A Builder! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ New Builder Orientation — February 27th https://www.mishkanchicago.org/e...

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48:40

Toward A Lasting Peace: Nadav Tamir and Ezzeldeen Masri

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2025/03/11

At our March 7th service, we were joined by guest speakers Nadav Tamir, an accomplished Israeli diplomat who serves as J Street Israel’s Executive Director, and Ezzeldeen Masri, a respected Palestinian educator who serves the U.S. Director of Outreach for OneVoice Movement and sits on the board for the PeaceWorks foundation. The pair spoke candidly with our community about the peacemaking process. JStreet https://jstreet.org/ PeaceWorks https://peaceworksfoundation.org/ Purim Party: You Are S...

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53:45

Next Stop: Interview with author Benjamin Resnick

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2025/03/07

Join Rabbi Lizzi for an intimate conversation with Rabbi Benjamin Resnick on his provocative and timely novel, "Next Stop." In her review of Next Stop for the Jewish Book Council, Megan Peck Shub asks, “What would happen if, say, Israel collapsed into a black hole, triggering a global cataclysm that magnetically beckoned every Jewish person in the world? And what if the resulting antisemitic backlash triggered their destruction wholesale? Such a story might feel eerie, complicated, and uncom...

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23:59

Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

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2025/03/03

Hello, and welcome to Contact Chai. At our March 1st Saturday morning service, Rabbi Lizzi shared a drash about the dangers of trying to drown out our boredom with distraction and silence our doubts with idolatrous certainty. How can we find God and make meaning when life gets chaotic and scary, or worse — really, really boring? You Are So Not Invited To Mishkan's BMitzvah Mishkan's Grownup Purim Party is on March 13th at the Chop Shop from 6:00 - 10:00 pm and features a hilarious spiel and...

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36:14

Parshat Terumah: Make Yourself (Into) a Mishkan

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2025/02/26

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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Become A Builder! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ New Builder Orientation — February 27th https://www.mishkanchicago.org/event/new-builder-orientation-q1-2025/ You Are So Not Invited To Mishkan's BMitzvah Mishkan's Grownup Purim Pa...

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34:57

Repro Shabbat: Alicia Hurtado of Chicago Abortion Fund

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2025/02/25

Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our February 21st Friday service. Last week was very difficult, so we have included Rabbi Lizzi’s introductory remarks addressing our grief and pain after this opening segment. Then, you will hear a brief musical interlude curtesy of our Davening Team, followed by drashing on the theme of Repro Shabbat, an initiative of the National Council of Jewish Women which centers our Jewish values of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. You Are So Not Invite...

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36:25

Morning Minyan — Parshat Mishpatim: People of the Book

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2025/02/19

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://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Become A Builder! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ New Builder Orientation — February 27th https://www.mishkanchicago.org/event/new-builder-orientation-q1-2025/ You Are So Not Invited To Mishkan's BMitzvah Mishkan's Grownup Pu...

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