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At our August 11th service, Rabbi Steven reflected on a moral conundrum that hits extremely close to home — the effort to build shelter for 500 asylum seekers in his neighborhood.

Mishkan Chicago's High Holiday tickets are now on sale to the general public! For scheduling, pricing, venue information, and tickets, follow this link:

https://www.mishkanchicago.org/high-holy-days/

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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Every 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.

In our August 10th  session, Rabbi Lizzi led us through Parashat Re'eh meditating on the theme of choice.

The opening song in this episode was "Wonder / Asher Yatzar" by Rabbi Josh Warshawsky.

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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Every 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.

In our August 3rd session, Rabbi Lizzi schooled (shul'ed?) us on Parashat Eikev.

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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At our August 5th service, Rabbi Lizzi unpacked the news that the Tree of Life shooter is set to receive the death penalty. What does Jewish tradition have to say about murder, capital punishment, and true justice?

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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Every 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.

Our July 27th session fell on Tisha B'Av, so Rabbi Lizzi took some time to make space for people to grieve the latest tragedy to befall Israel — the ongoing judicial coup and democratic crisis.

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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 Strauss.

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Every 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.

In our July 20th session, Rabbi Lizzi taught us about Parashat Devarim, wherein Moses breaks the bad news that his followers' 11 day tour of the Levant is going to take a little longer than advertised.

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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Today's episode is Rabbi Steven's sermon at Rosh Hashanah 5783.

This July, we are giving our Shababat Production Team a summer break, so this month’s Replays are from our 5783 High Holiday services. We hope it’s pleasant company on your summer travels. July 1st also marks the beginning of our Builder Renewal cycle. Shabbat, High Holidays, Pride programming, inspirational sermons — everything you love about Mishkan Chicago is made possible through Buildership, our collaborative model of membership. Check your inbox for an email with details about how to re-up your annual gift today. Thinking of joining? Now is a perfect time!

https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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Today's episode is Rabbi Lizzi's sermon at Erev Rosh 5783.

This July, we are giving our Shababat Production Team a summer break, so this month’s Replays are from our 5783 High Holiday services. We hope it’s pleasant company on your summer travels. July 1st also marks the beginning of our Builder Renewal cycle. Shabbat, High Holidays, Pride programming, inspirational sermons — everything you love about Mishkan Chicago is made possible through Buildership, our collaborative model of membership. Check your inbox for an email with details about how to re-up your annual gift today. Thinking of joining? Now is a perfect time!

https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/

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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 Strauss.

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Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service last night, June 23rd, which marked our annual Pride Shabbat! If you are looking for the powerful drash delivered by Builder Ronan Goforth or our "Born This Way" rendition of Lecha Dodi, check out the timecodes below.
 
Timecodes:
[00:00] Intro + Shalom Aleichem
[05:03] Welcome from R’Lizzi, Roe v. Wade Yahrzeit
[08:42] L’chu Neranena
[11:30] Mizmor L’David
[14:38] Ana B’Koach
[16:58] R'Steven: "Born This Way" Lecha Dodi (YAAAS SHABBOS KWEEN)
[24:32] Barchu 
[26:00] Debbie Friedman Tribute + Mi Chamocha
[30:33] R'Lizzi Message
[35:10] Hashkiveinu
[37:32] Announcements
[39:26] Drash by Builder Ronan Goforth 
[51:03] "We Rise" by Batya Levine

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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 Strauss.

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Every 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.

In our June 22nd, 2023 session, Rabbi Lizzi taught us about Parashat Korach, and Adira had a lot of questions.

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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 Strauss.

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