We conclude our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons, with Rabbi Shira Stutman from Sixth & I in Washington D.C.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Shira discuss why many Jews have a love-hate relationship to the widely celebrated, and marketed, holiday of Hanukkah. Tune in for a conversation that addresses the complicated historical roots of the holiday, while offering a reminder to grab ahold of joy and the hopeful spirit of the season.

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Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

This week, we hear the live recording of Shahanna McKinney-Baldon's drash from Friday, December 4th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to  Jewish racial justice work in and outside of our community.

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We continue our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons, with Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Jessica discuss the lesser known Hanukkah songs, as well as the classics that ring out year after year. As a student of sacred Jewish music from Sephardic and Ashkenazi traditions, and a performer throughout the US and Israel, Rabbi Jessica Kate Meyer offers unique insight and beautiful vocals to this episode. To enjoy the accompanying Hanukkah Mixtape, curated by Rabbi Jessica, click here. 

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Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 27th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to Thanksgiving, Indigenous displacement, and our responsibility to name where we stand and who we live alongside.

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Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 13th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to Israel, Palestine, and the potential of a talmudic approach to finding your voice in the conversation.

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We begin our Hanukkah podcast series, Lies & Lessons, with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.  In this conversation, Rabbi Lizzi and Rabbi Amichai consider the mythology, the liturgy, the symbolism and the history of the Hanukkah lights.

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Pulled from our Friday night services, Shabbat Replay is an opportunity to experience a Mishkan sermon on your own time. This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, November 6th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to election anxiety, the division we face as a country, and the hope for a brighter future.

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*Special Sukkot Episode* 

Whether you're doing dishes, taking a walk, or sitting in a park, this self-guided meditation offers a chance to get grounded during Sukkot. Also known as the Feast of Tabernacles and "z’man sim-cha-teinu," the time of our joy, Sukkot is a celebration of abundance and a reminder to stay grounded even in changing circumstances.

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Music by Cellophane Sam

What does it mean to reimagine and reconsider ancient Jewish traditions? How can a lens of "otherness" uncover new or forgotten meaning in familiar texts?

To close out our three-part series about Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Lizzi speaks with Rabbi Benay Lappe, the founder and Rosh Yeshiva of SVARA, a traditionally radical yeshiva dedicated to the study of Talmud through the lens of queer experience. In this conversation, R'Lizzi and R'Benay discuss the shortcomings of tradition and the opportunity of new spiritual practices.

To learn more about Rabbi Benay Lappe's work, check out her now iconic Eli Talk "An Unrecognizable Jewish Future: A Queer Talmudic Take."

Join R'Lizzi in conversation with Jonathan Brooks, or "Pastah J" the Senior Pastor at West Englewood's Canaan Community Church, as they discuss falling in love with exile, tikkun olam, and what it takes to become part of a movement instead of just a moment. Pastah J is a faith leader, an activist, a musician, an entrepreneur, a husband and father. You can read his recent book, or learn more about his work on his website.

The second in our three-part series leading up to Tisha B'Av, this conversation touches on historical and present day destruction, trauma, and the promise of a world one day pieced back together.