
Contact Chai
Contact Chai is Mishkan Chicago’s podcast feed, where you can hear our Shabbat sermons, Morning Minyans, interviews with Jewish thought leaders, and more.
Episodes
324 episodes
In The Beginning… There Were No Kings
The night before a contingent of Mishkanites joined the massive October 18th, 2025 No Kings March, Rabbi Lizzi gave us some framing for the longstanding Jewish rejection of the idea that any person or people is greater than another. In th...
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A Case For Joy — R' Lizzi Yom Kippur 5786
This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Yom Kippur service.Support our work by donating to our High Holiday Pledge Campaign:https://secur...
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We Have To Care About What Other People Think — R' Steven Kol Nidre 5786
This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Kol Nidre service.Support our work by donating to our High Holiday Pledge Campaign:https://secure...
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This Is A Moral Test — R'Lizzi Rosh Hashanah 5786
This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Rosh Hashanah service.Registration is open for High Holidays at Mishkan! Whether you attend in-person or via our affordable, state-of-the-art livestream, you can count on Mishkan’s High Holiday servi...
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Sometimes We Stand Alone — R'Steven Erev Rosh Sermon
This sermon was delivered at our 5786 Erev Rosh Hashanah service.Registration is open for High Holidays at Mishkan! Whether you attend in-person or via our affordable, state-of-the-art livestream, you can count on Mishkan’s High Holiday ...
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I Am Becoming Who I Am Becoming
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 ...
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Observing Our Desires
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 ...
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Immigration Justice, Labor Organizing, And Changing Our Perspectives
Hello and welcome to Contact Chai. Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on August 30th when Rabbi Lizzi drashed on the power of perspective to change our lives and the world. But first, we were joined by Mishkanite Aliza Becker wh...
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May We Rejoice
At our service on August 22nd, we welcomed BluePrint graduates who have chosen conversion into the Jewish people. Terri Shih drashed about her experiences which brought her to Judaism and shared her wishes of rejoicing for us.***H...
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Opening The High Holidays
In this special episode recovered from The Mishkan Vault, Rabbi Lizzi speaks with renowned tech entrepreneur Harry Gottlieb about the spiritual technology of teshuvah and the power of the High Holidays in our modern world. ***
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Army of Healers: Nitsan Joy Gordon and Jawdat Kasam
Rabbi Lizzi spoke with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Army of Healing movement. Nitsan Joy Gordon and Jawdat Kasab of Together Beyond Words are the recent recipients of the
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It’s Not You, It’s Moshe
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on August 16th when Rabbi Steven delivered a drash on Deuteronomy. Moses is just not that into us, and he’s written us a whole book detailing how we messed up our chances with the most eligible...
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Coming Home To Judaism
At our August 8th, 2025 service, a BluePrint conversion graduate shared her story as someone who found her spiritual home in the Jewish tradition.Builder Drive 2025:Creating inspired, down-to-earth Judaism is a group effort...
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Minyan, Music, Talmud
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 ...
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Honoring Our Pain
Rabbi Lizzi shares the timeless wisdom of Tisha b'Av at our August 2nd, 2025 service.Builder Drive 2025:Creating inspired, down-to-earth Judaism is a group effort. Mishkan Chicago relies on Builders, people who have chosen ...
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Tisha B'Av Preview
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 ...
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Hands As Tools For Work & Holiness — Guest Teacher AnnMerle Feldman
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 ...
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Euphemisms for God: A Deep Dive into the Amidah
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 ...
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Modeh Ani Three Ways
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 ...
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Pride Month As A Palace In Time
Hello and welcome to Contact Chai. Pride Shabbat was a beautiful celebration of what makes this community special, a place to bring our whole selves to something larger than ourselves. Rabbi Steven drashed on Pride, love, and our obligations to...
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The Divine Duel
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 ...
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Grasshoppers and Giants: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Hello, and welcome to Contact Chai. Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on Saturday, June 21st, when Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash on that famous scene in which the spies come back with a less than rosy report on what they were u...
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Do You Believe In Miracles?
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 ...
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