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
329 episodes
Solomon's Ring and Our Power
Today's Morning Minyan features a short tallis meditation on love followed by a tribute to our very own Rachel Goldberg who is now an ordained rabbi installed in a congregation in Ashland, Oregon. This episode includes a few words on Solomon's ...
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Against the Backdrop of Selfishness and Greed, Be a Blessing
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on November 1st. Rabbi Lizzi delivered a sermon on the sin of Sodom. Or, rather, the sins of Sodom! According to the rabbis, these included selfishness, arrogance, apathy — a failure to share t...
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From the Tumultuous Waters to a World on Fire (Audio Fixed)
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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The Border of Babel
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on October 24th. Chicago has been laid siege by federal forces. The America they are building, one of dehumanizing borders between nations, peoples, and neighbors, has a lot in common with that...
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Floodwaters and ICE
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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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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