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.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 318
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Devarim
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…
"We Are Not Broken." — HiHo Replay
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. W…
Tools For Living In A World That Breaks Your Heart — HiHo Replay
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 hop…
Yaaas Shabbos Queen! — Pride Shabbat 2023
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 "B…
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Korach
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…
"Our best days are ahead." — Rabbi Lizzi On Facing Uncertainty
At our Virtual Friday Night Shabbat service on June 16th, Rabbi Lizzi explored how our self-doubt can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
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Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Shelach Lecha
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…
We Are Reflections Of The Divine
Saturday Morning Unplugged on June 3rd, 2023 was an especially learning-centered service. We apologize for the spotty audio quality of this episode, but the touching insights shared by Rabbi Lizzi a…
Erasing A Legacy of Hate — Friday Night Shabbat on June 9th, 2023
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service last night, June 9th. This is a lightly abbreviated recording of the entire service, so if you’re looking for Rabbi Steven’s powerful Pride sermon o…
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Behaalotecha
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…
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Naso
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…
Shavuot & Rabbi Deena Send-Off
On Friday, May 26th, Mishkan Chicago wished Rabbi Deena a fond farewell as she embarks on her journey to New York City where she will serve B’nai Jeshurun as Director of Family Life and Learning. We …
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Shavuot
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…
"Are your eyes closed to revelation?" — Shavuot Sermon by Rabbi Steven Philp
Today’s episode of Shabbat Replay is from our Virtual Shabbat service on Friday, May 19th when Rabbi Steven delivered a pre Shavuot sermon.
Celebrate Shavuot and Rabbi Deena’s last service this Frida…
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Bamidbar
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…
Be A Neighbor, Not A Tourist
Last week, Rabbi Steven and Rabbi Lizzi were honored to attend Mayor-Elect Johnson’s Interfaith Breakfast with hundreds of faith leaders from around Chicago. In his sermon at our May 12th Friday Nigh…
Minyan Replay with Rabbi Lizzi — Behar-Bechukotai
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…
"...The verses in this parsha let me down." — Parashat Emor and Disability Justice
At our May 6th Saturday Morning Shabbat service, Rabbi Deena reflected on the difficult verses in Parashat Emor which ban people with certain physical disabilities from serving as priests. In the lig…
Weekly Dose of Minyan w/ Rabbi Lizzi — Parashat Emor
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!
Our Thursday Morning…
Love, Loss, and Collective Liberation
At our April 28th, 2023 Friday Night Shabbat service, Rabbi Lizzi connected the ancient nation-building project of Moshe in the Torah to the 20th century foundation of the State of Israel, and examin…