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
Humility and Our Shared Liberation with Alexandra Corwin & Tani Prell
We continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue t…
Shabbat Replay: Holiness in Changing the System
This week, we hear the live recording of (future Rabbi) Julie Fishbach giving a drash Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim, her decision to go to rabbinical school and a meditation on community.
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The Enduring Gift of Being Heard with Ilana Gleicher-Bloom
We continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue t…
Shabbat Replay: The Rod & the Whip, Police Brutality, Accountability & Public Safety
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena Cowans' drash about policing in America and what the midrash has to say about police accountability, public safety, and the duty of civil servants…
The Balance of Feminist Parenting with Jo-Ann Finkelstein
Content Warning: This episode briefly addresses sexual assault from minutes 23:00-25:00.
We continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that ou…
Shabbat Replay: How Can We Imbue Our Days with Upkeep Magic? ft. Marni Loffman
This week, we hear the live recording of Marni Loffman's drash. As a Challah Back Girls co-founder, TikTok sensation (@singing_jewess), Wesleyan graduate, and all-around great human, Marni offers ins…
Strength in Honesty with Mark Achler & Harry Gottlieb
We continue a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We imbue t…
Shabbat Replay: It's Not the End That Matters ft. R'Megan
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Megan GoldMarche's drash from Friday, April 2nd. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to exodus, the departure from Egypt and slavery, and co…
Shabbat Replay: We Were on the Side of the Plagues
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, March 26th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to allyship, liberation, Passover, and the modern-day plagues of …
Practicing Kindness with Rena Rosen
This week we begin a period on the Jewish calendar called the Omer — the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot that our tradition observes through a practice of counting, day by day, week by week. We …
Shabbat Replay: A New Way of Being in the World
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, March 19th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to Passover and the need for a new way of being.
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How to Make Meaning from Passover Cleaning
Get prepped for Passover with this BONUS episode for you dear listeners!
Tune in to hear Rabbi Lizzi in conversation with Rabbi Deena for a dive into the ancient art of deep-cleaning your kitchen an…
Shabbat Replay: You Are Enough to Build Sacred Space
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Steven Philp's drash from Friday, March 12th. Tune in for his reflection on Torah in relation idols, the mishkan, Passover and a year of pandemic,
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Shabbat Replay: Hard Won Lessons from the Wilderness
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, March 5th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to a year of pandemic.
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Shabbat Replay: Torah & the Costumes We Wear
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, February 26th. Tune in for her reflection on Torah in relation to clothing and the power of dressing with intention.
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Shabbat Replay: Kindness, Humor, Violence & the Story of Purim
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, February 19th. Tune in for her reflection on the story of Purim. Before that — Rena Rosen offers a Kavanah on Jewish Disabili…
Shabbat Replay: A Tradition of Protecting Reproductive Rights
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, February 12th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to reproductive health, rights, and justice. In ob…
Shabbat Replay: Anti-Racism & Tochacha: A Loving Invitation
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Lizzi's drash from Friday, February 5th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to anti-racism, listening, soul-accounting, tochoch…
Shabbat Replay: Confronting Climate Change & Suffering
This week, we hear the live recording of Rabbi Deena's drash from Friday, January 29th. Tune in for her reflection on the week's parsha in relation to climate change and climate justice.
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Can Religions End Climate Change? ft. R'Yonatan Neril
A special Tu Bishvat-inspired episode for you dear listeners!
This episode features Rabbi Lizzi in conversation with Rabbi Yonatan Neril, Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Center for S…