Contact Chai

Mishkan Chicago
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Contact Chai is Mishkan Chicago’s podcast feed, where you can hear our Shabbat sermons, Morning Minyans, interviews with Jewish thought leaders, and more.

  1. 4D AGO

    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 Ring, a prayer for healing, Rena Branson's song "Our Power," and Mourner's Kaddish. 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. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/makeyourgift/ Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

    34 min

  2. 6D AGO

    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 their abundance of resources with the needy. In our own time of greed, how can we choose to bless our neighbors instead of, say, covering them in honey and put them on a wall for the hornets? Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/makeyourgift/ Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

    25 min

  3. OCT 30

    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 Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/makeyourgift/ Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

    26 min

  4. OCT 27

    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 most infamous building in Jewish lore — the Tower of Babel. How can we build another America, another world? Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/makeyourgift/ Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

    23 min

  5. OCT 23

    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 Contact Chai. https://mishkan.shulcloud.com/form/reg-morning-minyan-evergreen Want to support what we do? Become a Builder or donate today! https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/be-a-builder/ https://www.mishkanchicago.org/support/makeyourgift/ Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

    33 min

  6. OCT 21

    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 the beginning, there were no kings. So, how did we end up in this mess? And what can we do about it? Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

    26 min

  7. OCT 3

    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://secure.givelively.org/donate/mishkan-chicago/mishkan-high-holidays-2025-5786 Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

    28 min

  8. OCT 2

    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.givelively.org/donate/mishkan-chicago/mishkan-high-holidays-2025-5786 Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss. Transcript

    27 min
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Contact Chai is Mishkan Chicago’s podcast feed, where you can hear our Shabbat sermons, Morning Minyans, interviews with Jewish thought leaders, and more.

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  • Creator
    Mishkan Chicago
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    329
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Contact Chai
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