Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchUnlearning Jewish Anxiety with Rabbi Dr. Caryn Aviv
Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld made Jewish anxiety funny for a broad audience, but for many Jews, it’s just reality. Why? How did this happen? And wh…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Aspiring to be the Jewish State
In this special Yom haAtzma'ut episode of Contact Chai, Rabbi Lizzi interviews Orly Erez Likhovski, Executive Director of the Israeli Religious Actio…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
The Obligation to Heal — R' Steven Philp
Today's episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on April 18th when Rabbi Steven gave a sermon on our tradition's treatment of those with so-called…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
In the Midst of Darkness: Interview With Author Rob Don
In honor of Yom HaShoah, Rabbi Lizzi spoke with author and Mishkanite Rob Don about his book In the Midst of Darkness, a memoir exploring intergenera…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Supporting Democracy In Israel — Jeremy Ben Ami, President of J Street
Today's episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on April 10th which featured a fascinating conversation between Rabbi Lizzi and special guest Jere…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Possibility Is Enough — R' Steven Sermon
The audio in this sermon starts out rough, but it gets way better after two minutes — we promise!
Hello, and welcome to Contact Chai. Today’s episode …
2 months, 1 week ago
Leviticus And Letting Go — Rabbi Lizzi Sermon
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on March 21st, 2026, when Rabbi Lizzi led a conversation on the connection between the Passover pr…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
A.I. Yai Yai! — Josh Cynamon w/ Rabbi Lizzi
Josh Cynamon, Mishkanite and PhD candidate in cognitive science at Indiana University studying cognitive science and artificial intelligence, joins R…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Jews Get Divorce — Rabbi Ezra Weinberg
Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on March 13th when we heard a special guest drash on the lifelong spiritual and communal impact of…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
A Cathedral In Space — R' Steven Sermon
You’re traveling through another dimension, beyond both time and space. A journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That…
2 months, 4 weeks ago