Podcast Episodes

Unlearning 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