Grasshoppers and Giants: The Stories We Tell Ourselves

Contact Chai

Hello, and welcome to Contact Chai. Today’s episode is a Shabbat Replay of our service on Saturday, June 21st, when Rabbi Lizzi delivered a drash on that famous scene in which the spies come back with a less than rosy report on what they were up against in Canaan:

"If we’re snagging that land, it might cost us our lives. Those guys are huge!"

Values like preserving our land or our lives may be useful, but they can limit our perspective on what is truly possible. As war rages on in our day, how can we balance ideals of land and safety with those of peace, justice, and compromise?

Pride Shabbat is nearly here! We hope you will join us next Friday, June 27th, in Northcenter Town Square at 6:30 pm for a glitzy, glamorous service complete with a temporary tattoo and glitter station to get into the Pride spirit, and followed by ice cream and snacks catered by Schmaltz & Vinegar. Will we see you there?

https://www.mishkanchicago.org/event/friday-night-shabbat-062725/

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Produced by Mishkan Chicago. Music composed, produced, and performed by Kalman Strauss.

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