Lab/Shul’s Sabbath Queen
Monthly Ritual

Friday January 16th, 2026
6pm EST – 9:30pm EST
Manhattan + Online*

Join us for our monthly ritual Sabbath circle of live musical liturgy, poetic and contemplative offerings along with great conversation. This month in honor of the legacy and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. we welcome special guest Preacher, Teacher, Social Activist, Singer, Poverty Scholar, Ritual Creator & Leader, Reverend Derrick McQueen to our ritual circle.

Sabbath Queens will take place in person as well as online.

January’s program will be led by Shira Kline, Naomi Less, R. Amichai Lau-Lavie, Shirazette Tinnin and Reverend Derrick McQueen.

As always, the Sabbath Queen ritual opens with Happy Hour and ends with a catered vegetarian Community Feast. Come for the Sabbath Queen, stay for the Sabbath glow.

Register here >

*Location/link provided upon Registration.

Schedule (all times EST):
6:00pm – 7:00pm IN PERSON Happy Hour with wine/beer Open Bar 21+
6:30pm – 6:55pm ONLINE Happy Half Hour/Oneg – hosted by Christy Lee-Engel
7:00pm – 8:30pm Live musical liturgy, poetry, and contemplative pause
8:30pm + Community Feast
8:30pm – 9pm ONLINE Happy Half Hour/Oneg – hosted by Andrea Frisch Hara + Joan Beard

Join us for Community Feast!
After our Sabbath Queen ritual, join us for a special night of feasting, drinking, and connecting at this mouthwatering catered vegetarian Shabbat Community Feast.
+ Generous spread of appetizers, salads, main course, and dessert.
+ Gluten free options available.

We are committed to making the Sabbath Queen Community Feast available to people across class and economic access. To support this commitment, we have devised a sliding scale reflective of the cost of ingredients and labor. 

$35 – Angel assisted pricing for artists, educators, seniors and those who really need it
$45 – Covers the cost of one Shabbat dinner
$55 – Helps to subsidize a Shabbat dinner for someone else

Click here if you’re curious to learn about why we offer a sliding scale! Not sure where you fall on the sliding scale? Here’s a handy guide.

NEW THIS MONTH: Lab Shul Online Happy Half Hours / ONEG
Hosted by Lab/Shul Partners Andrea Frisch Hara, Christy Lee-Engel and Joan Beard

Are you a digital partner outside of NYC? Lab/Shul-curious? Home-based?
You’re invited to virtually gather in community before and/or after Lab/Shul’s Sabbath Queen Monthly Ritual. Come online and toast L’chaim, to Life, before pre-ritual and/or break bread together at the Oneg after. (Oneg is Hebrew for “delight, pleasure or joy.”)

Pre-Ritual: 6:30pm – 6:55pm
Post-Ritual: the immediate 30 min following the end of the ritual
SAME ZOOM LINK – Come to either or both.
Everyone welcome!

5786 Sabbath Queen Dates:

November 21, 2025
December 19, 2025
January 16, 2026
February 20, 2026
March 13, 2026
April 17, 2026
May 15, 2026
June 12, 2026