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SUMMARY:Tisha B'av: Transforming Pain\, Rebuilding Trust with Nitsan Joy Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Tisha B’av\nTransforming Pain\, Rebuilding Trust with Nitsan Joy Gordon\nTuesday\, August 13\, 2024 | 6-9PM EST\n(Exact location coming soon)\nNitsan Joy Gordon is coming to NYC and Partners for Progressive Israel is organizing a workshop with her on Tuesday\, August 13th. T’ruah – together with Lab/Shul + NY Jewish Agenda – will bring a workshop providing an opportunity to hear about Nitsan’s experience and share your own\,  with an intention of regaining our ability to deeply connect to one another int he midst of this very polarizing time.\n\n\nLEARN MORE + REGISTER HERE\n\nBy registering for this event\, I agree to receive occasional updates from Partners for Progressive Israel. I understand that I can unsubscribe at any time\, and PPI will never share or sell my data. \n\nNitsan Joy Gordon is an Israeli peace builder\, author and director of Together Beyond Words who for over 30 years has been working to empower and train women and more recently\, men as peace facilitators. She is the author of Together Beyond Words: Women on a Quest for Peace in the Middle East and following October 7th she has been creating the Army of Healers.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/tisha-bav-transforming-pain-rebuilding-trust-with-nitsan-joy-gordon/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Israel/Palestine,Tisha B'Av
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SUMMARY:Sacred Grief: Tisha Ba'av
DESCRIPTION:Sacred Grief: Tisha Ba’av\nwith Lab/Shul and Temple of the Stranger\nMonday\, August 12\, 2024\n7-9PM EST\nJoin Lab/Shul and Temple of the Stranger for a profound experience of grieving in community as we observe the holiest day of mourning on the Jewish calendar\, Tisha Ba’av. Using sacred texts and the power of our voices we’ll explore the rituals of the mikonenet\, the ancient female grief workers of the Jewish tradition. Led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Rav Jericho Vincent\, and Spiritual Leader Shira Kline\, featuring special guest Reverend Derrick McQueen. \nPeople of all identities are welcome. No prior Jewish knowledge required. Donation based tickets available at the link for those in financial need. \nThis event is made possible in part due to the generosity of UJA Federation of New York.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sacred-grief-tisha-baav/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Tisha B'Av
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SUMMARY:ReCollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering
DESCRIPTION:ReCollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering\nHosted by Lab/Shul’s Kaddish Club\nWednesday\, June 12th\n6:45pm ET in NYC (Manhattan’s Village)\n7:00pm ET Online\n\nAs we journey towards Shavuot and the revelation of wisdom (Torah)\, we also acknowledge special folks we’ve lost along the way. What is the wisdom they shared with us during our precious time together? \nLab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor is a seasonal gathering to remember our loved ones\, share stories\, lift memory\, and say Kaddish\, the ancient memorial prayer\, together. Throughout the year\, ReCollect meets near or on the times of memory (Yizkor) on the Jewish calendar (Yom Kippur\, Sukkot\, Passover and in this month Shavuot). \nWhether you’ve experienced a recent loss\, are remembering a loved one who passed long ago\, or showing up in support of community\, you are welcome here. Together\, we acknowledge feelings of loss that can be particularly painful as we anticipate empty chairs at our tables and holes in our hearts. \nRegister to join in person >\nRegister to join online >\n**Please note for IN PERSON attendees.**\nThe in person event will take place on a rooftop in Manhattan’s Village (indoors should weather demand). Dress with weather in mind.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-june-2024/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Kaddish Club,Shavuot
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SUMMARY:ReCollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering
DESCRIPTION:ReCollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering\nMonday\, April 29th\nA Seasonal Kaddish Gathering\nHosted by Lab/Shul’s Kaddish Club\nIn NYC (full) + Online\n\nAs we head into spring mode – and Passover\, another significant time of year without our loved ones\, we align with Nisan/April\, a time of moving from narrowness and constriction into the wider breath of spring. \nWhether experiencing a recent loss\, remembering a loved one who passed away long ago\, or showing up in support of community\, we gather to acknowledge feelings of loss that can be particularly painful as we anticipate an empty chair at our tables and holes in our hearts. \nLab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor is a seasonal gathering to remember our loved ones\, share stories\, lift memory\, and say Kaddish\, the ancient memorial prayer\, together. Throughout the year\, ReCollect meets near or on the times of memory (Yizkor) on the Jewish calendar (Yom Kippur\, Sukkot\, Passover and Shavuot). \nIn person registration is full.\nRegister to join online >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-passover-5784/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Kaddish Club,Shavuot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T183000
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SUMMARY:SAYDER 2024
DESCRIPTION:SAYDER\nThursday April 18\n6:30-8:00 PM ET\nOnline\nSpecial Guests: Libby Lenkinski\, Mushon Zer-Aviv\, and David Broza\n\nPassover 2024 will be different from all other Passovers we’ve known.  The violent  death toll and displacement  of Israelis and Palestinians\, and the rising political tensions worldwide continue to inflict pain\, rupture lives and relationships\, raising critical questions of identity\, solidarity and the ongoing struggles for human liberation. \nLab/Shul proposes FOUR NEW QUESTIONS  to help us hear each other’s truths\, engage in honest conversations\, raise our cups to healing\,  life and peace\, together. \nSAYDER 2024 is our redesigned Everybody-Friendly\, God-Optional Passover Seder Insert with four new questions to integrate into your Haggadah\, however works best for you. \nThis Passover\, let’s designate our Seder tables as sacred and safe spaces for sharing stories and questions\, honoring all voices\, and start to heal tensions as we invoke visions for repair. \nJoin us for some or all of 4 weekly online sessions exploring the question: How do we bring this complexity to Judaism’s oldest sacred storytelling ritual that celebrates legacy\, survival and optimism? \nSessions will be led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Lab/Shul Ritual Team & feature special guests including Aliza Kline\, John Adam Ross\, Jo Kent Katz\, Rebekka Goldsmith\, Libby Lenkinski\, Mushon Zer-Aviv\, and David Broza! \nDates: Thursdays March 28\, April 4\, April 11 & April 18 \nCost:\nPer session: $20 /  $15 for Partners\nAll 4 sessions: $60 / $45 for Partners\n(All recordings will be provided to registered guests following the event)\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister Here >\nDownload SAYDER 2024 Invitation Here >\n  \nAbout Libby Lenkinski\, VP of Public Engagement at the New Israel Fund and Founder/President of Albi\, a new fund\, institute and lab built to power culture change in and about Israel-Palestine. \nLibby leads all aspects of NIF’s public efforts in the United States – including communications\, digital\, programs\, events\, leadership\, community partnerships and engagement\, New Generations and our fellowships. Prior to joining NIF\, Libby lived and worked in the Israeli non-profit field for almost a decade. There she worked as Director of International Relations at the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) and as a strategy consultant for human rights organizations like Yesh Din and Physicians for Human Rights\, for documentary films including Budrus and The Law in These Parts\, new media initiatives like +972 Magazine\, and for progressive campaigns. She is a founding member of Zazim-Community Action and The Whistle. Currently\, Libby serves on the Executive Committee of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Arab-Israeli Issues and is a NY co-chair for the Reboot Network. Libby is based in Brooklyn and travels to Israel-Palestine frequently. \nAbout Mushon Zer-Aviv \nMushon Zer-Aviv is a designer\, researcher\, educator and media activist based in Tel Aviv\, and one of the founding principals of A Land For All – a shared movement of Israelis and Palestinians who believe that the way towards peace\, security and stability for all passes through two independent states\, Israel and Palestine\, within a joint framework allowing both peoples to live together and apart. \n  \nAbout David Broza \nDavid Broza is an internationally renowned Israeli singer-songwriter\, recognized for his dynamic guitar performances and humanitarian efforts. His signature sound brings together the influence of Spanish flamenco\, American folk\, rock and roll\, and poetry. Social justice and peace advocacy are embedded in Broza’s work; his 1977 hit song “Yihye Tov” remains an Israeli peace anthem. With over 40 albums released\, many of which are multiplatinum\, in English\, Hebrew\, and Spanish\, Broza continues to tour globally both as a solo musician and with his various musical projects. \nBroza’s charismatic\, vibrant\, and passionate energy is far-reaching and carries global impact. His presence as an entertainer\, industry innovator and humanitarian continues to inspire and ignite meaningful listening for all generations. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sayder-april-18-2024/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T190000
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SUMMARY:31st Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery
DESCRIPTION:31st Annual Downtown Seder at City Winery\nWednesday\, April 17th\n7 PM\nSpecial guests include Laurie Anderson\, Steven Bernstein\, David Broza\, Peter Yarrow\, AC Lincoln\, Richard Kind\, Judy Gold\, Alex Edelman\, Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Dr\, Benjamin Chavis\, Jr. and Terrance Floyd (George’s Brother)\, NYC Comptroller Brad Lander\, and Dr. Ruth and many more. \nRegister here >\nSince 1991\, City Winery founder Michael Dorf has produced this celebrity-driven interpretation of this ancient wine dinner party. This unique take on a divine tradition will open your mind and your senses. Happening Wednesday\, April 17 at 7PM\, with a very special lineup given the world today. \nThis annual tradition goes back thousands of years\, but our interpretive Seder transcends Judaism and takes the themes within the Passover story of tyrants and governments harboring lethal hatred for outsiders and immigrants\, the liberation struggles\, the histories of oppression\, bigotry\, anti-Semitism\, even pandemics and plagues represented in the timeless Passover story–and makes it relevant for our time. We need to remember our past and celebrate our freedom with this fun event that allows people to break bread (matzah)\, drink wine\, and laugh\, sing\, and contemplate the issues of our world. \nOur Seder’s have had many artists\, actors\, comedians\, political figures from Perry Farrell to Jerry Stiller\, from Dr. Ruth to Congressman Jerry Nadler\, from Al Franken singing “Go Down Moses” to Lou Reed reading Marley’s Exodus. Activist Ruth Messinger speaking about Darfur’s genocide to comedian Judy Gold’s annual rendition of Dayyenu. “Half postmodern religious ritual and half cabaret” -Jewish Learning Magazine; “More dreadlocks than yarmulkes\, with Lou Reed as the “bad child”\, Phillip Glass and more\, it felt like a cross between summer camp in the Catskills and a progressive jazz concert\,” -The New York Times\, April 27\, 1997 (That’s right\, been doing it a long time!) “The hippest Seder on Earth\, more deconstructionist than Reconscructionist” -The Forward \nPlant-based multi-course meal and at least 4 glass of vino included.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/31st-annual-downtown-seder-at-city-winery/
LOCATION:City Winery
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5784
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SUMMARY:Family Lab / Passover: Lotsa Matza!
DESCRIPTION:FAMILYLAB PASSOVER: LOTSA MATZA! (Full)\nSunday\, April 14th 20244:00pmBoerum Hill\, Brooklyn*\nWait List Available\nWelcome to FamilyLab: An everybody-friendly grassroots gathering for families with young children\, ages 2-7 (siblings welcome). FamilyLab is centered around the family table: delicious dinner\, sing along\, stories\, and animated interactive learning to celebrate holidays and delve into life-long Jewish values. \nDirector of Family Education Shira Kline\, a.k.a. ShirLaLa along with teaching artist Emet (Ari L. Monts) and Stephanie Kane gather on this Sunday afternoon to celebrate the tastes\, smells\, and feels of Passover by rolling up our sleeves and rolling out some homemade crunchy matza. Your Passover story will never be the same again! \nWith Lab/Shul’s unique God-optional approach to tradition\, text\, and story\, FamilyLab is open to those who identify as Jewish\, Jew-ish\, and everything in between. \nThis event is currently at capacity. Join the wait list here >\nQuestions? Email Stephanie Kane\, Program Manager\, at stephanie@labshul.org. \n+ Fees include dinner and programming for up to 5 people.+ If the suggested price is beyond your means – just let us know and we’ll make it work.+ Space is limited so invite your friends today! \nSchedule:4:00pm Welcome4:30pm Program Start Time \n*Brooklyn Address provided upon RSVPCost:Up to 2 people: $50 per family/ $36 for Lab/Shul Partners Up to 4 people: $70 per family/ $60 for Lab/Shul Partners5+ people: $85 per family/ $72 for Lab/Shul PartnersNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/family-lab-passover-lotsa-matza/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:FamilyLab,Homepage,Passover 5784
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T200000
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SUMMARY:SAYDER 2024
DESCRIPTION:SAYDER\nThursday\, April 11\n6:30-8:00 PM ET\nOnline\nSpecial Guests: Jo Kent Katz & Rebekka Goldsmith\n\nPassover 2024 will be different from all other Passovers we’ve known.  The violent  death toll and displacement  of Israelis and Palestinians\, and the rising political tensions worldwide continue to inflict pain\, rupture lives and relationships\, raising critical questions of identity\, solidarity and the ongoing struggles for human liberation. \nLab/Shul proposes FOUR NEW QUESTIONS  to help us hear each other’s truths\, engage in honest conversations\, raise our cups to healing\,  life and peace\, together. \nSAYDER 2024 is our redesigned Everybody-Friendly\, God-Optional Passover Seder Insert with four new questions to integrate into your Haggadah\, however works best for you. \nThis Passover\, let’s designate our Seder tables as sacred and safe spaces for sharing stories and questions\, honoring all voices\, and start to heal tensions as we invoke visions for repair. \nJoin us for some or all of 4 weekly online sessions exploring the question: How do we bring this complexity to Judaism’s oldest sacred storytelling ritual that celebrates legacy\, survival and optimism? \nSessions will be led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Lab/Shul Ritual Team & feature special guests including Aliza Kline\, John Adam Ross\, Zhailon Levingston\, Jo Kent Katz\, Rebekka Goldsmith\, Libby Lenkinski\, Mushon Zer-Aviv\, and David Broza! \nDates: Thursdays March 28\, April 4\, April 11 & April 18 \nCost:\nPer session: $20 /  $15 for Partners\nAll 4 sessions: $60 / $45 for Partners\n(All recordings will be provided to registered guests following the event)\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister Here >\nDownload SAYDER 2024 Invitation Here >\n  \nAbout Jo Kent Katz\nJo Kent Katz (she/her) is an Intuitive healer\, a social justice educator\, a ritualist\, an ordained Kohenet\, and an auntie. Jo is a political educator who centers healing\, a healing practitioner who believes in collective liberation. As a white\, queer\, cisgender\, able-bodied\, assimilated Ashkenazi Jew\, Jo is committed to reclaiming Ancestral connection\, healing inherited legacies\, and bolstering our collective capacity to dismantle racism and all forms of oppression. \nFor Sacred Consideration \njokentkatz.com \ntranscendingjewishtrauma.com \nAbout Rebekka Goldsmith\nRebekka Goldsmith  uses voice as a physical\, emotional and spiritual practice for activating personal development and supporting deep group connection. She works with individuals virtually and in person\, and facilitates year long programs\, workshops\, rituals\, spiritual retreats and community-wide gatherings. Rebekka is the Musical Director at Congregation Bet Haverim in Atlanta\, GA \nhttps://rebekkagoldsmith.bandcamp.com/album/seeding-the-tree \nWww.rebekkagoldsmith.com \nwww.congregationbethaverim.org \n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sayder-april-11-2024/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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SUMMARY:SAYDER 2024
DESCRIPTION:SAYDER\nApril 4\n6:30-8:00 PM ET\nOnline\nSpecial Guests: Inheritance Theater Project’s Jon Adam Ross\, Executive Director and Zhailon Levingston\, Artistic Director\n\nPassover 2024 will be different from all other Passovers we’ve known.  The violent  death toll and displacement  of Israelis and Palestinians\, and the rising political tensions worldwide continue to inflict pain\, rupture lives and relationships\, raising critical questions of identity\, solidarity and the ongoing struggles for human liberation. \nLab/Shul proposes FOUR NEW QUESTIONS  to help us hear each other’s truths\, engage in honest conversations\, raise our cups to healing\,  life and peace\, together. \nSAYDER 2024 is our redesigned Everybody-Friendly\, God-Optional Passover Seder Insert with four new questions to integrate into your Haggadah\, however works best for you. \nThis Passover\, let’s designate our Seder tables as sacred and safe spaces for sharing stories and questions\, honoring all voices\, and start to heal tensions as we invoke visions for repair. \nJoin us for some or all of 4 weekly online sessions exploring the question: How do we bring this complexity to Judaism’s oldest sacred storytelling ritual that celebrates legacy\, survival and optimism? \nSessions will be led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Lab/Shul Ritual Team & feature special guests including Aliza Kline\, Jon Adam Ross\, Zhailon Levingston\, Jo Kent Katz\, Rebekka Goldsmith\, Libby Lenkinski\, Mushon Zer-Aviv\, and David Broza! \nDates: Thursdays March 28\, April 4\, April 11 & April 18 \nCost:\nPer session: $20 /  $15 for Partners\nAll 4 sessions: $60 / $45 for Partners\n(All recordings will be provided to registered guests following the event)\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister Here >\nDownload SAYDER 2024 Invitation Here >\n  \nAbout the Inheritance Theater Project\nThe inheritance Theater Project works with intersectional\, intergenerational\, and interfaith communities to build relationships across divides through a participatory playmaking process inspired by shared cultural touchstones. Their latest project is The Juneteenth Seder Project”. \nJon Adam Ross\, Executive Director\nJon Adam Ross has spent more than 25 years making art with communities around the country as an actor\, playwright\, and teaching artist and the last 8 years as a co-founding artist and Executive Director of the In[HEIR]itance Project. Jon has served as an artist in residence at Union Theological Seminary\, The Jewish Theological Seminary of America\, and many other religious and educational institutions. Jon has been a Covenant Foundation Fellow\, a LABA Fellow\, a Pedagogies Research Fellow with M²\, a Cogenerate Innovation Fellow\, and a Spielberg Fellow in Theater Education with the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Jon holds a BFA in Acting from NYU/Tisch. With the Inheritance Theater Project\, a national arts non-profit that works with communities to build relationships across divides through collaborative theater projects inspired by shared cultural touchstones\, Jon has co-created original plays in communities all over America. As an actor\, Jon has performed in over 90 cities around the globe. His stage credits include: a dog\, a 2\,000-year-old bird\, an elderly orthodox Jew\, a spurned housewife\, a horse\, a British naval officer in 1700s Jamaica\, a goat\, Jesus Christ\, a lawyer\, a wrestler\, a hapless police chief\, and a cyclops. \nZhailon Levingston\nZhailon is a Louisiana-raised storyteller\, director\, and activist whose work has developed original work in New York and throughout the country. He co-created and serves on the Board of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition where he helped create the curriculum of their Theatre of Change course\, started at Columbia Law School. Zhailon has done work with organizations like Idina Menzel’s A Broader Way Foundation\, and co founded the Arts/Advocacy campaign #WordsonWhite. He was the Resident Director for “Tina: The Tina Tuner Musical”\, the Associate Director of “Hadestown” in Korea\, and became the youngest Black director in Broadway history when he directed “Chicken and Biscuits\,” one of the first shows to open on Broadway after the shutdown. Zhailon recently directed “Patience” at Second Stage Uptown. Zhailon is the Co-director of “Reconstruction” with Tony Award-winner Rachel Chavkin\, and the upcoming New York revival of “CATS” at PAC NYC.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sayder-april-4-2024/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T200000
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SUMMARY:SAYDER 2024
DESCRIPTION:SAYDER\nThursday March 28\n6:30-8:00 PM ET\nOnline\nSpecial Guest – Aliza Kline\, President and CEO of One Table\n\nPassover 2024 will be different from all other Passovers we’ve known.  The violent  death toll and displacement  of Israelis and Palestinians\, and the rising political tensions worldwide continue to inflict pain\, rupture lives and relationships\, raising critical questions of identity\, solidarity and the ongoing struggles for human liberation. \nLab/Shul proposes FOUR NEW QUESTIONS  to help us hear each other’s truths\, engage in honest conversations\, raise our cups to healing\,  life and peace\, together. \nSAYDER 2024 is our redesigned Everybody-Friendly\, God-Optional Passover Seder Insert with four new questions to integrate into your Haggadah\, however works best for you. \nThis Passover\, let’s designate our Seder tables as sacred and safe spaces for sharing stories and questions\, honoring all voices\, and start to heal tensions as we invoke visions for repair. \nJoin us for some or all of 4 weekly online sessions exploring the question: How do we bring this complexity to Judaism’s oldest sacred storytelling ritual that celebrates legacy\, survival and optimism? \nSessions will be led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Lab/Shul Ritual Team & feature special guests including Aliza Kline\, John Adam Ross\, Zhailon Levingston\, Jo Kent Katz\, Rebekka Goldsmith\, Libby Lenkinski\, Mushon Zer-Aviv\, and David Broza! \nDates: Thursdays March 28\, April 4\, April 11 & April 18 \nCost:\nPer session: $20 /  $15 for Partners\nAll 4 sessions: $60 / $45 for Partners\n(All recordings will be provided to registered guests following the event)\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister Here >\nDownload SAYDER 2024 Here >\n  \n Aliza Kline\, President and CEO of One Table  \nAliza is a dynamic leader and social entrepreneur. She is co-founder and CEO of OneTable\, a powerful platform for young adults to engage in Jewish life\, practice and community by hosting and participating in peer-led Shabbat dinners\, serving 100\,000 people annually. OneTable has been featured in the New York Times\, NPR\, ABC and dozens of local news outlets. Aliza also co-founded and served as executive director of Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh and Education Center in Boston\, an international model for re-imagining ancient rituals. \n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sayder-march-28-2024/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T220000
DTSTAMP:20240314T130537Z
CREATED:20240228T142031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240314T130537Z
UID:10005768-1711231200-1711231200@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:PURIMMESSTHER
DESCRIPTION:PURIMMESSTHER\nSaturday\, March 23rd\nBrooklyn\n10:30pm – Performance\n11:45pm – Party hosted by FLAMINGGG\nThis Purim – a night of topsy-turvy in a world already turned upside down – we accept the impossibility of one right choice in our strive for justice. Despite our follies and failures\, Mordechai’s feverish call to Esther still rings true\, that we “were created for a moment such as this” (4:14). How does this ancient call to action inspire us to continue scribing a more just\, peaceful future? Lab/Shul invites you to step into the Purim story through a night of music and cabaret\, to wrestle with the binaries of this ancient tale\, and reveal our truest\, most authentic selves in a celebration of song and performance. Supported by a phenomenal house band of radical ritualists\, we journey with the Megillah’s characters through their original performance pieces to rise to meet this moment. \nFollowing the performance\, we’ll transition into MESSTHER\, hosted by NY’s queer Jewish party FLAMINGGG to celebrate a reimagined future. DJ’s Party Girl\, Chaia of Kleztronica & Cher Muta (aka Jonathan Moshe Cohen) will spin mystical madness on the dance floor\, super-soaking you with Adar-licious joy until dawn.\nMore performance happenings TBA. \nReserve your spot >\nProceeds from PURIMESSTHER ticket sales will be donated in support of Sulha Peace Project\, which was founded over 20 years ago with the goal of creating eye-to-eye\, heart-to-heart encounters between Palestinians and Israelis. 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/purim5784/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Purim,Purim 5784
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231211T210000
DTSTAMP:20231205T145927Z
CREATED:20230926T155302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T145927Z
UID:10005465-1702321200-1702328400@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Heirlooms
DESCRIPTION:Heirlooms: 7 Sessions Study Series with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\nONLINE\n7:00-9:00 PM ET\nOCTOBER – DECEMBER 2023\nWhat’s the History of the Seven Most Popular Jewish Symbols and their Secrets of Spiritual Survival? \nFor 3\,000 years\, across continents\, Jews have adapted to shifting civilizations and cultures\, creating essential and symbolic household objects that refine Jewish life and define Judaic legacy. \nJoin Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie for a series of seven interactive online study sessions exploring these essential Judaic objects\, their surprising histories and enduring purpose as practical portals for personal growth and communal connection. \nThe seven heirlooms offered in this course are not the only ones that matter\, but explored together\, through post-patriarchal and critical lenses\, each has old secrets and new stories for us to learn from and celebrate. \n*This study series was formerly titled ‘Secret Seven’. You can join single\, any or all sessions. \nSchedule\nOct 16 – Threshold Amulet: Why the Mezuzah Guards our Doorways \nOct 23 – Sabbath Table : Gastro-Judaic Secret Recipes to Survival of Stomach & Soul \nOct 30 – Prayer Shawl: The Semitic Second Skin \nNov 13 – Sunrise\, Sunset: Secrets of the -Solar Lunar Calendar \nDec 4 – Super Star of David: What’s the Story of the Six Pointed Star? \nDec 11 – Light my Fire: (Hanukkah) – Why Fire is the Heart and Hearth of Sacred Jewish Time \nDec 18 – Outside the Charity Box: How to Cultivate Communal Care \n  \nSingle session: $40 / $32 for partners\nFull series: $250 / $200 for partners \nLab/Shul is committed to being everybody friendly. If finances are an issue for you at this time\, please contact hello@labshul.org and we will make it work! \nReserve your spot for one or all sessions here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/heirlooms-2023-10-23-2023-12-11/
CATEGORIES:Hanukkah 5784,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231209T173000
DTSTAMP:20231207T174121Z
CREATED:20231201T163716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T174121Z
UID:10005739-1702137600-1702143000@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:SoulSpa
DESCRIPTION:SoulSpa\nSaturday\, December 9th\n4:00-5:30pm ET\nOnline + Live at the Community Winter Retreat\nJoin the Lab/Shul community for a cozy winter SoulSpa ritual\, live from the Community Winter Retreat and live on Zoom in your homes worldwide. \nSaturday SoulSpa gathers us together for an afternoon of meditation\, healing music\, poetic prayer\, and powerful Storahtelling. \nCome earlier in the evening for our virtual Hanukkah candle lighting at 7pm Eastern. \nIt’s not too late to join us in person! Register here for the Retreat\, for one night or two of Shabbat rituals\, as well as artist-driven programming for the heart\, mind and soul. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors with more than 400 acres of forest and meadows\, plus delicious farm to table vegetarian cuisine. \nTo join us online\, register here.\nIn person attendance for our December SoulSpa is limited to participants in the Lab/Shul retreat. Want to join us for the weekend? Learn more here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/soulspa/
LOCATION:Zoom Link – Provided Upon RSVP
CATEGORIES:Hanukkah 5784,Homepage,Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231208T200000
DTSTAMP:20231207T174049Z
CREATED:20220920T230454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231207T174049Z
UID:10005369-1702065600-1702065600@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Sabbath Queen
DESCRIPTION:Sabbath Queen\n8-9:15pm ET\nOnline + Live at the Community Winter Retreat\nJoin us for our monthly ritual Sabbath circle of live music\, poetry\, contemplation and conversation\, Live from the Community Winter Retreat! \nLed by the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and beloved collaborators\, artists\, teachers\, healers\, and musicians\, this month will be streaming live from beautiful Connecticut to your homes worldwide. This special event will take place starting at 8pm for a cozy wintery eve of Sabbath splendor and meaningful togetherness. \nCome earlier in the evening for our virtual Hanukkah candle lighting at 7pm Eastern. \nIt’s not too late to join us in person! Register here for the Retreat\, for one night or two of Shabbat rituals\, as well as artist-driven programming for the heart\, mind and soul. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors with more than 400 acres of forest and meadows\, plus delicious farm to table vegetarian cuisine. \nSPECIAL Schedule this Sabbath Eve: \n8:00pm – 9:15pm ET:  Live musical liturgy\, poetry\, and contemplative pause  \nTo join us online\, register here.\n  \n5784 Sabbath Queen Dates:\nNov 17 – Brooklyn\nDec 8 – CT @Lab/Shul Hanukkah retreat\nJan 12 – Manhattan\nFeb 9 – Manhattan\nMar 8 – Brooklyn\nApril 12 – Manhattan\nMay 10 – Manhattan\nJune 21 – Manhattan
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sabbath-queen-retreat/
LOCATION:Zoom Link – Provided Upon RSVP
CATEGORIES:Hanukkah 5784,Homepage,Shabbat
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231208
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231211
DTSTAMP:20231205T145733Z
CREATED:20230912T212220Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231205T145733Z
UID:10005709-1701993600-1702252799@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Lab/Shul Winter Retreat
DESCRIPTION:Lab/Shul Winter Retreat\nWe are thrilled to invite our entire Lab/Shul community for our 2023 Community Winter Retreat! This multi-generational Shabbaton will include Shabbat rituals\, as well as artist-driven programming for the heart\, mind and soul. Enjoy the beautiful outdoors with more than 400 acres of forest and meadows\, plus delicious farm to table vegetarian cuisine. \nWe are also delighted to offer special opportunities for members of all of our Raising the Bar\, Pass/Age and GENerate Cohorts to come together throughout the weekend. \nWHEN:\nFriday afternoon\, December 8th through Sunday lunchtime\, December 10th \nWHERE:\nConnecticut\nExact address provided upon registration \nPRICING: \nPRICING:\nFor a private room + private bathroom:\nADULT NON- PARTNER:  $800\nADULT LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $700\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 NON-PARTNER: $620\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $570 \nFor a room + shared bathroom:\nADULT NON-PARTNER: $750\nADULT LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $650\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 NON-PARTNER: $570\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $520 \nFor a dormitory (bunk beds or 2 twin beds) room with shared hallways bathrooms:\nADULT NON-PARTNER: $575\nADULT LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $505\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 NON-PARTNER: $495\nCHILDREN UNDER 14 LAB/SHUL PARTNER: $450 \nPrice includes all lodging\, meals\, and programming for the entire weekend. \nPlease contact us if the cost is beyond your means – we’ll make it work! \nFor additional information\, contact Stephen Silva at stephen@labshul.org \nRegister Here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/lab-shul-winter-retreat/
LOCATION:Connecticut
CATEGORIES:Hanukkah,Hanukkah 5784,Homepage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230926
DTSTAMP:20230802T152344Z
CREATED:20230802T152342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T152344Z
UID:10005689-1695513600-1695686399@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Yom Kippur
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/yom-kippur/
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230915
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230917
DTSTAMP:20230802T152225Z
CREATED:20230802T152104Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T152225Z
UID:10005425-1694736000-1694908799@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Rosh Hashanah
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/rosh-hashanah/
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T220000
DTSTAMP:20230815T011451Z
CREATED:20230807T144009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T011451Z
UID:10005690-1694286000-1694296800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Monajat Selichot
DESCRIPTION:Monajat Selichot\nJoin Galeet Dardashti to celebrate the release of her multi-sensory project and album Monajat\, with a concert on September 9 at Littlefield in Brooklyn\, presented by The Neighborhood: An Urban Center for Jewish Life. Inspired by recordings of her late grandfather Younes Dardashti\, a master singer of Persian classical music in 1950s/60s Iran\, Monajat reinvents the ritual of Selihot–nightly poetry sung in spiritual preparation for the Jewish New Year. On the album Galeet dialogues with her grandfather in song\, immersing audiences in Persian melodies\, heavy grooves\, and sacred Hebrew and Persian poetry. \nCo-sponsored by Lab/Shul \nRegister here >\n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/monajat-selichot/
LOCATION:Littlefield\, 635 Sackett Street\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11217
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230909T170000
DTSTAMP:20230906T193240Z
CREATED:20230808T201146Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230906T193240Z
UID:10005691-1694278800-1694278800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Sit + Sorry: A Jewish & Zen Buddhist Night of Forgiveness
DESCRIPTION:Sit + Sorry\nA Jewish & Zen Buddhist Night of Forgiveness\nNew York Zen Center for Contemplative Care + Online\nInspired by the traditional forgiveness ritual of Selichot\, join Lab/Shul’s ritual team and the leaders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care for an intimate sacred eve of reflection and meditation\, shared traditions\, live music and spiritual preparation for the new year.\n\n\nSchedule\n5:00pm – Zen Center Opens\, Welcome to the space. Sit\, Exhale… \n5:15pm – Sit + Sorry Selichot Ritual begins In-Person and on Zoom.  \nLocation & Capacity\nWe are thrilled to hold Sit + Sorry in person at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care\, and on Zoom. \nAccessibility\nThe Zendo is on the 4th floor. There is an elevator.  There are floor cushions and chairs available for your sitting comfort. The NYZC is within 1 block of the 1\, 2\, N\, Q\, R\, and W trains. \n\nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sit-sorry-a-jewish-zen-buddhist-night-of-forgiveness/
LOCATION:New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care\, 119 W 23rd St Suite 401\, NYC\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230817T200000
DTSTAMP:20230810T164942Z
CREATED:20230809T013632Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230810T164942Z
UID:10005692-1692295200-1692302400@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:PrePent 5784/2023 Launch
DESCRIPTION:PREPENT 5784/2023 LAUNCH\nDOWNTOWN NYC* + ONLINE\nJoin Rabbi Amichai\, Naomi Less\, and more Lab/Shul friends as we dive into this year’s High Holy Day theme HAVAYA/Everpresence in the context of who and what we trust in the world – personally\, spiritually\, politically and collectively. \nWe’ll study\, sing\, nosh and start creating some new trust signs\, as a form of political and spiritual activism. \nBring a friend.\nBring your heart.\nBring your questions. \nBring your own Shofar for a rooftop blast into Elul! \nAll are welcome. \n*Address provided upon registration.  \nRegister here >\nPrint out your own “In ______ We Trust” sign here >\nLearn more about PrePent here >\n  \nIn Person Accessibility Information:\nThere are several steps into the building and 2 steps to access the roof.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/prepent-5784-2023-launch/
LOCATION:In NYC + Online
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T210000
DTSTAMP:20230718T165503Z
CREATED:20230717T185355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230718T165503Z
UID:10005424-1690480800-1690491600@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Rise From Rubble
DESCRIPTION:Rise From Rubble\nMarking Judaism’s Saddest Day: How We Can Heal the Hate that Ruptures Reality?\nJoin Lab/Shul’s Rabbi Amichai and Ben Freeman\, with Rev. Derrick McQueen\, pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church\, and Jericho Vincent\, founder of Temple of the Stranger\, on the Fast of the 9th of Av to grieve in community and to explore how the ancestors can guide us in healing hatred within ourselves\, in our communities\, and in the world. \nJoin us in person in Harlem at St. James or tune in for a live-stream by Zoom. \nFor in-person participants\, we will conclude the program with a potluck break-fast. Please bring something vegetarian to share. \nRSVP here.\n  \nRev. Derrick McQueen earned his is a Ph. D. in Homiletics and New Testament at Union Theological Seminary (NYC). He also received an M. Div. in Worship and the Arts from Union; and a B.A. in Theater Arts from Drew University. Rev. Dr. McQueen is also the pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church in Harlem\, the oldest African American Presbyterian Church in New York City. St. James is an affirming congregation. Rev. McQueen and St. James are also in partnership with LAB/SHUL and he has joined LAB/SHUL as a Christian partner as a Ritual Leader for several High Holy Day Seasons. Rabbi Lau-Lavie and Rev. McQueen created and a two part set of anti-racism sessions\, “From Separation to Reparation.” The first accompanied several communities through the Holy Day Season. The second iteration worked through the issues partnering with the work of Howard Thurman’s Jesus and the Disinherited. Derrick also serves as Chair for the board of Auburn Seminary\, which equips bold and resilient leaders with the tools and resources needed for a multifaith world.\nwww.derrickmcqueen.com \nJericho Vincent is the founder and spiritual director of Temple of the Stranger\, a mystical community rooted in Jewish ancestral wisdom and open to all. They teach Torah in communities across the country and on Instagram @thealef
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/rise-from-rubble-2023/
LOCATION:St. James Presbyterian Church + Online\, 409 W. 141st St\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Tisha B'Av
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230527T120000
DTSTAMP:20230522T131908Z
CREATED:20230503T173950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T131908Z
UID:10005411-1685188800-1685188800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:ReCollect
DESCRIPTION:ReCollect/Yizkor\nA Kaddish Gathering\nLab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor gatherings offer grief support for those in active mourning\, experiencing loss and/or observing a yahrzeit. \nWhether experiencing a recent loss\, remembering a loved one who passed away long ago\, or showing up to support the community you are welcome in this caring circle. \nOur final ReCollect of the season\, before a summer break\, will be on May 27th 12pm EDT VIRTUAL/ONLINE\, during the festival of Shavuot\, upon completing the counting of days (Omer) – a time of grief and wandering in the Jewish story of the Exodus.  This is one of four times a year we gather in circle to communally mourn the loss of our loved one\, share memories and hold each other at these moments. \nThis Virtual Event will be held on ZOOM – we encourage cameras to be on so our community can feel as in person in circle as possible. \nRegister here>
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-4/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Kaddish Club,Shavuot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230526T060000
DTSTAMP:20230524T195711Z
CREATED:20230508T182139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T195711Z
UID:10005412-1685048400-1685080800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Shavuot Across Brooklyn
DESCRIPTION:Shavuot Across Brooklyn is coming up! On Thursday\, May 25\, join different minyanim\, synagogues and organizations from across Brooklyn in an all-night celebration of study at Congregation Beth Elohim. Beginning at 9:15pm\, the program will feature dozens of different lessons from some of the finest teachers in our borough\, ending with sunrise services in the wee hours of the morning. All in the spirit of acknowledging the moment when we received the Torah at Sinai. This event is a hallmark of the Brooklyn Jewish calendar and we’re excited to be part of it again this year. \nCo-sponsored by Lab/Shul. Featuring Naomi Less\, Shira Kline\, and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.  \n\n\nLooking to learn with the Lab/Shul Team? We’ll be offering sessions at:\n10:15 PM Commandment 5: Honor Your Parents – Building Legacy/Breaking Cycles\nNaomi Less & Basya Schechter \nTwo teachers\, spiritual leaders\, musicians and moms of young children explore the complexity of the 5th commandment through music\, text\, commentary\, sacred conversation. Come and find out what is revealed in your heart\, mind and spirit. \n11:20 PM Dream Climbing through אמת וש׳רה (emet v’shira / truth and song)\nShira Kline & Emet\, Ari Monts \nWaking dreams\, Conscious dreams\, Revelations? Emet and Shira offer text and song to practice dreaming into revelation. Join us to blur the lines between mental practices\, body practices\, and dream prescriptions. An immersive ritual for revelation to learn from our Bodies\, Torah\, and Tony Kushner. \n10:15 PM  – 2:30 AM Born Divided. Israel & Judah: Then\, Now\, Next?\nRabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie \nCan a lesser known chapter from Jewish history help repair the widening rupture in Israel and throughout the Jewish world with a model for co-existence? \nJoin Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie for 4 interactive study sessions (stand-alone or consecutive) weaving biblical scholarship\, archeology\, and politics to explore what the hidden history of the divided Jewish kingdom can teach us about our present and future realities. \nThe Kingdoms of Israel and Judah lived alongside each other for over 200 years in the Iron Age\, ruled by 45 kings & queens\, railed at by 20 prophets\, as the tribes worshiped multiple deities. A close reading of this chapter brings up a timeless and timely question: What if\, only when divided\, we survive? \nThe track will begin with an overview session in HEBREW ONLY\, followed by four sessions\, each also stand-alone\, focusing on one story from the history of the divided kingdom\, from the early divisions during the time of King David to the final destruction by Babylon. \nNo prior knowledge is necessary. \n\n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/shavuot-across-brooklyn/
LOCATION:Congregation Beth Elohim\, 274 Garfield Pl\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11215
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Shavuot
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T180000
DTSTAMP:20230328T170547Z
CREATED:20230317T140742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230328T170547Z
UID:10005685-1681322400-1681322400@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:ReCollect
DESCRIPTION:ReCollect/Yizkor\nA Kaddish Gathering\nLab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor gatherings offer grief support for those in active mourning\, experiencing loss and/or observing a yahrzeit. \nWhether experiencing a recent loss\, remembering a loved one who passed away long ago\, or showing up to support the community you are welcome in this caring circle. \nAs we head out of Passover\, a time of deep soul work – we head towards one of four tender times during the year we gather to communally mourn the loss of our loved one – Yizkor/ReCollect. Lab/Shul gathers to share memories and hold each other at these moments in circle – this time IN PERSON in NYC (at 6pm ET) and VIRTUALLY (at 6:15pm ET) online. \nPlease note: Weather permitting\, the in person gathering will be held outdoors on a roof. If too cold\, windy or rainy\, the event will be indoors – masks are encouraged but not required. \nRegister here>
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-3/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Kaddish Club,Passover 5783
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230406T020000
DTSTAMP:20230331T020436Z
CREATED:20230330T211326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T020436Z
UID:10005687-1680732000-1680746400@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Freedom Feast After-Party // Matzah Ball Free Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Matzah Ball Free Dance Party\nWhether you go to Freedom Feast\, Bubby’s Seder\, or no seder at all\, join Lab/Shul for a first night of Passover after-party at House of YES in Brooklyn. \nCo-hosted by Sylvie Nelson and Maryam Chishti! \nFree of charge and open to all. \n**Suggested looks**\nWear a disco kittel or desert robes. Get your old school look on. Rock the rhythm of the night. Vintage Sparkle Shine and Vibrant Vibrations. \nRSVP here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/freedom-feast-after-party-matzah-ball/
LOCATION:House of Yes\, 2 Wyckoff Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5783
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230405T173000
DTSTAMP:20230403T184751Z
CREATED:20230215T211259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T184751Z
UID:10005681-1680715800-1680715800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Freedom Feast: Multifaith Liberation Seder
DESCRIPTION:Freedom Feast: Multifaith Liberation Seder\nIN PERSON + ONLINE\nFreedom Feast is an interactive and embodied Multi-Faith Passover Seder led by faith leaders\, artists and activists\, inspired by ancient shared narratives and commitment to justice\, liberation\, and dignity for all. \nIn celebration of Passover and spring\, during Holy Week and the month of Ramadan\,  we gather for a communal ritual feast\, fused with contemplation\, conversation\, sacred stories\, secrets and songs. \nHuman family\, Can we liberate one another ? \nIN PERSON TICKETS SOLD OUT! \nGet your tickets here\nDETAILS:\n5:30PM: Doors Open at Judson Memorial Church\n5:45 PM: Virtual Happy Hour on Zoom hosted by the Feast Team\n6:15PM: Live Music Begins with the Freedom Feast band and the Middle Church Choir\n6:30PM: Freedom Feast Begins Promptly \n*All times Eastern* \nA delicious\, catered vegetarian meal will be served along with wine and soft drinks in abundance. Gluten free and vegan options will be available. \nFEATURED LEADERS (IN FORMATION):\nRabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Lab/Shul\nShira Kline\, Lab/Shul\nRev. Jacqui Lewis\, Middle Collegiate Church\nRabbi Josh Stanton\, East End Temple\nRev Micah Bucey\, Judson Memorial Church\nRev. Derrick McQueen\, St. James Presbyterian\nImam Mussa Qabba\, Masjid Ur Rahmah\nSensei Koshin Paley Ellison\, NY Zen Center\nSensei Chodo Robert Campbell\, NY Zen Center\nJonathan Hamilt aka Ona Louise\, Drag Story Hour NYC\nLuis Burgos\, Lab/Shul\nNaomi Less\, Lab/Shul\nBen Freeman\, Lab/Shul\nMatthew Johnson Harris\nJohn Del Cueto\, Middle Collegiate Church\nEleonore Weill\nMartin Shamoonpour\n\n \nIN PARTNERSHIP WITH:\n\nSPONSORSHIP: INVEST IN YOUR COMMUNITY\nWe are committed to making Freedom Feast accessible to all\, no matter their economic status. One way that we can make this happen is through the generosity of our community. \nIf you are comfortably able to meet your financial needs or have expendable income\, we ask you to consider choosing a seat at a sponsorship level to support others in our community with different financial circumstances to attend. \nIf you are interested in learning more about metrics we think about when making a sliding scale\, click this link\, or feel free to reach out to sam@labshul.org to have a conversation about it! \nTICKET  OPTIONS:\nSponsorship Table for 8 (Premiere Seating): $2\,500Sponsorship Seat (Premiere Seating): $180Regular (Non-Member) Seat: $125Lab/Shul Partner (Member) Seat: $100Artist/Student/Senior Seat: $70Volunteer: $50 \nGet your tickets here
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/freedom-feast-2023/
LOCATION:Judson Memorial Church\, 55 Washington Square S\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5783
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UID:10005379-1679682600-1679689800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Zen Shabbat 5783
DESCRIPTION:Zen Shabbat\nLab/Shul and the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care invite you to a shared experience of sacred space and time\, harmonizing Jewish and Zen traditions in the celebration of Sabbath spirit. \nOur third seasonal gathering will be an offering to Springtime. Meeting life with generosity\, a practice of giving and receiving equally. Don’t hold back. \n\nSchedule\n6:30pm – Zen Center Opens\, Welcome to the space. Sit\, Exhale… \n(6:45pm Zoom Opens) \n7:00pm – 8:30pm of Zen Shabbat: Ritual music\, meditation\, and spiritual teachings led by Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison and Spiritual Leader\, Shira Kline. \nLocation & Capacity\nWe are thrilled to hold Zen Shabbat in person at the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care\, and on Zoom! In order to keep our community safe\, and socially-distanced\, we are limiting in-person capacity to forty-five people. \nAccessibility\nThe Zendo is on the 4th floor. There is an elevator.  There are floor cushions and chairs available for your sitting comfort. The NYZC is within 1 block of the 1\, 2\, N\, Q\, R\, and W trains. \n\nClick here to register!
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/zen-shabbat-5783-2023-03-24/
LOCATION:New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care\, 119 W 23rd St Suite 401\, NYC\, NY\, 10011\, United States
CATEGORIES:Passover 5783,Shabbat
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UID:10005366-1679076000-1679085000@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Sabbath Queen
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our monthly ritual Sabbath circle of live music\, contemplation\, poetry and conversation.\nLed by the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and beloved collaborators\, artists\, teachers\, healers\, and musicians\, our season of 5783 Sabbath Queens will take place in person across Manhattan and Brooklyn\, as well as online. \nSchedule\n6:00pm – 7:00pm Potluck Happy Hour with Open Bar 21+ (Indoors)\n7:00pm – 8:30pm Live musical liturgy\, poetry\, and contemplative pause (Indoors)\n8:30pm + Community Feast (Indoors) \nJoin us for dinner!\nAfter our Sabbath Queen ritual\, join us for a special night of feasting\, drinking\, and connecting over a mouthwatering vegetarian Shabbat dinner\, catered by Pixie and the Scout. \n\nGenerous spread of appetizers\, salads\, main course\, and dessert.\nGluten free options available.\nWine/beer open bar included!\n\nWe are committed to making the Sabbath Queen Community Feast available to people across class and economic access. Click here if you’re curious to learn about why we offer a sliding scale! \nNot sure where you fall on the sliding scale? Here’s a handy guide. \n$36 – Angel assisted pricing for artists\, educators\, seniors and those who really need it\n$40 – Covers the cost of one Shabbat dinner\n$50 – Helps to subsidize a Shabbat dinner for someone else \nRegister Here\nLocations\nNovember: Live from Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center \nDecember: Invisible Dog in Brooklyn \nJanuary: Judson Memorial Church \nFebruary: Judson Memorial Church \nMarch: Judson Memorial Church \nApril: Invisible Dog in Brooklyn \nMay: Invisible Dog in Brooklyn \nJune: Invisible Dog in Brooklyn \n  \nCovid Safety\nWe understand that at this stage of the pandemic where we are no longer restricted by government regulations\, that people in our community have a wide range of practices and comfort levels as they go about their day to day lives. After surveying our Partnerhood over the past two weeks\, we have revised our Covid policy. \nAs of December 2022\, \nMasking: We are suggesting\, but not requiring\, that people wear masks while indoors at Lab/Shul gatherings. At this Friday’s Sabbath Queen we will have a seating area designated for individuals wearing masks who would prefer to sit near others who are also wearing masks. \nVaccination & Testing: We will no longer ask to see proof of vaccination or proof of a negative Covid test at the entrance of our ritual space. We encourage all attending Lab/Shul’s in-person ritual programs to take a rapid test that day\, and to please stay home if you are feeling ill. \nThank you for continuing to “Lab” with us! If you have any questions or would like to offer feedback\, please reach out to Sam Hipschman\, Director of Community Organizing and Engagement\, at sam@labshul.org.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sabbath-queen-5783-2022-12-16-2023-01-20-2023-02-17-2023-03-17/
LOCATION:Judson Memorial Church\, 55 Washington Square S\, New York\, NY\, 10012\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Passover 5783,Shabbat
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SUMMARY:PURIM7: From the Crown Down
DESCRIPTION:PURIM7: From the Crown Down\nA Prophetic\, Phantasmagorical Post-Patriarchal\, Purim Performance Party\nEnter the Temple of Esther and travel through the seven gates of vice and virtue to strip down\, rise up and come out as your truest self. \nFor the first time since 2020 we’re back on the Main Stage at House of Yes in Brooklyn! Join us for a one-night-only ritual theater experience reimagining one of Judaism’s most popular narratives through the lens of ancient and modern myth. \n6:30pm – Doors Open / Temple Rites\nEnter the liminal zone of transformation to sip libations\, get glittery\, get weird\, and let go of the outside world. The Task Party rituals begin as soon as you cross the threshold into the Temple of Esther. \n7:30pm – Show Begins\n10:00pm – HOY Night of 1\,000 Faces Dance Party\nClick here to purchase tix >\nOur ritual performance will feature some of your favorite familiar Lab/Shul faces\, along with an exciting array of guest artists and performers guided by the brilliant artistic direction of long-time Lab/Shul friend\, Stuart B. Meyers.\n\nPURIM7 features the art and teachings of Ayeola Omolara Kaplan\, a Black\, Queer\, and Jewish abolitionist who spent a great deal of her life developing various masks in order to be accepted. Ayeola believes that sharing her own self-exploration is a radical act\, and we are honored to be sharing Ayeola’s art and teachings with the Lab/Shul community as we travel through Esther’s coming out journey together. \nClick here to purchase tix >\nUnexpected performances and radical rituals will be offered by some of your favorite Lab/Shul faces including Maryam Chishti\, Ben Freeman\, Sam Hipschman\, Stephanie Kane\, Shira Kline\, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Ali Levin\, Naomi Less\, Ari Monts\, Stephen Silva and Sarah Sokolic. \nAND\, we are thrilled to welcome seven spectacular guest artists featured below. Scroll down to meet them! \nGuest Artists
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/purim7-from-the-crown-down/
LOCATION:House of Yes\, 2 Wyckoff Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11237\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Purim 5783
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UID:10005682-1678017600-1678024800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Family Lab: Make Some Noise!
DESCRIPTION:Family Lab: Make Some Noise!\nMAKE! SOME! NOISE! Join us for raucous costume party dedicated to the holiday of Purim. We’ll make lasting memories of a truly inside out\, upside down story of integrity\, courage\, and a wild hearted mission to change the world. We need YOU\, your powerful voices\, and brave hearts to MAKE! SOME! NOISE! \nCome in your favorite costume or whatever outfit brings you joy. Enjoy a Raising the Bar teen led Purim play featuring Shira Kline of ShirLaLa\, crafts\, pizza  (kosher and vegetarian!)\, face painting\, and more Purim fun! \nA cross between Disney drama and fairytale magic\, the Jewish holiday of Purim has a role for everyone. So come big and come bold\, dress-up to impress\, and bring something important to say! \nFamilyLab’s Purim Celebration\, “Make Some Noise!” is an everybody-friendly gathering for families with young children ages 0-8 (siblings welcome). Whether you have a gold-plated grogger collection or you’re an expert trashcan-banging ruckus raiser\, Lab/Shul’s unique God-optional approach to tradition\, text\, and story is open to those who identify as Jewish\, Jew-ish\, and everything in between. \nStand up and make some noise! \nDoors Open: 12pm\nShowtime: 12:30pm \nGot questions? Email stephanie@labshul.org. \nPlease RSVP below\n\nEmail *Number of Adults Attending *Number of Children Attending *Names and Ages of Children AttendingDoes your family have any allergies or dietary concerns (all food served will be vegetarian)Is there anything else you would like us to know?SubmitThank you for signing up for Family Lab: Make Some Noise. We look forward to making noise together on Sunday\, March 5th @12pm!×There was an error trying to send your message. Please try again.×
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/family-lab-make-some-noise/
LOCATION:Project ORE\, 331 East 12th Street\, New York\, NY
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Purim 5783
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