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SUMMARY:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine\nThursday\, February 8th\n6:30-8:30 PM\nNYC\n\nThese last few months have been some of the most painful of our lives as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. Lab/Shul is committed to providing space to engage in constructive\, compassionate dialogue\, fostering understanding and empathy while acknowledging and appreciating that the fabric of our everybody-friendly community is woven with diverse threads of perspective\, belief\, and experience. Join us for a new series of monthly conversations that offer communication skill-building\, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. \nFacilitated by Lab/Shul Partner\, Melissa Shaw. \nThis in-person program is for Lab/Shul Partners only and offered free of charge.\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >\nJoin us for future dates:\nThursday\, March 7th\nTuesday\, April 2nd\nThursday\, May 2nd\nThursday\, June 6th
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/courageous-conversations-feb/
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage
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SUMMARY:#HerVoice_OurFuture
DESCRIPTION:#HerVoice_OurFuture\nWednesday\, March 7\, 2024\n1:00 PM EST (8:00 PM Jerusalem)\nOnline\nJoin American Friends of the Parent’s Circle Families Forum for a special International Women’s Day webinar with Israeli\, Palestinian\, and international women changemakers. \nNote: simultaneous translation to/from English\, Hebrew\, and Arabic will be available \nBushra Awad – bereaved mother\, Forum member\nAyelet Harel – bereaved sister\, Forum member\, PCFF Board member\nHuda Abuarqoub – UN Advisor for Article 1325 on women\, peace\, and security\nNaomi Sternberg – gender and conflict resolution manager at the Geneva Initiative and peace activist\nZuhra Bahman – Regional Director for Search for Common Ground\, Afghanistan\nHamutal Gouri – moderator and feminist peace activist \nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/hervoice-ourfuture/
CATEGORIES:Responding to Israel/Palestine
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SUMMARY:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine\nThursday\, March 7th\n6:30-8:30 PM\nNYC\n\nThese last few months have been some of the most painful of our lives as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. Lab/Shul is committed to providing space to engage in constructive\, compassionate dialogue\, fostering understanding and empathy while acknowledging and appreciating that the fabric of our everybody-friendly community is woven with diverse threads of perspective\, belief\, and experience. Join us for a new series of monthly conversations that offer communication skill-building\, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. \nFacilitated by Lab/Shul Partner\, Melissa Shaw. \nThis in-person program is for Lab/Shul Partners only and offered free of charge.\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >\nJoin us for future dates:\nTuesday\, April 2nd\nThursday\, May 2nd\nThursday\, June 6th
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/courageous-conversations-march/
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240310T110000
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SUMMARY:Rally to Bring Them Home Now
DESCRIPTION:Rally to #BringThemHomeNow\nSunday\, March 10th\n11am\n90th Street & Central Park West\nJoin JStreet NY\, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum of New York\, and more to mark 150 days since the horrific October 7 attacks and the hostages being taken. We will raise our voices and call out: Bring them home now.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/rally-to-bringthemhomenow/
CATEGORIES:Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240317T170000
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SUMMARY:Performance of PHARAOH followed by Q + A with creator Rabbi Misha Shulman and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
DESCRIPTION:Performance of PHARAOH\nfollowed by Q + A with creator Rabbi Misha Shulman and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\nSunday\, March 17th\n3pm\nTheater for the New City\nThe piece\, which tells the biblical Exodus story from the perspective of the king of Egypt\, is a work for two artists: Shulman\, dressed in black\, gives voice to all the characters\, while Kalamandalam John\, founder and Director of Kalatharangini Kathakali School in South India\, performs the play in movement theater using vibrant traditional Indian dance drama and elaborate makeup. Everything is in English. Michael Posnick directs. \nThe production was inspired in 2008 when Shulman was in the village of Muzhikulam\, Kerala to watch a fifteen-day play called the Asokavanikangam\, or the Asoka Tree Garden\, performed in the Kudiyatam\, Sanskrit theater tradition. This Indian classic\, taken from the Ramayana\, the holy Hindu book\, tells of how The arch-villain Ravana kidnaps the goddess Sita\, taking her to his island of Lanka\, and trying repeatedly to convince her to succumb to him. Shulman describes the experience as “riveting\,” “the slowest thing you’ve ever witnessed\,” and “the best thing I had seen in my life.” Longing to make a parallel play of his own\, Shulman imagined a staging of the Exodus story in which Jews could watch a play about the inner life of Pharaoh\, their greatest enemy\, modeled on Ravana and reimagined with Indian influences. \nThe piece ultimately evolved into a two-man production: a dialogue between a Pharaoh character performed in physical theater by Kalamandalam John\, founder and Director of Kalatharangini Kathakali School in South India\, and Misha Shulman\, clad in black\, voicing all the characters of the story including Pharaoh\, Moses (stuttering)\, Pharaoh’s son\, wife and father; an Egyptian priest and Death. They are accompanied musically by Galen Passen on Sitar and Tripp Dudley on drums. Kalamandalam John performs with the elaborate costume\, colorful makeup\, intricate gestures and expressive facial movements of Kathakali. \nThe piece was initially envisioned to be performed by Shulman as a solo show\, influenced by the spirit and style of Kudiyatam. It was workshopped in Toronto\, where Shulman was playwright in residence of Crow’s Theater. Later he had a staged reading at the 14th Street Y\, where he was a LABA fellow. The project was set to premiere at Theater for the New City in March 2020 but was canceled due to the Covid shutdown. \nAdditional performance dates:\nMarch 15 – 31\, 2024\nThursday\, Friday\, Saturday at 8:00 PM\, Sunday at 3:00 PM\nNo performance Friday\, March 22\nTheater for the New City \nLearn more & buy tickets here >\n 
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/performance-of-pharoah-followed-by-q-a-with-creator-rabbi-misha-shulman-and-rabbi-amichai-lau-lavie/
LOCATION:Theater for the New City
CATEGORIES:Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T140000
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SUMMARY:Purim Pivot with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
DESCRIPTION:Purim Pivot with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\nThursday\, March 21st\n1-2pm ET\nOnline\nPurim 2024 mid war is about politics\, protest and a must-have pivot \nFind out what\, why\, who and how to flip this holiday upside down this year. \nPurim and its featured Scroll of Esther has been understood as a fantasy of Jewish power written when Jews had none. But today it is a different story and requires wrestling with the text and traditions to walk our talk of moral responsibility and make new meaning of this holiday for our fast changing times. Yes\, even the pastries. \nJoin Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie Thursday\, March 21 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss and grapple with the new responsibility of Purim. Read a piece on the topic by Amichai here. \nRSVP Required. Sign up Here.\nThis event is for Lab/Shul Partners only | Not a partner yet? Learn how to join here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/purim-pivot/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Purim 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T160000
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SUMMARY:Taanit Esther Learning: Celebrating Amidst Grief and Pain
DESCRIPTION:Taanit Esther Learning: Celebrating Amidst Grief and Pain\nThursday\, March 21st\n4:00PM ET\nThe Jews fasted on this day to call out in anguish at the despair and fear for the future of the Jewish people. \nMany of us are experiencing these feelings and more. At the same time\, Jewish tradition teaches that once the Hebrew month of Adar starts\, we should be happy. How do we hold this all? How can we celebrate in the midst of tremendous grief\, pain\, and loss? \n\nJoin T’ruah and Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie\, Rabbi Jericho Vincent\, and Esther Sperber to mark Ta’anit Esther\, the Fast of Esther.\n\n\nOur teachers will help us navigate the tension of the joyful redemption of the Jews in the Book of Esther\, the story’s disturbingly violent ending\, and the grief and fear many of us are experiencing right now.\n\nRegister Here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/taanit-esther-learning-celebrating-amidst-grief-and-pain/
CATEGORIES:Purim 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T190000
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SUMMARY:From Despair to Hope
DESCRIPTION:From Despair to Hope: An Evening with Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green of Standing Together\nThursday\, March 21st\n7:00 PM\nUpper West Side\, NYC\n  \nJoin the New Israel Fund in NYC for an important conversation with Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green\, co-directors of Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad-Naqif Ma’an). Standing Together is an organization predicated upon the centrality of Arab-Jewish partnership\, and is an essential voice during this difficult time in Israeli history. They will share personal stories about the work they have done and the support system they have created through their thousands of members–volunteers working to maintain a group of Jews and Arabs who are devoted to creating a society capable of achieving peace\, equality\, and social justice for all. \nCo-sponsored by the New Israel Fund\, Ansche Chesed\, and the New York Jewish Agenda. \nPlease RSVP here and don’t hesitate to reach out to ny@nif.org if you have any questions. \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS: \nSally Abed is a staff member and an elected national leader at Standing Together. In recent years\, she has become a prominent progressive Palestinian voice in Israel. Sally is a recurring guest on the Promised Podcast and the Co-host of the new podcast Groundwork – a mini series co-sponsored by the New Israel Fund\, about Palestinians and Jews refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. \nAlon-Lee Green is the national director and a founder of Standing Together\, the Jewish-Arab grassroots movement that mobilizes people around issues of peace\, equality and social justice. He got his start organizing Israel’s first trade union of waiters in a chain of coffee shops and went on to found Israel’s first National Waiters Union. Alon-Lee emerged as a prominent leader of Israel’s social protest movement in the summer of 2011\, and subsequently served as a political adviser in the Knesset\, Israel’s parliament.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/from-despair-to-hope/
CATEGORIES:Purim 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T200000
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SUMMARY:פורים בלי מסכות
DESCRIPTION:פורים בלי מסכות\nPurim Without Masks (Hebrew Only)\n23.3.24\n20:00\nBrooklyn\nרצינו להזמין אותכן למפגש פורים אלנטרטיבי בעברית‫\,‬למבוגרים. נתכנס בלי רעשנים‫\,‬ באווירה מכילה‫\,‬ לבחון את התכנים המאתגרים והיצרים האלימים של העם היהודי👹👺 שהם חלק מהותי מסיפור מהחג‫\,‬ איך חוגגים את קיומנו בלי איום על קיום האחר‫\,‬ ואיך מתקדמים לעולם אלים פחות וצודק יותר \nבואו לשמוע מסלי ואלון לי מ״עומדים ביחד״ בשיחה עם הרב עמיחי\, לשמוע מוזיקה לייב ⚡️⚡️ עם נטע וינר מ״סיסטם עלי״\nנעה פורט ומיכאל פייגנבאום + יין 🍷🥂 ונשנושים. \nהאירוע בעברית\, בברוקלין\, ללא תשלום + תרומה מומלצת ל״עומדים ביחד״. \nהרשמה\n  \nCo-sponsored by Lab/Shul\, Congregation Beth Elohim\, and Standing Together \nNOTE: This event is in Hebrew only. For other Standing Together events in English\, click here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/purim-without-masks/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Purim 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T203000
DTSTAMP:20240319T222853Z
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SUMMARY:Fighting For Peace and Justice: Standing Together NYC Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:Fighting For Peace and Justice: Standing Together NYC Fundraiser\nSunday\, March 24th\n6:30-8:30pm\nBushwick\, Brooklyn\nPlease join Standing Together’s Palestinian and Jewish leadership\, support the movement\, and join the fight for peace\, equality\, and justice. Through an evening of inspiring musical performances and guest speakers\, we will build strength together to keep choosing hope and fighting for peace. \nFor this one night\, we are inviting our supporters to take a moment together and feel the spirit and soul of our movement through an evening of connection\, music\, and an intentional space for togetherness. \nStanding Together is the biggest Jewish-Arab grassroots movement in Israel\, building a shared future for Palestinians and Jews in Israel-Palestine. Our work has become even more crucial since October 7th\, and we will not give up or give in to despair. We continue to fight for a better future through all of the challenges because we know that where there is struggle\, there is hope. \nBuilding a shared future with freedom\, safety\, and equality for all Palestinians and Jews is a long and arduous mission. We need your help to keep growing our movement and sustain our resiliency\, despite the devastation that has unfolded all around us. \nPlease consider joining us and/or consider sponsoring more of ST’s work through your ticket purchase and donation towards one of our named intiatives. \nThe evening will honor the holy month of Ramadan with an Iftar blessing and light food served only after breaking of the fast. \nLearn more and reserve your spot >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/fighting-for-peace-and-justice-standing-together-nyc-fundraiser/
LOCATION:Brooklyn
CATEGORIES:Purim 5784,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T200000
DTSTAMP:20240401T173136Z
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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:20240329T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T183000
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SUMMARY:Zen Shabbat 5784
DESCRIPTION:Zen Shabbat\nFriday\, March 29th\n6:30pm ET\nNYC\nLab/Shul and the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care invite you to the third of four seasonal Zen Shabbat gatherings\, in person and online. This ritual is a very special shared experience of sacred space and time\, harmonizing the Jewish Sabbath slowdown with traditional Zazen meditation practice. We welcome special guest Billy Jonas to join our team this evening. \nZen Shabbat offers a medicinal invitation to sit\, guided with much needed breath\, sabbath prayers\, song and dharma. We dedicate this month’s ritual to Springtime’s welcome and  all the ways with which we can bring more peace and healing to the world.  \nFollowing the ritual at 8:30pm\, Rabbi Amichai\, Shira\, and Senseis Koshin and Chodo invite you to stay in the Zendo\, for a 45 minute heart circle and check in. This will be another opportunity to connect\, to support\, to hear and to hold each other during this time of tension and tending. This additional circle will be IN-PERSON only. Please bring a nourishing treat to share\, a sweet for the soul will go a long way.  \nRegister Here >\n\nSchedule\n6:30pm – Doors Open\, Welcome to the space. Sit\, Exhale… \n7:00pm – 8:30pm of Zen Shabbat: Ritual music\, meditation\, and spiritual teachings led by Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison and Spiritual Leaders\, Shira Kline & Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and music from Billy Jonas. \n8:30pm – 9:15pm IN PERSON ONLY Connect in community circle after Zen Shabbat\, to hear and share with each other other during this time of tension and tending. \nLocation & Capacity\nWe are thrilled to hold Zen Shabbat in person in NYC | In-person capacity is limited to fifty people. \nLocation shared upon registration. \nAccessibility\nThere are floor cushions and chairs available for your sitting comfort. Our location is within 1 block of multiple subway lines.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/zen-shabbat-5784-march/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Responding to Israel/Palestine,Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240402T203000
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SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED: Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine\nTuesday\, April 2nd\n6:30-8:30 PM\nNYC\n\nThese last few months have been some of the most painful of our lives as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. Lab/Shul is committed to providing space to engage in constructive\, compassionate dialogue\, fostering understanding and empathy while acknowledging and appreciating that the fabric of our everybody-friendly community is woven with diverse threads of perspective\, belief\, and experience. Join us for a new series of monthly conversations that offer communication skill-building\, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. \nFacilitated by Lab/Shul Partner\, Melissa Shaw. \nThis in-person program is for Lab/Shul Partners only and offered free of charge.\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >\nJoin us for future dates:\nThursday\, May 2nd\nThursday\, June 6th
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/courageous-conversations-april/
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000
DTSTAMP:20240402T144230Z
CREATED:20240315T132107Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T190000
DTSTAMP:20240327T135206Z
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SUMMARY:The Health Crisis in the Wake of the Gaza War
DESCRIPTION:The Health Crisis in the Wake of the Gaza War\nThursday\, April 4th\n7 PM\nJudson Memorial Church\nJoin Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) and the Anti-occupation BlocNYC for a panel discussion on the health crisis in the wake of the war in Gaza. PHRI has worked tirelessly to provide care and protect the rights of all victims ofviolence since October. Chairperson Dr. Lina Qassem-Hassan and Executive Director Dr. Guy Shalev will provide an account of what is happening on the ground in Gaza\, the West Bank\, and Israel\, and discuss the broader implications for healthcare and medical personnel in the region. \nRSVP here>
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/the-health-crisis-in-the-wake-of-the-gaza-war/
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T200000
DTSTAMP:20240401T173233Z
CREATED:20240315T132107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T173233Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T200000
DTSTAMP:20240401T173259Z
CREATED:20240315T132107Z
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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:20240502T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T203000
DTSTAMP:20240417T172606Z
CREATED:20240205T185149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T172606Z
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SUMMARY:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine\nThursday\, May 2nd\n6:30-8:30 PM\nNYC\n\nThese last few months have been some of the most painful of our lives as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. Lab/Shul is committed to providing space to engage in constructive\, compassionate dialogue\, fostering understanding and empathy while acknowledging and appreciating that the fabric of our everybody-friendly community is woven with diverse threads of perspective\, belief\, and experience. Join us for a new series of monthly conversations that offer communication skill-building\, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. \nFacilitated by Lab/Shul Partner\, Sarra Alpert. \nThis in-person program is for Lab/Shul Partners only and offered free of charge.\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >\nJoin us for future date:\nThursday\, June 6th
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/courageous-conversations-may/
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T194500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T210000
DTSTAMP:20240507T175453Z
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SUMMARY:Wrestling with October 7 and its Aftermath - with Ansche Chesed
DESCRIPTION:Wrestling with October 7 and its Aftermath\nThursday\, May 9th at 7:45 pm\nMinyan M’at\, an egalitarian kahal at Ansche Chesed\, is thrilled to sponsor a series of panels devoted to exploring issues that affect our community after the horrors of October 7 and Israel’s response.  Outstanding Jewish thinkers will come together to talk about Jewish communal responses to October 7\, the role of Zionism for Diaspora Jewry\, the role of “Jewish Progressives”\, and how we should think about prayer in a time of war. \nEach panel will have a multiplicity of voices and viewpoints on one particular topic.  The idea is to have a panel that includes those with whom we may not agree\, so the discussion leads to a better understanding of the issues. \nRegister here >\n\nFourth Panel: “Jewish Prayer in a Time of War: For Whom and Why?”\n \n\nRabbi Tali Adler\, Faculty\, Hadar\nRabbi Dianne Cohler-Esses\, Rabbi and Director of Lifelong Learning at Romemu\nRabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\, Founding Spiritual Leader Lab/Shul\nModerated by Ellen Braitman\, Bloomberg LP\n\nFREE and open to the public with registration. \nPanels are held at Ansche Chesed\, 251 West 100th St\, NY NY 10025 on the Upper West Side
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/wrestling-with-oct-7-and-its-aftermath/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T130000
DTSTAMP:20240507T190404Z
CREATED:20240507T175152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T190404Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Hazikaron: NYC Joint Memorial Satellite Ceremony with Congregation Beth Elohim & Ahinoam Nini
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URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/yom-hazikaron-nyc-joint-memorial-satellite-ceremony-with-congregation-beth-elohim-ahinoam-nini/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Israel/Palestine,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240512T190000
DTSTAMP:20240507T190256Z
CREATED:20240507T175702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T190256Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Hazikaron Across Brooklyn
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URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/yom-hazikaron-across-brooklyn/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240513T183000
DTSTAMP:20240507T214542Z
CREATED:20240507T214542Z
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SUMMARY:Make a Wish: Marking Israel's 76th Birthday (+ Rabbi Amichai's Birthday)
DESCRIPTION:Make a Wish: Marking Israel’s 76th Birthday\n(+ Rabbi Amichai’s Birthday)\nMonday\, May 13th\n6:30 PM\nNYC | Private Home\n(exact address provided upon registration)\n\nLab/Shul Partners are invited for an intimate event of songs and stories of our diverse relationships with Israel\, with wishes and prayers for more peaceful futures for all its people. \nThis program is offered free of charge to Lab/Shul Partners\n**SPACE IS LIMITED. WE ARE TAKING REGISTRATIONS ON A FIRST COME\, FIRST SERVE BASIS.** \nLed by our ritual team\, this event features highlights from “In Between” – an award winning one-man show by Ibrahim Miari\, which explores the vibrant tapestry of his Jewish-Palestinian identity\, produced by Dirty Laundry Theater.\nJoin us to mark this nuanced moment together\, celebrating R. Amichai’s birthday\, and raising a glass to trust\, justice and hope. \nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/make-a-wish-marking-israels-76th-birthday-rabbi-amichais-birthday/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240515T130000
DTSTAMP:20240507T190447Z
CREATED:20240507T180121Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240507T190447Z
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SUMMARY:Nakba: Joint Remembrance Ceremony with American Friends of Combatants for Peace
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/nakba-joint-remembrance-ceremony-with-american-friends-of-combatants-for-peace/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Israel/Palestine,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240516T193000
DTSTAMP:20240507T180352Z
CREATED:20240426T144254Z
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SUMMARY:Yom Haatzmaut: 76 Minutes of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Yom Haatzmaut: 76 Minutes of Hope\nThursday\, May 16th\n7:30 PM\n14Y Theater\nJoin 14th Street Y and LABA NYC for a night of hope and storytelling. \nWe have been witness to amazing resilience\, community\, strength\, and hope this year. To mark the 76th Yom Ha’atzmaut\, we will spend 76 minutes in hopeful transformation through the stories and imagery of artists and community leaders\, including: Gillian Laub will share about how she found incredible hope in her project https://live2tell.com/about\, Nitzan Mintz and Dede Bandaid\, street artists and the creators of the global poster  campaign for the missing hostages\,  John William Codling\, artist. Created an artistic commentary on the posters created by Nitzan and Dede\, Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie\, founding spiritual leader of Lab/Shul\, Rachel Khafif\, Cofounder of RBK Art Advisory and an Art Professional\, Neta Weiner and Stav Marin – performance artists\, including spoken word\, music and dance. \nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/yom-haatzmaut-76-minutes-of-hope/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Israel/Palestine,Responding to Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240606T203000
DTSTAMP:20240417T175513Z
CREATED:20240205T185416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T175513Z
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SUMMARY:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine
DESCRIPTION:Courageous Conversations on Israel/Palestine\nThursday\, June 6th\n6:30-8:30 PM\nNYC\n\nThese last few months have been some of the most painful of our lives as the war in Israel and Gaza continues. Lab/Shul is committed to providing space to engage in constructive\, compassionate dialogue\, fostering understanding and empathy while acknowledging and appreciating that the fabric of our everybody-friendly community is woven with diverse threads of perspective\, belief\, and experience. Join us for a new series of monthly conversations that offer communication skill-building\, and a forum for dialogue across disagreement. \nFacilitated by Lab/Shul Partner\, Sarra Alpert. \nThis in-person program is for Lab/Shul Partners only and offered free of charge.\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \n\nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/courageous-conversations-june/
CATEGORIES:Courageous Conversations,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T153000
DTSTAMP:20240710T162241Z
CREATED:20240710T162241Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T162241Z
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SUMMARY:Jerusalem Youth Chorus: Faith Over Division Tour
DESCRIPTION:Jerusalem Youth Chorus: Faith Over Division Tour\nSunday\, July 14th\nNYC + Online\n2pm ET\nThe Jerusalem Youth Chorus sings a different song: they are an Israeli-Palestinian music and dialogue project. Featured from the Late Show with Stephen Colbert to the New York Times\, JYC is raising youth voices for a shared future. The musical project rejects violence\, occupation and terror—and have continued to meet throughout the war to sing out for peace\, justice\, inclusion and equality. The One America Movement is excited to present the Jerusalem Youth Chorus as part of the Faith Over Division Tour\, inspiring people of faith to come together across religious\, racial\, and political divides to build trust and work together to improve their communities. \nLearn more here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/jerusalem-youth-chorus-faith-over-division-tour/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T193000
DTSTAMP:20240710T160626Z
CREATED:20240710T160544Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240710T160626Z
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SUMMARY:It’s Time: Hear from Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu-Sarah about a New Horizon for Peace in Israel and Palestine
DESCRIPTION:It’s Time: Hear from Maoz Inon and Aziz Abu-Sarah about a New Horizon for Peace in Israel and Palestine\nSunday\, July 14th\n7pm ET\nJudson Memorial Church\nActivists and social entrepreneurs Aziz Abu-Sarah and Maoz Inon are at the forefront of a growing collaborative initiative of Palestinians and Israelis in the land. Just off organizing the biggest peace conference in Israel in 30 years and offering the closing remarks at the Netroots Nation Conference\, together they are instigating a shift in vocabulary\, coming from the lived experience in the region\, to address the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire. Strategically\, they are working to institutionalize unapologetic language of mutual equality\, dignity and security\, to serve as the core propelling any critical negotiations efforts. \nLast weekend they held the largest peace gathering in Israel of the last thirty years. Together with 50+ Israeli and Palestinian civil society NGOs and thousands of attendees\, they launched and led a major peace rally: “It’s Time” \nRegister to join here >\nThis gathering is proudly co-sponsored by the following organizations: \nPartners for Progressive Israel\nIsraelis for Peace NYC\nFriends of Standing Together NYC\nNew York Jewish Agenda\nJ Street\nAmeinu\nNew Israel Fund
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/its-time-hear-from-maoz-inon-and-aziz-abu-sarah-about-a-new-horizon-for-peace-in-israel-and-palestine/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240813T210000
DTSTAMP:20240808T143031Z
CREATED:20240715T191204Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240808T143031Z
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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:Connecting Across The Divide Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Workshop:\nConnecting Across The Divide\nSunday\, September 8\, 2024 | 10a-12p EST\nBrooklyn\nLab/Shul invites you to join Itaf Awad (Palestinian from Haifa) and Aura Hammer (Jew from the Galilee)\, who have worked together for over 20 years to build and support peace\, equality and connection\, for an evening talk and workshop. \nItaf and Aura will share with us their journey\, and how their work partnership and sisterhood has survived the difficulties over the years and especially the Israel-Gaza war. The workshop will offer a taste of The Way of Council\, the way of listening and speaking from the heart\, which is what created the strong roots of their connection and work together. \n“October 7th tore apart reality as we knew it in Israel-Palestine. Our perception of how things are was shattered on multiple levels and has affected not only those living on this land but many people and communities around the world. We are still in shock in far too many ways\, and worse\, see no end in sight. We – Itaf Awad and Aura Hammer – who have worked together for over 20 years as carriers of the way of peace\, equality\, of connection\, found ourselves on the brink of being torn away from each other\, the pain we experienced was so profound. Our 20 year collaboration and sisterhood are built on the foundation of creating a safe space for each other and for others. A space for holding joy and pain\, for deep honest relationships. And so we are still connected. The connection is often rocked\, as our reality is an earthquake constantly happening\, yet we refuse to give up. And we refuse to have you give up. Even if we lose hope\, we will persist in our search.” ~ Itaf and Aura \nTHIS EVENT IF FREE – THANKS TO YOU! Please help us support these peacemakers.\nDonations go a long way to help these courageous hope carriers to continue to do their important work. Suggested donation $45 but please give any amount you can. To donate click on this link:  https://regenerationeducation.org/donate-to-regeneration\nLEARN MORE + REGISTER\nExplore More: \n\ndiwan-siti.com\nitafawad.com\nwaysofcouncil.net
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/connecting-across-the-divide-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Homepage,Israel/Palestine
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SUMMARY:Weekly Rally for Immediate Ceasefire and Hostage Deal
DESCRIPTION:Weekly Israelis for Peace Rally\nEvery Sunday until the war is over at 5pm ET\nUnion Square\nIsraeli anti-occupation activists in NYC. Protesting for ceasefire & hostage deal every Sunday\, 5pm\, Union Square. Until the war is over. \n**Please do not bring flags** \nFor updates click here>
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/weekly-rally-for-immediate-ceasefire-and-hostage-deal-2/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Israel/Palestine
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