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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:20240323T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T220000
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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:20240324T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T203000
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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:20240327T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240327T203000
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SUMMARY:Learning Lab: Play as a Spiritual Practice
DESCRIPTION:Learning Lab: Play as a Spiritual Practice\nWednesdays March 13\, March 20 & March 27\n6:30-8:30pm ET\nWhat’s play got to do with it? Central to how we understand and interact with the world as children\, for many of us play gets gradually sidelined as we grow\, put on the back burner as the serious stuff of adult life crowds in. What if we reimagined play as central to our spiritual development as adults? Kick off the (second!) month of Adar with this three-session series filled with experiential activities\, opportunities to create\, and a warm hug extended to the inner child in all of us. This is a 3-Session Series – attending all 3 is not required but strongly recommended. \nLed by Ben Freeman\, Associate Clergy. \nCost: $20/session\, $15/session for Partners\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \nRegister here >\nThis session is being offered as part of  Lab/Shul’s Learning Lab – a fresh fusion of spirituality\, art\, and personal growth. Each session\, crafted and led by members of the Lab/Shul ritual team and staff\, is an artist-driven adventure\, designed to awaken your senses\, nourish your soul\, and deepen your spiritual practice.  Check out more offerings here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/learning-lab-play-as-a-spiritual-practice/2024-03-27/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Learning Lab
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-03-28/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T183000
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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:20240404T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T123000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181853Z
CREATED:20190805T195540Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-04-04/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T180000
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CREATED:20240130T153406Z
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SUMMARY:929 Below the Bible Belt Monthly Wrap-Up with Rabbi Amichai
DESCRIPTION:929 Below the Bible Belt Monthly Wrap-UP\nWelcome to the Psalms\nThursday\, April 4th\n5-6pm ET\nOnline\nJoin Co-Founder and Senior Spiritual Leader Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie for a monthly conversation about the Hebrew Bible as he journeys through all 929 chapters to get below the Bible Belt! \nThis conversation is open to all paid and unpaid subscribers of Below the Bible Belt. \nRegister here >\nFollow along for daily reflections on substack\, Below the Bible Belt!
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/929-below-the-bible-april/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Wisdom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240404T200000
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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:20240406T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T160000
DTSTAMP:20240730T173519Z
CREATED:20240730T173519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T173519Z
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SUMMARY:Daily SoulSpa
DESCRIPTION:Daily SoulSpa\nWelcome to Daily SoulSpa – join us to gather for pause\, soul fuel\, poems and prayers of presence and healing. This is our take on the traditional afternoon Mincha prayer service “The Gift.” Each day\, we end by reciting the mourners kaddish prayer. \n*New Schedule*\nDaily SoulSpa is happening weekly on Mondays and Thursday\, and on the first Saturday of the month! Led by Lab/Shul’s Rabbi Amichai\, Naomi Less\, and Shira Kline along with guest artists and teachers. \nClick here to join
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/daily-soulspa-2-2020-08-19-2021-05-31/2024-04-06/
LOCATION:Zoom Gathering
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Lab/Shul Together,Wisdom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240411T123000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181853Z
CREATED:20190805T195540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T181853Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-04-11/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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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:20240412T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240412T203000
DTSTAMP:20240313T124621Z
CREATED:20230911T200432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T124621Z
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SUMMARY:Sabbath Queen 5784
DESCRIPTION:Sabbath Queen\nJoin us for our monthly ritual Sabbath circle of live musical liturgy\, poetic and contemplative offerings along with great conversation.\nLed by the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and beloved collaborators\, artists\, teachers\, healers\, and musicians\, our season of 5784 Sabbath Queens will take place in person in the West Village and in Carrol Gardens Brooklyn\, as well as online. \nEach ritual opens with Happy Hour and ends with a catered Community Feast. Come for the Sabbath Queen\, stay for the Sabbath glow. \nRegister here >\nSchedule:\n6:00pm – 7:00pm Happy Hour with Open Bar 21+\n7:00pm – 8:30pm Live musical liturgy\, poetry\, and contemplative pause\n8:30pm + Community Feast \nJoin us for dinner!\nAfter our Sabbath Queen ritual\, join us for a special night of feasting\, drinking\, and connecting at this mouthwatering catered vegetarian Shabbat dinner!\nGenerous spread of appetizers\, salads\, main course\, and dessert.\nGluten free options available.\nWe invite you to BYOB! \nWe are committed to making the Sabbath Queen Community Feast accessible. To support this commitment\, we have devised a sliding scale reflective of the cost of ingredients and labor. \n$35 – Angel assisted pricing for artists\, educators\, seniors and those who really need it\n$45 – Covers the cost of one Shabbat dinner\n$55 – Helps to subsidize a Shabbat dinner for someone else \n5784 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-5784-3-2024-04-12/
LOCATION:Manhattan
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Shabbat
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240414T160000
DTSTAMP:20240410T155650Z
CREATED:20240327T180633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240410T155650Z
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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:20240416T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240416T203000
DTSTAMP:20240329T201748Z
CREATED:20240205T182308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240329T201748Z
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SUMMARY:Learning Lab: Contemplative Practice for the Soul
DESCRIPTION:Learning Lab:\nContemplative Practice for the Soul\nTuesday\, April 16th\n6:30-8:30pm ET\nSpring Cleaning for the Soul\, just in time for Passover. Explore contemplative teachings and practices for embodied presence\, connection and creativity. Here we will have three opportunities to sit\, warming up with a 10 min practice\, then 20\, and 30. Around these times of Quiet\, we will explore various texts to help us shift from Survive to Thrive. \nLed by Luis Burgos\, Operations Manager & Resident Artist. \nCost: $20/$15 for Partners\nNot a partner yet? Learn how to join here. \nRegister here >\nThis session is being offered as part of  Lab/Shul’s Learning Lab – a fresh fusion of spirituality\, art\, and personal growth. Each session\, crafted and led by members of the Lab/Shul ritual team and staff\, is an artist-driven adventure\, designed to awaken your senses\, nourish your soul\, and deepen your spiritual practice.  Check out more offerings here.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/learning-lab-contemplative-practice-for-the-soul/
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Learning Lab
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240417T190000
DTSTAMP:20240416T151707Z
CREATED:20240402T155309Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T123000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181853Z
CREATED:20190805T195540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T181853Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-04-18/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240418T200000
DTSTAMP:20240401T173259Z
CREATED:20240315T132107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240401T173259Z
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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:20240425T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T123000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181853Z
CREATED:20190805T195540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T181853Z
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SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-04-25/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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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:20240502T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T123000
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UID:10004088-1714651200-1714653000@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-05-02/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240502T203000
DTSTAMP:20240417T172606Z
CREATED:20240205T185149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240417T172606Z
UID:10005544-1714674600-1714681800@www.labshul.org
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:20240504T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240504T160000
DTSTAMP:20240730T173519Z
CREATED:20240730T173519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240730T173519Z
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SUMMARY:Daily SoulSpa
DESCRIPTION:Daily SoulSpa\nWelcome to Daily SoulSpa – join us to gather for pause\, soul fuel\, poems and prayers of presence and healing. This is our take on the traditional afternoon Mincha prayer service “The Gift.” Each day\, we end by reciting the mourners kaddish prayer. \n*New Schedule*\nDaily SoulSpa is happening weekly on Mondays and Thursday\, and on the first Saturday of the month! Led by Lab/Shul’s Rabbi Amichai\, Naomi Less\, and Shira Kline along with guest artists and teachers. \nClick here to join
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/daily-soulspa-2-2020-08-19-2021-05-31/2024-05-04/
LOCATION:Zoom Gathering
CATEGORIES:Homepage,Lab/Shul Together,Wisdom
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240505T190000
DTSTAMP:20240415T171315Z
CREATED:20240415T160945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240415T171315Z
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SUMMARY:Brownstone Brooklyn Community Wide Holocaust Remembrance Service
DESCRIPTION:Brownstone Brooklyn Community Wide Holocaust Remembrance Service\nSunday\, May 5th\n7pm\nBrooklyn Heights Synagogue\nJoin Ritual Leaders Ben Freeman and Naomi Less alongside our Brooklyn friends for a contemporary Yom HaShoah evening service & musical reflections on loss and hope. \n*Please bring ID for entry \nSponsored by: B’ShERT: Beth Shalom v’Emeth Reform Temple\, Brooklyn Heights Synagogue\, Congregation Beth Elohim\, JAFI –Jewish Agency for Israel\, Kane Street Synagogue\, Kolot Chayeinu– Voices of Our Lives\, Lab/Shul\, Park Slope Jewish Center
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/brownstone-brooklyn-community-wide-holocaust-remembrance-service/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240508T200000
DTSTAMP:20240426T171337Z
CREATED:20240426T143222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240426T171337Z
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SUMMARY:End of Life Conversations in a Jewish Context
DESCRIPTION:WHAT DOES A GOOD DAY LOOK LIKE? END OF LIFE CONVERSATIONS IN A JEWISH CONTEXT\nMay 8\, 2024\n6:30-8:00 PM ET\non Zoom\nStarting with an overview of Jewish wisdom on death and dying\, combined with the work of Dr. Atul Gawande and his groundbreaking book\, Being Mortal\, this program is focused on how to begin or deepen discussions with loved ones about death\, dying\, and quality of life\, including healthcare decisions consonant with Jewish values. \nFacilitated by Rabbi Melanie Levav of Shomer Collective. \n\nThis program is offered  free of charge for members of GENerate 3\, thanks to the support of the Covenant Foundation. \nFor all others\, we suggest that you make a tax-deductible donation of $18.00\, $36.00\, or any other amount that is meaningful to you. \nTo learn more about GENerate click here. \n\nRegister here >\n  \nAbout Shomer Collective:\nThe mission of Shomer Collective is to improve end-of-life experiences for individuals and their families— inspired by Jewish wisdom\, values\, and practices—by curating content and resources and building a diverse network of organizational partners. Shomer Collective brings together existing and emerging initiatives within and adjacent to Jewish communities\, and it applies Jewish wisdom to the question of how we want to live as we all approach the end of life. We envision a world where end-of-life matters are spoken about openly\, thoughtfully\, and frequently\, creating opportunities for many more people to engage with Jewish wisdom\, values\, and practices. \nAbout Rabbi Melanie Levav:\nRabbi Melanie Levav is passionate about helping to improve end-of-life care and conversations and brings this commitment to Shomer Collective as the Executive Director. Prior to Shomer Collective\, Rabbi Levav served as the Director of PJ Library in New York\, a program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation. Rabbi Levav has held positions at the Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst\, the Mandel Center for Jewish Education at JCC Association\, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee\, and UJA-Federation of New York. \nAn alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship\, Rabbi Levav was ordained as a rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary; she is certified as a chaplain by Neshama: the National Association for Jewish Chaplains\, and received her graduate degree in social work from Columbia University.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/end-of-life-conversations-in-a-jewish-context/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240509T123000
DTSTAMP:20260514T181853Z
CREATED:20190805T195540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T181853Z
UID:10004089-1715256000-1715257800@www.labshul.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Mourner's Kaddish Call
DESCRIPTION:Every Thursday @ 12:00pm EST\nOur weekly Mourner’s Kaddish phone call to honor loved ones with a community of like minded souls. In our modern reality where friends and family are spread out around the world and where regular synagogue/minyan attendance is challenging for many reasons\, this is an experiment in virtual ritual reality and global communal care. \nWant to receive updates\, special resources\, and reminders? Please email naomi@labshul.org to join the Lab/Shul Kaddish Club Google Group. \nHow It Works:\nLed by members of the Lab/Shul Ritual Team and community leaders of the Kaddish Club\, we gather on a free conference call to share our names and reason for reciting kaddish\, read a poem and learn a brief sacred teaching together\, and then recite the Kaddish together. 20-30 minutes or so\, depending on how many of us are on the call. \nOnline PDF of the Mourner’s Kaddish with transliteration and translation.\nHow To Call:\n \nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nOne tap mobile\n+16465588656\,\,87428222970# US (New York)\n+16469313860\,\,87428222970# US \nOR\nClick the Zoom Meeting link\, and keep your video on or off. \n\nIf none of the above numbers work\, you can use the following location-specific numbers to call in.\nDial by your location\n+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)\n+1 646 931 3860 US\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n+1 669 444 9171 US\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)\nMeeting ID: 874 2822 2970\nFind your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kbBHLWacV1
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/virtual-mourners-kaddish-call/2024-05-09/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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