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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/2025-09-04/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T120000
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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/2025-09-11/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250911T193000
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SUMMARY:Sit + Sorry: A Jewish & Zen Buddhist Night of Forgiveness
DESCRIPTION:Sit + Sorry\nA Jewish & Zen Buddhist Night of Forgiveness\nThurs Sept 11th\n7:30pm ET\nNYC* + Online\nInspired by the traditional forgiveness ritual of Selichot\, join Lab/Shul’s ritual team and the leaders of the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care for an intimate sacred eve of reflection and meditation\, shared traditions\, live music and spiritual preparation for the new year.\n\n\nSchedule\n7:00pm – Zen Center Opens\, Welcome to the space. Sit\, Exhale…\n7:30pm – Sit and Sorry Selichot Ritual begins In-Person and on Zoom. \n\nRegister here >\n*Location will be sent upon registration
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/sit-sorry-a-jewish-zen-buddhist-night-of-forgiveness-2025/
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Homepage
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SUMMARY:Holy Complexity: What Trans Experience Reveals About the Divine
DESCRIPTION:Holy Complexity: What Trans Experience Reveals About the Divine\nSunday\, Sept 14th 2025\n1pm – 5:30pm EST\nBROOKLYN\n\n\n\n\nAn afternoon of learning\, listening\, and reflection through the lens of Jewish text and lived experiences of trans people.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat can trans lives teach us about God\, Torah\, and the sacred journey of becoming? \nJoin Lab/Shul\, Pardes and Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn for a free Yom Iyun that brings together some of today’s most compelling Jewish thinkers and educators to explore theological insights grounded in trans experience. This day of learning is not about debate or identity politics—it’s about listening with intention\, engaging Torah with open hearts\, and recognizing the holiness in every person’s story. \nOur own Naomi Less will be singing material from the Songs of Toratah Album in partnership with Yael Kanarek\, founder of Beit Toratah. \nTogether\, we’ll explore courage\, authenticity\, and transformation through text study\, hevruta\, and personal reflection—guided by the spirit of Brit Lashon Hatov\, a covenant for sacred speech and meaningful disagreement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers include:\nJoy Ladin • Abby Stein • Rabbi Laynie Solomon • Jericho Vincent • Yael Kanerak • facilitated by Rabbi Brent Spodek \nWhether you come as a seeker\, an educator\, a parent\, or an ally—this is a space for Torah\, for empathy\, and for holy conversation. \n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER >>
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/holy-complexity-what-trans-experience-reveals-about-the-divine/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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SUMMARY:Below the Bible Belt Series Debrief with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie
DESCRIPTION:Below the Bible Belt Series Debrief\nwith Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie\nSunday\, September 14th & Sunday\, November 16th\n2pm ET\nOnline\nJoin Co-Founder and Senior Spiritual Leader Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie online to debrief and reflect upon Below the Bible Belt\, Rabbi Amichai’s 3+ years interactive online quest to question\, queer + re-read between the lines of the entire Hebrew Bible\, daily. \nThis Zoom session\, with gratitude for support\, is for all subscribers of Below the Bible Belt. A recording of the session will be shared with all subscribers during the following week. \nSubscribers will receive the registration link automatically and in a reminder before the event. \nTo subscribe\, click here >\nWant to learn more about Below the Bible Belt? Check out Rabbi Amichai’s posts on substack.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/below-the-bible-belt-series-debrief-with-rabbi-amichai-lau-lavie/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T123000
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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/2025-09-18/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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SUMMARY:High Holy Days of Awe: Rosh Hashanah 5786
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URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/rosh-hashanah-5786/
LOCATION:Tribeca Performing Arts Center + Online
CATEGORIES:High Holy Days,Holy Days,Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250924T180000
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SUMMARY:Healing Across Divides Rosh Hashanah Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Healing Across Divides Rosh Hashanah Workshop\nWed Sept 24th\n4:00-6:00pm ET\nNYC | In Person Only\nIn partnership with Congregation Beit Simchat Torah\, we invite you to join us for a Healing Across Divides Rosh Hashanah Workshop.\n\nIn these painful and uncertain times\, you’re invited to sit with Nitsan Joy Gordon and Jawdat Kasab — a Jewish Israeli and a Palestinian citizen of Israel — for an experiential gathering that opens a rare window into grassroots peacebuilding and trauma healing. Through moving stories\, honest dialogue\, and embodied practices\, they will share tools and inspiration from the Army of Healers — a growing community dedicated to nurturing connection\, resilience\, and hope across even the deepest divides.\nRegister here >
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/healing-across-divides-rosh-hashanah-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,High Holy Days,Homepage,Israel/Palestine
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T123000
DTSTAMP: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/2025-09-25/
CATEGORIES:Kaddish Club
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T153000
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SUMMARY:"The Future is Peace" with Aziz Abu-Sarah and Maoz Inon
DESCRIPTION:THE FUTURE IS PEACEالسلام هو المستقبل העתיד הוא שלום\nSun Sept 28th\n2pm – 3:30pm ET\nNYC | IN PERSON\n\nIn partnership with T’ruah\, New Israel Fund\, New Jewish Narrative\, InterAct\, Israelis for Peace\, Lab/Shul\, Partners for Progressive Israel\, we invite you to a special conversation with AZIZ ABU-SARAH & MAOZ INON reconciliation\, atonement\, and peace building. \nSUGGESTED DONATION: $20 \nRegister here > \n\n\nMaoz Inon is an award-winning Israeli social entrepreneur and peace activist and the founder of several tourism initiatives within Israel and the Middle East\, including the Jesus Trail\, the Fauzi Azar Inn and the Abraham Hostel and Tour brands. Since the murder of his parents in the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7\, 2023\, Inon has become a leading voice for peace between Israelis and Palestinians.  In recognition of his peacebuilding efforts\, Maoz was honored in 2024 with two prestigious awards: the Franco-German Human Rights Prize\, awarded by France and Germany\, and the Shared Living Award from Abraham Initiatives. \n\nAziz Abu Sarah is a Palestinian author\, peacemaker and entrepreneur with a background in conflict resolution and tourism development. To date\, he has implemented transformative education and peace initiatives across more than 65 countries\, including Afghanistan\, Syria\, Israel and Palestine. His journey from seeking revenge for his brother’s death at the hands of Israeli soldiers to becoming a peacemaker underscores a decades-long mission to foster cross-cultural understanding. The cofounder of InterAct International and MEJDI Tours and former executive director at the Center for World Religions\, Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution at George Mason University\, Abu Sarah has pioneered innovative approaches to tourism and education that promote empathy\, sustainability and bridge-building between communities. Aziz has been recognized among the “500 Most Influential Muslims in the World” by the Royal Strategic Studies Centre in Jordan annually since 2010 for his impactful work in cultural education and conflict resolution. He is a TED Fellow and National Geographic Explorer.
URL:https://www.labshul.org/event/the-future-is-peace/
CATEGORIES:Community Event,High Holy Days,Homepage,Israel/Palestine
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