Shavuot is one of three Jewish pilgrimage festivals, when seekers from across the land would convene at the sacred Temple to encounter each other and the Divine in elaborate ritual and shared abundance. Since the destruction of the Temple, Jewish mystics have spent all Shavuot night immersed in study and practice, seeking to relive the revelation at Mt. Sinai, that moment of raw exposure between God and her seekers. What was invisible becomes visible. What was concealed is revealed.

Our evening will start with provocative and immersive ritual theater designed and led by Rabbi Amichai Lau Lavie, Founding Spiritual Leader of Lab/Shul NYC and star of the award-winning Sabbath Queen documentary, and Rabbi Zvika Krieger, Spiritual Leader of Chochmat HaLev, with sacred chanting led by Lauren Arrow. You can then choose your own adventure: mystical study sessions led by Rabbi Amichai, Rabbi Zvika, and Judaic scholars Professors Deena Aranoff and Sam Shonkoff, as well as music, dance, art, embodiment experiences, and a specially designed immersive art installation – all created and led by LABA artists, curated by Elissa Strauss. See below for bios of all of the contributors.

• INTERACTIVE DANCE with Liv Schaffer
• SITE-SPECIFIC IMMERSIVE ART INSTALLATION  from Hila Amram
• PHOTOGRAPHY GALLERY SHOW  from Ari Salomon
• GROUP VOICE AND MOVEMENT IMPROV from David Israel Katz
• REVELATION SOUND INSTALLATION from Forest Reid
• SENSORY SHAVOUT INSPIRED FEAST from Chef Daniella Bensimon
• ART by Michelle Brenner