SNEAK PREVIEW at Violet Crown – Director Sandi DuBowski and Lab/Shul Co-founder Shira Kline in attendance for a live Q&A!
Filmed over 21 years, SABBATH QUEEN is the extraordinary story of one man’s quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace. Director Sandi DuBowski (TREMBLING BEFORE GOD) follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, on his epic journey as he tries to reconcile identities as drag-queen and spiritual leader.
SABBATH QUEEN asks what Jewish survival, and by extension traditional religion, means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century where traditional religious observance no longer resonates. For Rabbi Lau-Lavie, the answer was in the creation of Lab/Shul, an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation
Nominated for Best Documentary at Tribeca and a New York Times Critic’s Pick, SABBATH QUEEN is a rich and exhilarating examination of the intersections of tradition and freedom, ritual and innovation, loyalty and individuality. Director, Sandi DuBowski, and Lab/Shul co-founder and Ritual Director Shira Kline will be in attendance at the Sneak Preview for a live Q&A.
- Unplug and Recharge with a
- SPECIAL SABBATH QUEEN SHABBAT GATHERING!
- 7 PM, Fri. April 18 at the Universalist Unitarian Congregation
- Hosted by HaMakom
See the film then join us on April 18 when we gather for an extra-ordinary, everybody-friendly, God-optional Sabbath Queen Gathering, led by Lab/Shul’s Co-founderLavie and Ritual Director Shira Kline. Welcome the Sabbath with ritual, poetic and contemplative offerings, singing, deep learning and lively conversation, followed by sumptuous spread of desserts and coffee.
To RSVP, send an email to admin@SantaFeJFF.org.. RSVP’s for ticket holders for the film will be honored first.