Raising the Bar is Lab/Shul’s re-imagined, innovative and highly-personalized B Mitzvah program. Blending ritual, Storahtelling, age-old wisdom, individual expression, and hands-on experience, we will work together to reshape this important rite of passage.
Lab/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. Itaf 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.
B.Y.O. Picnic with Lab/Shul for SHABasics in the Park! Musical jam, fresh challah, urban serenity and Sabbath candle light, a chance to let the week go, together.
Holding Onto Humanity: Bereaved Israelis and Palestinians for Peace Sunday, September 15th 7:30pm ET 92nd Street Y The ongoing conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has been marked by horrendous violence, which has only intensified since October 7. Amid this turmoil [...]
Join Lab/Shul Co-Founder and Ritual Leader Naomi Less and Rabbi Alissa Platcow, founder of the Reform Jewish Burial Society (Chevra Kadisha*) in NYC for an informational session on the history of Jewish burial societies, how it works and the potential opportunity to volunteer to serve alongside many other Jewish progressive communities in NYC. All Lab/Shulers are welcome to attend the informational session. To sign up for the subsequent training one must live in NYC. Coming to the info session does not commit you to being trained.
Plus Wonder invites you to an event in New York City in partnership with Parents Circle – Families Forum, who are dedicated to reconciliation and peace. They are a joint Israeli-Palestinian organization of over 750 bereaved families who have lost loved ones to the ongoing violence.
As world leaders gather in New York for the UNGA high-level week, the ongoing hostage crisis is glaringly absent from the agenda. Join together with New York community and family members of hostages in protesting for their release.
Raising the Bar is Lab/Shul’s re-imagined, innovative and highly-personalized B Mitzvah program. Blending ritual, Storahtelling, age-old wisdom, individual expression, and hands-on experience, we will work together to reshape this important rite of passage.
Inspired 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.
The Hebrew month of Elul leads up to the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Many Jewish traditions observe the month of Elul as a sacred time in which we can open our hearts, souls, and voices to prepare for the days of awe ahead. Come lift your voices with us in a collective musical journey led by Eliana Light, Shira Kline, and friends.
Join us at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center in NYC or online, to co-create community and activate a new year with renewed focus on what matters most. Immerse in meaningful, musical and meditative celebrations that fuse our oldest liturgies with contemporary art, engaging learning programs, and communal conversations.