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Seder Queen 5782: Moses of the City

A Jews of Color-centered Passover Seder, Lab/Shul style.

Welcome to Seder Queen, co-led by Marques Hollie and Associate Director and Ritual Leader Naomi Less with support from the Lab/Shul Ritual Team.  We are honored to premiere the Moses of the City Haggadah as our core Passover ritual tool, created by artist in residence, Luis Burgos along with live music, poetry, theater and heart-centered powerful conversations centering the perspectives of Jews of Color. 

Seder Queen reflects the diversity of Judaism and lifts up the work of Jews of Color in Jewish spaces that have been historically white. We hope that other Jews of Color will experience Seder Queen as transformative, and know that they are not alone. We hope that white Jews will be moved to do the work of liberation alongside JOCs and know that JOCs are integral to Jewish continuity and to Jewish communal spaces.

Buy your own Moses in the City Haggadah directly from Luis’ website.

This seder is generously supported by a grant from Jews of Color Initiative, an organization which works to build a truly multiracial, anti-racist Jewish community in which Jews of Color can experience joy and reach their full potential and belonging as leaders and community members. Lab/Shul is also proud to partner with Ammud: Jews of Color Torah Academy, JOC Mishpacha Project, LUNAR, and Mitsui Collective for this evening. 

Featured Ritualists  

  • Ari L. Monts (Ammud)*
  • Dr. Harriette Wimms  (JOC Mishpacha)*
  • Gen Slosberg (LUNAR)*
  • Rebecca S’manga Frank (Performance Artist) 
  • Yoshi Silverstein (Mitsui Collective)*
  • Ben Freeman (Lab/Shul)
  • Koshin Paley NY Zen Center for Contemplative Care 
  • Naz Georgas (Cordoba House)
  • Rabbi Noam Lerman (Lab/Shul)
  • Rev. Derrick McQueen (St. James Presbyterian Church)

* Denotes Seder Queen Partner Organizations

Ritual Musicians

  • Meg Okura
  • Zafer Tawil
  • Saskia Lane

Sponsorship and Tickets 

Sponsorship: Invest in Your Community

We are committed to making Seder Queen available to people across class and economic access. To support this commitment, we have devised a sliding scale which aims to take into account both the inequitable distribution of wealth in our society as well as the value of the labor required to offer this program. Lab/Shul is committed to resource redistribution, which is why we ask you to think deeply about your relationship to class in general. If this is the first time you’ve been asked to consider class and wealth, Seder Queen is a perfect opportunity to start!

We encourage participants to self-select into paying the amount that best correlates to your class position. 

Here are two resources that we’ve found helpful to understand class in the U.S (thanks Amelia Mae Paradise and Franny Silverman for assisting our learning):

  • About Class” // Class Action, a cross-class group working towards Economic Justice
  • Class distinctions and class brackets” // Resource Generation an organization supporting young people in equitable wealth, land, and power redistribution. This resource is helpful in discovering which class category you fall into.

We invite you to consider a Sponsorship level table or ticket if you fall into Tier 3. 

Mile Chai Club: A curated, balcony level seating experience for young adults who have greater access to wealth. Consider this if you fall into Tier 2 or higher

Partner Discount: Partnerhood works on the simple premise that each of us gives something of ourselves in order to get a whole lot more from each other. It’s designed to help create the deeply engaged, cross-connected community you’ve told us you want. It’s about investing. It’s about flexibility. Interested in learning more about Partnerhood? Check out our website or email sam@labshul.org

TICKET

Per Table/Person
Sponsorship: Premiere Table for 12 (per table) $4,500 Tier 3
Sponsorship: Premiere Table for 6 (per table) $2,250 Tier 3
Sponsorship: Premiere Reserved Seat (per person) $360 Tier 3
Premiere Reserved Seat (per person) $180 Tier 2
Regular General Admission Seat (per person) $125 Tier 2
Partner GA Discount Seat (per person) $100 Tier 2
POC Sliding Scale $18+ Any tier
Artist/Student GA Seat (per person) $36 Tier 1
Mile Chai Club (per person) $72 Tier 2+
Mile Chai Club (per 2 person table)  $180 Tier 2+
Mile Chai Club (per 4 person table) $300 Tier 2+
Online Donation (Ind/Group) $18, $36, $72, $180, $360

Any tier