Thank you for joining us for a journey through our Preposterous Pandemic Post-Patriarchal Prophetic Purim 2021/5781 – which featured a decadent interactive virtual ritual theater experience, two ways to connect & support our local and global community, a raucous costume hamantaschen party for the whole family, and an indulgent Purim-infused happy hour hosted by Rabbi Amichai.
2021/5781 Highlights
Now/Next
Preposterous Pandemic Post Patriarchal Prophetic Purim Portal
News
Pandemic Purim: New Yorkers celebrate The Holiday
"Plays called Purim spiels—satiric, comic or theatrical parodies also accompany the holiday. The downtown Jewish congregation Lab/Shul produced a “Preposterous Pandemic Post Patriarchal Prophetic Purim Portal.” It’s Purim artist-in-residence Elana June Margolis with Lab/Shul’s [...]
This Purim, Don’t Boo Haman
"Every time we hear the name of the bad guy who tried to kill our ancestors, we boo, clap and jeer. We live in a time of growing divides, with violence and bullying an increasing [...]
Purim as a Jewish ‘National Coming Out Day’: What the holiday means for LGBTQ Jews
“Purim is a very political holiday,” Lau-Lavie said. I understood that we need to reclaim Purim, not just as ‘putting on masks and having a good time,’ but to look at the shadow. What is [...]
The Network Shul Love! Don’t Miss The Drag Auction
Purim doesn't end on Thursday night! Slap on your leftover glitter and twirl over to Purim SHABasics on Friday, February 26th. At 5:30pm, Rabbi Amichai & activist, artists & educator Dubbs Weinblatt share Tales of [...]
Meet the 5781 Purim Collaborating Artists
Toss some glitter & welcome our 2021/5781 Purim Collaborating Artists!
Purim Prep w/ a Twist!
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie joined Rabbi Josh Feigelson, Executive Director of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. This live public event took place on Thursday evening, February 12, 2021 with an audience of more than 600 people. [...]
Will You Enter The Portal?
Lab/Shul Community, Tonight’s new moon is special. Bundle up to look up. Tonight, our Semitic calendar meets the Lunar one as we welcome in the Chinese New Year of the Ox. This celestial crescent reveals [...]
Partnerhood Purim Exchange
For me (and many others), Purim was the last big in-person event that I participated in before things shut down in New York. While we are a few weeks away from the year anniversary of [...]
Virtual Drive Benefitting the Hetrick-Martin Institute
Each month, young activists in Lab/Shul's Raising the Bar B Mitzvah program gather for Justice Club to connect with each other, raise awareness and understanding about important social justice issues, [...]
Enter the Prophetic Purim Portal
Greetings and blessings, Lab/Shul Community! My name is Elana June Margolis. I am a teacher, writer and artist living on Lenapehoking in what is currently known as BedStuy in Brooklyn, NY. I spend my days [...]