The Purim story serves as a metaphor for coming out, rising up and living courageously in times of crisis and fear.

The tradition of making noise when Haman’s name is mentioned during the chanting of the Book of Esther is a custom that was developed by our sages over time. The origins of this practice are rooted in the broader Jewish tradition of expressing disdain for Amalek – the ancestor of Haman – and fulfilling the commandment to “blot out the memory of Amalek” (Deuteronomy 25:19).

How do we rise up to “make noise” in this moment against the modern day tyrants that are acute threats to democracy, peace, the climate, and human rights?

Join Lab/Shul for a vibrant array of Purim experiences for all ages, where revelry and radical joy intertwine through SONIC storytelling, interactive art, and immersive ritual celebration.

Click the buttons below or scroll down for all the details on all of our Purim programming.

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Beseda: COJECO Jewish Intellectual Circle Presents: PURIM UNMASKED with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie

February 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm EST

Dive into the intellectual atmosphere of paradoxes, controversies, and debates at the BESEDA: COJECO Jewish Intellectual Club. With wine and cheese reception. Explore the hidden history and current political purpose of the most misunderstood Jewish holiday with the acclaimed Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.

FamilyLab: Make Some Noise

March 2 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST

Dig into the costume closet for this hamantaschen baking party. Gather for this raucous gathering of costumery, storytelling, and hamantaschen cookie making. FamilyLab's Purim celebration creates lasting memories of a truly inside out, upside down story of integrity, courage, and wild hearted mission to change the world. Stand up and make some noise!

Raising the Bar: Purim Party

March 9 @ 10:30 am - 1:00 pm EDT

Families in our 2024-2025 "Raising the Bar" cohort join together with Project ORE participants to enjoy a festive meal, share foodie-goodie bags (Mishloach manot) and give/receive necessary items to help folks in need.

Purim Study Salon with Rabbi Amichai

March 9 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EDT

How Do We Deal with Our Collective Shadows and Lift Up Our Light? Pull up a chair and Join Rabbi Amichai online to explore the political, historical, spiritual and practical dimensions of Purim - the most misunderstood Jewish holiday  - at this critical time. This is an open study session + conversation to make sense of Purim in 2025, activating this holiday of upside-down as a powerful portal for cultivation of courage and compassion, resilience and resistance, humor and joy, with our eye on justice and hope - for all. 

Purim Eve – SONIC: A Ritual Performance of Sacred Noise

March 13 @ 9:00 pm - March 14 @ 3:00 am EDT

Join Lab/Shul and Flaminggg to immerse in a Purim Eve experience, where Sonic revelry and performance art collide to transform sacred Noise into a powerful force for this moment.

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🔔PROGRAM ALERT 🔔

On March 31 at 7 PM ET, Thrive: The Jewish Coalition to Protect Trans and LGBQ+ Youth, Lab/Shul, Keshet, SOJOURN, JFREJ, and the RAC are bringing together a powerful coalition of Jewish organizations and individuals to take sustained, tangible action for trans rights.

No Trans Visibility Without Community Safety
On Trans Day of Visibility:
March 31, 2025, at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT / 4 pm PT
Register here: https://bit.ly/ThriveTDOV

In this critical moment, our Jewish communities hold unique power to protect and advocate for our trans, nonbinary, and intersex communities. Join us as we hear directly from the community about what’s needed—and how we can all step up to ensure safety, dignity, and justice for trans people everywhere.

#Labshul #Joinus #gather #shabbat #sabbath #ritual #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven #experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #JewishLife #jewishholidays #jewishevents #jewishtradition #jewishcommunity  #transdayofvisibility #tdov

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🔔PROGRAM ALERT 🔔 On March 31 at 7 PM ET, Thrive: The Jewish Coalition to Protect Trans and LGBQ+ Youth, Lab/Shul, Keshet, SOJOURN, JFREJ, and the RAC are bringing together a powerful coalition of Jewish organizations and individuals to take sustained, tangible action for trans rights. No Trans Visibility Without Community Safety On Trans Day of Visibility: March 31, 2025, at 7 pm ET / 6 pm CT / 4 pm PT Register here: https://bit.ly/ThriveTDOV In this critical moment, our Jewish communities hold unique power to protect and advocate for our trans, nonbinary, and intersex communities. Join us as we hear directly from the community about what’s needed—and how we can all step up to ensure safety, dignity, and justice for trans people everywhere. #Labshul #Joinus #gather #shabbat #sabbath #ritual #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven #experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #JewishLife #jewishholidays #jewishevents #jewishtradition #jewishcommunity  #transdayofvisibility #tdov

🔔 PROGRAM ALERT 🔔
Recollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering

Sunday, April 20th, 2025
6:30pm ET Online

Spring brings a season of memory – collective, memory in the Passover story where the Jewish people left Egypt, but there was much loss along the way. Passover is the second of three ancient pilgrimage holidays when collective community gathers to remember (Yizkor). We will gather at the end of Passover online on April 20th 6:30pm Eastern time to reflect on the holiday and connect to our memories.

Lab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor is a seasonal gathering to remember our loved ones, share stories, lift memory, and say Kaddish, the ancient memorial prayer, together.

Whether you’ve experienced a recent loss, are remembering a loved one who passed long ago, or showing up in support of community, you are welcome here. Together, we acknowledge feelings of loss that can be particularly painful as we anticipate empty chairs at our tables and holes in our hearts.

📲 Register through CALENDAR LINK in bio or visit: https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-seasonal-kaddish-gathering-6/

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🔔 PROGRAM ALERT 🔔 Recollect Seasonal Kaddish Gathering Sunday, April 20th, 2025 6:30pm ET Online Spring brings a season of memory – collective, memory in the Passover story where the Jewish people left Egypt, but there was much loss along the way. Passover is the second of three ancient pilgrimage holidays when collective community gathers to remember (Yizkor). We will gather at the end of Passover online on April 20th 6:30pm Eastern time to reflect on the holiday and connect to our memories. Lab/Shul’s ReCollect/Yizkor is a seasonal gathering to remember our loved ones, share stories, lift memory, and say Kaddish, the ancient memorial prayer, together. Whether you’ve experienced a recent loss, are remembering a loved one who passed long ago, or showing up in support of community, you are welcome here. Together, we acknowledge feelings of loss that can be particularly painful as we anticipate empty chairs at our tables and holes in our hearts. 📲 Register through CALENDAR LINK in bio or visit: https://www.labshul.org/event/recollect-seasonal-kaddish-gathering-6/

A personal invitation from @bshatteredbfree — one of the facilitators leading the Pass/Age retreat - a transformative weekend for Seekers in their 20s & 30s.

April 4-6, 2025
NYC

Over the course of an immersive experiential weekend in a cohort of other adults, using the form and content of the Passover Seder as a frame for our learning, participants will engage deeply with our inherited legacy of texts and traditions, explore personal paths of meaning-making, and co-create a communal ritual utilizing Lab/Shul’s signature Storahtelling methodology.

#Labshul #Joinus #gather #shabbat #sabbath #ritual #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven #experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #JewishLife #jewishholidays #jewishevents #jewishtradition #jewishcommunity #retreat #nyc #nycretreat #jewishretreat

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A personal invitation from @bshatteredbfree — one of the facilitators leading the Pass/Age retreat - a transformative weekend for Seekers in their 20s & 30s. April 4-6, 2025 NYC Over the course of an immersive experiential weekend in a cohort of other adults, using the form and content of the Passover Seder as a frame for our learning, participants will engage deeply with our inherited legacy of texts and traditions, explore personal paths of meaning-making, and co-create a communal ritual utilizing Lab/Shul’s signature Storahtelling methodology. #Labshul #Joinus #gather #shabbat #sabbath #ritual #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven #experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #JewishLife #jewishholidays #jewishevents #jewishtradition #jewishcommunity #retreat #nyc #nycretreat #jewishretreat

🔔 PROGRAM ALERT 🔔
FAMILYLAB: Lotsa Matza!

Sunday, April 6th, 2025
4pm-6pm EST
Brooklyn

✨ Co-facilitated by @shirakline and @arilmonts ✨

Whether you’re a seasoned seder story-teller, or a first-time Passover player everyone is invited to roll up your sleeves and roll out some homemade crunchy matza. Your Passover celebration will never be the same again!

FamilyLab is centered around the family table: delicious dinner, sing along, stories, and animated interactive learning to celebrate holidays and delve into life-long Jewish values.

With Lab/Shul’s unique God-optional approach to tradition, text, and story, FamilyLab is open to those who identify as Jewish, Jew-ish, and everything in between. + Fees include dinner and programming for up to 5 people.

📲 This program will sell out. Register early!

Register through the CALENDAR LINK in bio or visit: https://www.labshul.org/event/familylab-lotsa-matza-2/

#labshul #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven
#experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #passover2025 #jewishcommunity #jewishholidays
#jewishpeople #jewishlife #matzah #passover #pesach #seder #sayder
#jewishculture #judaism #reformjudaism
#chagsameach

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🔔 PROGRAM ALERT 🔔 FAMILYLAB: Lotsa Matza! Sunday, April 6th, 2025 4pm-6pm EST Brooklyn ✨ Co-facilitated by @shirakline and @arilmonts ✨ Whether you’re a seasoned seder story-teller, or a first-time Passover player everyone is invited to roll up your sleeves and roll out some homemade crunchy matza. Your Passover celebration will never be the same again! FamilyLab is centered around the family table: delicious dinner, sing along, stories, and animated interactive learning to celebrate holidays and delve into life-long Jewish values. With Lab/Shul’s unique God-optional approach to tradition, text, and story, FamilyLab is open to those who identify as Jewish, Jew-ish, and everything in between. + Fees include dinner and programming for up to 5 people. 📲 This program will sell out. Register early! Register through the CALENDAR LINK in bio or visit: https://www.labshul.org/event/familylab-lotsa-matza-2/ #labshul #godoptional #everybodyfriendly #artistdriven #experimentaljudaism #queerjudaism #passover2025 #jewishcommunity #jewishholidays #jewishpeople #jewishlife #matzah #passover #pesach #seder #sayder #jewishculture #judaism #reformjudaism #chagsameach
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