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Not Your Conventional ‘Sabbath Queen’

JL;DR SUMMARY Amichai Lau-Lavie, known for blending performance art with Jewish education, is the focus of a new documentary, "Sabbath Queen," which examines his multifaceted journey navigating Jewish identity, tradition, and modernity. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityInterfaith MarriageConservative JudaismDocumentaryInclusionPerformance ArtSabbath QueenAmichai Lau LavieLabshulSpiritual Community

Places mentioned

New York, United States
"LabShul into a large, dynamic spiritual community in New York."
Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
"They were in Amsterdam for the opening of the film there, and deeply moved by the warm reception from the community."
Israel
"scenes of Lau-Lavie in Israel, observing hostage posters and footage of the destruction in Gaza."
Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"scenes of Lau-Lavie in Israel, observing hostage posters and footage of the destruction in Gaza."

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