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Amichai Lau Lavie
Amichai Lau-Lavie is the founder and Artistic and Executive Director of Storahtelling: Jewish Ritual Theatre Revived (www.storahtelling.org). An Israeli-born mythologist, storyteller, and teacher of Judaic literature, he studied at various yeshivot, including the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Elul Center in Jerusalem. Between 1992 and 1996, he directed the summer programs at Melitz: the Jewish Zionist center in Jerusalem, focusing on the integration of Jewish education via the arts. His theatrical experience as a writer and performer includes the Theatre Company Jerusalem, The Acco Theatre Group in Israel, and the Avodah Dance Ensemble in the U.S. Between 1997 and 2000, he served as Artist-in-Residence at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in NYC. He is a Synagogue 2000 Fellow, and a recipient of the Joshua Venture Fellowship for 2002-2004. Amichai is the theatrical representative for Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross (www.hadassahgross.com).
Lau Lavie's participation is generously made possible by the Sprinces-Wong Family Foundation.
Friday Night Zohar PJ Party
A Discourse on Intercourse
- Friday 11:15PM–12:30AM Ballroom Ten Mile
Join Amichai Lau-Lavie for an interactive study session exploring the sacred, the erotic, and the lesser known sagas on the Jewish bookshelf. Honoring the 33rd night of the Omer, this session will be dedicated to the Zohar – the masterpiece of Grand Master Shimon Bar Yochai, who passed away on this night. Come in your PJ’s and BYOB.
Maven Torah Reading Ritual
- Saturday 10:30AM–11:45AM Ballroom Ten Mile
Join Storahtelling’s Founder & Artistic Director, Amichai Lau-Lavie, and guest musicians as they bring the Torah to life through a fresh fusion of Hebrew chanting, dramatized English translation, music, and interactive commentary. This Maven Torah Reading Ritual transforms scripture into contemporary conversations—deep inside tradition, way outside the box.
Gained in Translation
- Saturday 4:30PM–5:45PM Sun Drift
- Sunday 3:00PM–4:15PM Starslide
This workshop examines the historical, cultural, and theological contexts within which the Torah Reading Ritual evolved, with particular focus on its theatrical elements.
Creating Welcoming Communities
LGBT Jewish Inclusion
- Saturday 6:45PM–8:00PM Ballroom Ten Mile
Have lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Jews "made it" in the Jewish world? Since 2006, the Conservative Movement opened two of its seminaries to gay and lesbian students, the Reform Movement ordained the first openly transgender rabbi, and Reconstructionists elected the first openly gay leader of a national rabbinic body. But too many LGBT Jews are still excluded from full integration into Jewish communal and institutional cultures. Come discuss the future of LGBT inclusion in Jewish life with one of the first openly-gay Conservative rabbinical students, the proud mother of a gay son, the first openly-gay Orthodox rabbi, the founder of Storahtelling, and the staff of Jewish Mosaic.
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