Lab/Shul
Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie co-founded Lab/Shul in 2013 and currently serves as senior clergy and ritual leader.
The Lab/Shul community is dedicated to exploring, creating and celebrating innovative opportunities for contemplation, life cycle rituals, the arts, life-long learning and social justice. Building on Storahtelling’s vision and practice, Lab/Shul seeks to redefine the role of sacred gatherings that nourish our thirst for meaning, connection, spirituality and community.
Interested in learning more? Visit labshul.org for more info and upcoming events.
Below the Bible Belt
Rabbi Amichai’s 3+ years interactive online quest to question, queer + re-read between the lines of the entire Hebrew Bible, with daily reflections, weekly videos and monthly learning sessions. How can a closer and critical reading of this cornerstone of our culture help us rethink our values and live more honest, happy, healthy lives?
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Activism
Rabbi Amichai is an active voice for justice, dignity, democracy and equity worldwide. Over the years has devoted time and energy towards human rights initiatives, immigration reform, peace efforts in Israel/Palestine, Interfaith dialogue, LGBTQ justice and inclusion, and environmental efforts.
His current affiliations include:
Rabbi Amichai is a member of the Executive Board of Rabbis for Human Rights, co-founding member of the Jewish Emergent Network, and founding faculty member of the.Reboot Network. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Sulha Peace Project for Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers, the Leadership Council of the New York Jewish Agenda, the Advisory Council for the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and as an advisor to Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance. In recent years he’s been engaged as an organizer, speaker and leader with pro-democracy and pro-peace protests and projects in the United States and Israel through work with The New Israel Fund, T’ruah, Unexeptable and Standing Together.
His past affiliations include serving on the advisory team of The International School of Peace in Greece, serving refugees from around the world; Board member of ORAM – Serving LGBTIQ Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Board member of Nehirim – serving LGBTQ Jewish in North America, 2016-2018 Fellow in the Global Justice Fellowship of the American Jewish World Service.
Activism
Rabbi Amichai is an active voice for justice, dignity, democracy and equity worldwide. Over the years has devoted time and energy towards human rights initiatives, immigration reform, peace efforts in Israel/Palestine, Interfaith dialogue, LGBTQ justice and inclusion, and environmental efforts.
His current affiliations include:
Rabbi Amichai is a member of the Executive Board of Rabbis for Human Rights, co-founding member of the Jewish Emergent Network, and founding faculty member of the.Reboot Network. He serves on the Advisory Board of the Sulha Peace Project for Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers, the Leadership Council of the New York Jewish Agenda, the Advisory Council for the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and as an advisor to Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance. In recent years he’s been engaged as an organizer, speaker and leader with pro-democracy and pro-peace protests and projects in the United States and Israel through work with The New Israel Fund, T’ruah, Unexeptable and Standing Together.
His past affiliations include serving on the advisory team of The International School of Peace in Greece, serving refugees from around the world; Board member of ORAM – Serving LGBTIQ Asylum Seekers and Refugees, Board member of Nehirim – serving LGBTQ Jewish in North America, 2016-2018 Fellow in the Global Justice Fellowship of the American Jewish World Service.