The film chronicles 21 years of Amichai’s life and follows him on his quest for a contemporary form of Judaism that challenges patriarchy, celebrates interfaith love, and advocates for peace. + Post-screening discussion with Sandi DuBowski Documentary / US 2024 / Director: Sandi DuBowski / 104 min. / Original version with German subtitles
"Sabbath Queen", a feature documentary filmed over 21 years, follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie's epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis including the Chief Rabbis of Israel. He is torn between rejecting and embracing his destiny and becomes a drag-queen rebel, a queer bio-dad and the founder of Lab/Shul—an everybody-friendly, God-optional, artist-driven, pop-up experimental congregation.
"Sabbath Queen" joins Amichai on a lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy and supremacy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace, ceasefire, and an end to the Occupation in Israel/Palestine. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.
After the screening, we invite you to a post-screening discussion with director Sandi DuBowski – live, on-site.
Doors open: from 7.30 pmStart: 8 pmAdmission: €3/€5
The film will be shown in its original languages (English, Hebrew, Yiddish) with German subtitles.
A further education event organized by STRAZEkultur at the Kultur- und Initiativenhaus Greifswald e.V., with financial support from the State Agency for Political Education of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the support of the Commissioner for Jewish Life and Against Anti-Semitism in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Monday is movie night at STRAZE.
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