Sabbath Queen

Filmed over 21 years, Sabbath Queen follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis. Torn between rejecting or embracing his destiny, Amichai becomes a drag-queen rebel, 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. This screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sandi DuBowski and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, moderated by David Wilson, co-founder of Ragtag Film Society.