About this Event
Post-Screening Q&A with filmmaker Sandi DuBowski
Director: Sandi DuBowski
2024, USA, 105 minutes
English, Hebrew, & Yiddish with English subtitles
Documentary
Filmed over 21 years by Sandi DuBowski, director of the groundbreaking documentary Trembling Before G-d, this absorbing documentary follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s epic journey as the dynastic heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis, including a Chief Rabbi of Israel. Torn between rejecting and embracing his lineage, Amichai becomes a drag queen rebel, a queer bio-dad, a founder of Lab/Shul — an everybody-friendly, G-d-optional, artist-driven, experimental congregation in New York — and, most unexpectedly, a rabbinical student. Sabbath Queen profiles Amichai’s lifelong quest to creatively and radically reinvent religion and ritual, challenge patriarchy, champion interfaith love, and stand up for peace. Official Selection of the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, the 2024 Montclair Film Festival, and many others.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
JCC MetroWest, 760 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, United States
USD 21.05
