Sabbath Queen
Sabbath Queen
Documentary

Sabbath Queen

United States – 2024

Filmed over 21 years, “Sabbath Queen” follows Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie’s 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. The film interrogates what Jewish survival means in a difficult rapidly changing 21st century.

ATTENDING GUEST:
DIRECTOR SANDI DuBOWSKI

Screenings

  • Vega Scene
    Saturday 27.09.25 @ 6:30pm
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    Guest in attendance
    Sandi DuBowski
    · Director, Sabbath Queen

    Details

  • Director

    Sandi DuBowski

  • Duration

    105 min.

  • Language

    English

  • Subtitles

    Without subtitles

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