Thank you to the 1,000+ Lab/Shul Partners, community members and fans for joining us on Saturday, MAY 30-Sunday, MAY 31, 2020 for Reveal-a-Thon 2020. More than 120 world class artists and musicians, visionaries and educators, comedians and storytellers, culinary experts and spiritual gurus joined us for 24 hours of non-stop programming, exploring what this moment reveals about us and our now+next. With your help we proudly raised more than $50,000 in COVID-relief money for the First Responders Children’s FundNDLON’s Immigrant Worker Safety Net Fund and Lab/Shul’s new #ThrivingArtistsFund.

It’s not too late to contribute!

MAKE A DONATION TO LAB/SHUL IN ANY AMOUNT

All contributions are 100% tax deductible. Contributions can be made by:

 

 

Check out our REVEAL-A-THON highlights:

Program Schedule

All Night (5/30-5/31)

7:00 PM – In the Beginning…Ready to Reveal???

Welcome to Reveal-A-Thon! Join us to clap, cheer, shofar + jumpstart the journey!

7:15 PM – From City Winery with Love

A Launch Party with Michael Dorf, Esther Perel, David Broza, Priya Parker and the Lab/Shul Team, sharing visions for what will be revealed. BYOB.

8:00 PM – #SistersCount Fearless Fire Havdalah

A havdalah service with special guest performances from Naomi Less’ #SistersCount initiative featuring Aviva Chernick, Neshama Carlebach, Elana Arian, Shoshana Jedwab, Beth Styles, Shira Kline, Rabbi Emily Cohen and Greta Rosenstock.

9:00 PM – Helene Aylon Legacy Art Project

Three multi-media-artists, Jaqueline Nichols, Day Schildrket, and Jessica Tamar Deutsch respond to Helene Aylon’s vision and create original art pieces that will be revealed at the end of the Reveal-A-Thon, honoring the life and legacy of a beloved artist and Lab/Shul friend who passed from Covid-19.

9:30 PM – Art and Collective Repair in Times of Crisis

Leading mental health experts Jack Saul and Megan Auster-Rosen on the role of the arts in the process of collective moral repair and healing amidst pandemic.

10:00 PM – Their Masks Are Off: How the COVID Crisis has Revealed Old Threats and New Possibilities

A conversation with Bend The Arc’s CEO Stosh Cotler on how the COVID crisis has revealed old threats & new possibilities.

11:00 PM – Shabbottom & Aunt Roz Present: Quarantine, Quibbitz, Qomedy, & BurlesQue

Join Artistic Director Ezra Bookman and comedian Ali Levin for a late-night variety show with our most…revealing artists. Featuring Steve Bodow, Jessi Klein, The Schlep Sisters, Lucie Pohl, Jen Clark, Shelton Lindsay, Nessa Norich, Susannah Perlman and Julian Fleisher.

12:00 AM – Lucy in the Sky with Moses, Presented by Reboot

A late-night trip into psychedelics, mental health, and spirituality with Josh Radnor, Ayelet Waldman and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.

1:00 AM – AMTALAI – Meet the Great Grand Mother of the World

Emmy Award winner Jill Soloway and Rabbi Amichai dive into mystic & maternal.

2:00 AM – Apocalypse Means Revelation: Re-reading the Book of Revelations

Rev. Derrick McQueen + and Rabbi Amichai explore the Revelation of John & how it speaks to our faith journeys, right now.

3:00 AM – Joy and Resilience: KESHET presents a conversation with Rabbi Amichai

Keshet, the leading National LGBTQ Organization interviews Rabbi Amichai on isolation, loneliness, and what sustains the queer community during the times of Corona.

4:00 AM – Gog & Magog (Session in Hebrew)
גוג ומגוג – שיחה בעברית 

929 Presents: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and his brother Rabbi Benny Lau read Ezekiel’s visions of the end of the world.

הפרק היומי – שיעור משותף עם הרב בני לאו ועם הרב עמיחי לאו לביא

5:00 AM – The Doe of Dawn

Mystical teaching on the Zohar of Revelation with live performance. Melila Hellner-Eshed, Victoria Hanna, and Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.

All Day (5/31)

6:00 AM – Birdsong & Chill

Hangout and chat with Rabbi Amichai and Friends in the Backyard

6:30 AM – Wake Up Your Soul

Morning Music with Netanel Goldberg – Live from Israel

7:00 AM – Thanks Wow Oops Please

Morning meditation, chanting & yoga to start your day with mindfulness – with Dvir Eraki Cohen, Ora Ramat, and Rabbi Amichai

8:00 AM – Hold the Sugar

Morning News Headlines & Coffee Talk. Realness with Jay Michaelson of The Daily Beast and Lizzie O’Leary of NPR.

8:30 AM – JUMP! Family Friendly Fitness Fun

Join Fitness Coach Micah Bookman for a fun workout for all ages!

9:00 AM – Shira’s Pancakes & Pajamas Party

Everything is better in your pajamas! Join Shira Kline and Ellen Allard in their PJs for for sweet Sunday morning songs and stories for kids. Ages 0-7.

9:30 AM – Coronavirus & Climate Change: Envisioning a Just Green Recovery

Conversation between 350.org Co-Founder Phil Aroneanu and Melissa Iachan of Lab/Shul’d Green Team.

10:00 AM – Politics in a Pandemic

Josh Robin, Beth Fouhy, Tim Boyum and Ally Berger: How do you win an election in a plague year? A conversation with political journalists.

10:50 AM – Two States for Two Peoples: Driving the Dream During Treacherous Times

From Washington, Jerusalem and Ramallah, expert panelists share their unique perspectives on the vision of a two state solution. Presenters: Jeff Solomon, Susie Gelman, Mohammad Asideh, Hillel Ben Sasson. 

11:30 AM – No Social Distancing: Lab/Shul Refugee Task Force

Focus on the Global Refugee/Immigrants Crisis 2020, with Rev. Micah Bucey  from New Sanctuary Coalition, Rabbi Rachel Grant Meyer of HIAS, and Boris Khmelnitskiy of International School of Peace in Greece. 

12:10 PM – From Compost to Cuisine

Join Liz Alpern (The Gefilteria, Queer Soup Night) for a cooking demo using common food scraps and  friends from the queer food justice world reporting in from the frontlines.

1:00 PM – The Future Speaks: Teen Leaders + Hazon’s Nigel Savage Take on Green Action

Teen Activists from Hazon’s Jewish Youth Climate Movement + Lab/Shul’s Raising the Bar Teens invite teens to get informed and engaged. Featuring a special message by Hazon’s Nigel Savage.

1:30 PM – Zero-Waste Life Hacks for More Sustainable Living

DIY tips & tricks for sustainable living with Zero Waste expert and Lab/Shul’s Green Team leader Amanda Lindner.

2:00 PM – The Future of Philanthropy: Jeffrey Schoenfeld, John Ruskay, Sarah Rueven, and Stefanie Rhodes

A roundtable discussion between leaders in Jewish philanthropy on the present and future state of community funding priorities. 

3:00 PM – Zen SoulSpa

Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison & Sensei Robert Chodo Campbell of New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care join the Lab/Shul Ritual Team at our daily gathering for pause, soul fuel, poems, and prayers of presence and healing. Join us for Mourner’s Kaddish. 

3:30 PM – 2020 Census: #GetCountedNYC!

City Commissioner Julie Menin and her team offer insight into the 10 questions that take less than 10 minutes to answer and will have an impact on the next 10 years of our City’s future. 

4:00 PM – Criminal Justice in the Age of COVID: New York Justice Agenda

Crafting a Jewish response to criminal justice measures in New York State & organizing the political power of liberal Jews. Presenters: Matt Nosanchuk, Brad Lander, Rabbi Richael Timoner,  and Sam Rubin.

4:40 PM – After Corona: A Boomer Game Plan

Lab/Shul’s GENerate presents: How has CoVid-19 revealed and deepened the issues with how our society and we think about aging…..and what does that mean to me? Featuring Laura Geller, Stuart Himmelfarb, and Audrey Weiner.

5:20 PM – Whole in One/Jew Too Series

Three Jews, a dozen identities, and stories of welcome (and lack thereof) in Jewish spaces. Rabbi Emily Cohen in conversation with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein and Sam Hipschman.

6:00 PM – Ritual Digital : The Future is Now

Casper ter Kuile, Co-Founder of Ritual Design Lab in conversation with the Lab/Shul Ritual Team

6:30 PM – The Big Reveal

Broadway’s Adam Kantor joins the Lab/Shul Team to wrap it up! We’ll reveal the Helene Aylon Legacy Art Project, and end with a clap, shofar, and thank you to all!

Artists & Collaborators:

Morning Altars
Caroline Rothstein
Blake Pfiel
Shirazette Tinnin
Joshua Gelb
Dana Herz
Tom Haviv
Mikhal Weiner & Ella Meir
Well of Wills’ Shared Process (Hannah Roodman, Nessa Norich, & Meirav Ong)
Rae Boyadjis
Rachel B. Tiven & @DailySuffragist
Jon Riddleberger, Rachael Balcanoff & Joseph Lymous
Anna Lublina, with Elena Light and Sofya Levitsky-Weitz
Resistance Revival Chorus
Shannon Matesky
Luis Roberto Burgos
Jessica Tamar Deutsch

Jessie Reagen Mann
Nina Watkins Ceramics
Elana Bell
Miette Hope
Mizuho Kappa
Lucie Pohl
Sarah Mullins
Rafaela Sanchez & The Women’s Poetry Project
Marques Hollie
Katie Chelena
The Witch Ones
Shelton Lindsay
Reverend Micah Busey
Netanel Goldberg
Jen Clark
“Earth Odyssey” – official music video / Music by Asaf Avidan, Directed and Edited by Adi Halfin
Beth Fouhy

#SistersCount Special Guest Artists: Elana Arian, Neshama Carlebach, Aviva Chernick,
Shoshana Jedwab, Naomi Less, Basya Schechter and Beth Styles. 

Emcees: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sarah Sokolic with Liz Alpern, Ezra Bookman, Rabbi Emily Cohen, Alicia Fowler, Aaron Friedman, Craig Kanarick, Shira Kline, Naomi Less, Ali Levin, Greta Rosenstock, Jon Adam Ross, Shawn Shafner, Melissa Shaw, and Rhona Silverbush.

With special contributions from the Lab/Shul staff and ritual team: Ezra Bookman, Rabbi Emily Cohen, Shira Kline, Naomi Less, Greta Rosenstock, Marijke Silberman, Sarah Strnad, directed by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie and Sarah Sokolic.

THANK YOU TO OUR REVEAL-A-THON SPONSORS

PEAK:

Sally Gottesman
Jeffrey A. Schoenfeld & Matt Holbein
Jeffrey Solomon & Audrey Weiner

SUMMIT:

Michael Dorf & Sarah Connors
Stuart & Debbie Himmelfarb
Marina Pinto-Kaufman & Steve Kaufman
Lisa Kaye
Harry Otterman
Jon Silvan & Marnie Berk
Cheryl Whaley & Eric Aboaf

CREST:

Doug & Laurie Freedman
Joyce & Steve Rosenthal

RIDGE:

Michelle Freedman & Jerry Block
Andrew Kassoy & Margot Brandenburg
Ethan & Gretchen Davidson
Larry Green & Karen Hershey

Partner Organizations

 

Thank you to all of our collaborating partners: