Amichai Lau-Lavie and Storahtelling Join Tribeca Hebrew for a Year of Holiday Programming!
At Tribeca Hebrew, we are committed to our mission and determined to build on our success. Part of our mission is to provide inspirational programming that allows our diverse community to create a foundation for positive Jewish identity and lifelong spiritual discovery. For the past two years, Amichai Lau-Lavie has led our High Holiday services with the passion, creativity and intellectual integrity that supports Tribeca Hebrew’s mission and strengthens its shared community. It is a great joy to welcome Amichai and the talented team of Storahtelling Artists to the growing Tribeca Hebrew family for a year of programming.
Please join us on May 16 at Synagogue for the Arts to sing, celebrate and study! Please rsvp to shabbat@tribecahebrew.org.
About Amichai Lau-Lavie
AMICHAI LAU-LAVIE is the founder, executive and artistic director of Storahtelling. An Israeli-born teacher of Judaic Literature and performance artist, he is described as “one of the most interesting thinkers in the Jewish world” by the NY Jewish Week, “iconoclastic mystic” by Time OUT NY, and “a Judaic Pied Piper who spins gold out of the inherent drama of biblical legends and scripture” by the Denver Westword.
Amichai studied at various yeshivot, including the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Elul Center in Jerusalem. Between 1992 and 1996 he directed the summer programs at Melitz: the Jewish Zionist Centers in Jerusalem, focusing on the integration of Jewish education by means of the arts. His theatrical experience as a writer and performer includes the Theatre Company Jerusalem, The Acco Theatre Group in Israel and the Avodah Dance Ensemble in the U.S. Between 1997-2000 he served as Artist-in-Residence at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in New York City.
Amichai is a consultant to the Reboot Network, a member of the Synagogue 3000 Leadership Network , serves on the Advisory Council for the Six Points Fellowship,the Advisory Board for faithhouse manhattan ,and the Board of Directors of Zeek Magazine.
About Storahtelling
Storahtelling is a pioneer in innovative Jewish education by means of the arts. Through performance events and leadership training programs, Storahtelling employs a unique approach to advancing Judaic literacy and engagement, restoring ancient stories for new generations.
Founded in 1999, Storahtelling aims to revitalize and make more accessible the narratives and rituals that have come to define Jewish life – many which have struggled to adapt to modern times. In nine years of operation of, and with generous support from the community, Storahtelling has grown from one man’s vision to a fully functioning and sustainable not-for-profit organization, with five full-time and three part-time staff, over 100 affiliated educators and artists, an active board of directors and a growing network of supporters, fans and partners nationwide.
In the 2006 report, Cultural Events & Jewish Identities, published by the UJA Federation of NY and the National Foundation for Jewish Culture, sociologists Steven M. Cohen and Ari Kelman focus on Storahtelling’s work as a vital agency in contemporary Jewish life : “Storahtelling is part of a broad set of endeavors that define Jewish life and community by and for a new generation…the potential of these Jewish cultural events is to strengthen networks, create community, and incubate leadership; to project a view of Jewish engagement that is contemporary and enticing; to serve as a laboratory and model of cultural change for institutional Judaism; and to contribute historically to the construction of Jewish culture in New York and the country.”
