Hashivenu

Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie returns to discuss Jewish chosenness, love, and his film Sabbath Queen

December 11th, 2025  |  Season 5  |  51 mins 51 secs

amichai lau-lavie, deborah waxman, human rights, israel, israeli-palestinian conflict, jewish feminism, jewish identity, jewish leadership, jewish pluralism, jewish resilience, jewish theology, judaism, labshul, october 7, palestine, progressive judaism, queer judaism, reconstructionist judaism, the sabbath queen, zionism

Rabbi Deborah Waxman continues her conversation with Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, founder of Lab/Shul and subject of the documentary The Sabbath Queen. They explore how to hold complexity in polarized times, discussing "both/and" thinking around Israeli and Palestinian identity, the theology of love and connection, and more.