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  <itunes:subtitle>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. </itunes:subtitle>
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<p>This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at <a href="https://ReconstructingJudaism.org" rel="nofollow">ReconstructingJudaism.org</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/donate">Support Hashivenu</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sabbathqueen.com/">The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)</a> &mdash; Find a screening near you, background information, and related materials. </li><li><a title="Lab/Shul" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.labshul.org/">Lab/Shul</a> &mdash; Lab/Shul is the experimental, artist-driven, God-optional Jewish community co-founded by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</li><li><a title="Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness" rel="nofollow" href="https://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/kaplan-chosenness-us/">Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness</a> &mdash; Rabbi Toba Spitzer argues that “chosenness” implies unjust superiority and needs to be replaced with a sense of shared moral responsibility.</li><li><a title="The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/update-on-the-world-zionist-congress-and-reconstructing-judaisms-engagement-with-israel/">The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel</a> &mdash; Learn about Reconstructing Judaism's efforts to promote a democratic, pluralistic, human-rights-centered vision for Israel and support for a two-state solution.</li><li><a title="Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.octaviabutler.com/">Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)</a> &mdash; Learn more about Octavia Butler’s writing and themes.</li><li><a title="B&#39;Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism&#39;s movement-wide convention" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/byachad/">B'Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention</a> &mdash; Details about Reconstructing Judaism's 2026 convention, including programming related to peoplehood without chauvinism and community-centered resilience. Registration is open now! </li></ul>]]>
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<p>This podcast is produced by Reconstructing Judaism. Visit us at <a href="https://ReconstructingJudaism.org" rel="nofollow">ReconstructingJudaism.org</a>.</p><p>Special Guest: Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/donate">Support Hashivenu</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.sabbathqueen.com/">The Sabbath Queen (Film Site)</a> &mdash; Find a screening near you, background information, and related materials. </li><li><a title="Lab/Shul" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.labshul.org/">Lab/Shul</a> &mdash; Lab/Shul is the experimental, artist-driven, God-optional Jewish community co-founded by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie.</li><li><a title="Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness" rel="nofollow" href="https://evolve.reconstructingjudaism.org/kaplan-chosenness-us/">Evolve: Rabbi Toba Spitzer on Chosenness</a> &mdash; Rabbi Toba Spitzer argues that “chosenness” implies unjust superiority and needs to be replaced with a sense of shared moral responsibility.</li><li><a title="The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/news/update-on-the-world-zionist-congress-and-reconstructing-judaisms-engagement-with-israel/">The World Zionist Congress and Reconstructing Judaism’s Engagement with Israel</a> &mdash; Learn about Reconstructing Judaism's efforts to promote a democratic, pluralistic, human-rights-centered vision for Israel and support for a two-state solution.</li><li><a title="Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.octaviabutler.com/">Octavia Butler Resources (for contextual reference)</a> &mdash; Learn more about Octavia Butler’s writing and themes.</li><li><a title="B&#39;Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism&#39;s movement-wide convention" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.reconstructingjudaism.org/byachad/">B'Yachad, Reconstructing Judaism's movement-wide convention</a> &mdash; Details about Reconstructing Judaism's 2026 convention, including programming related to peoplehood without chauvinism and community-centered resilience. Registration is open now! </li></ul>]]>
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