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An Election Day Remembrance

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Good Jew, Bad Jew

Current LABA fellow Jared Hoffman discusses which club he’d want to b.. Read More+

New Cast In the House Of LABA

Dear Friends, Welcome to a new year of LABA. A new year of ancient question.. Read More+

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Two Midwestern Jews Walk Into LABA

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Oct 17

October 15, 2017

First Day of LABA

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I’m not scared to perform in front of large groups. I’m a very friendly, outgoing person who regularly makes conversation with strangers. And I already...

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Oct 17

October 3, 2017

My First Day in the Office at the Y

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Yesterday was my first day in an office since 2001. That’s crazy. Truth is it wasn’t so bad. Easy to get energy for the work...

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Sep 17

September 27, 2017

Kansas City Lessons Learned

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No marketing meeting yesterday, but I did get a fascinating email from Jill Maidhof (our project director in Kansas City). It revisits the conversation about...

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September 22, 2017

First Page

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This is my commitment: I will use this journal to document my journey from five plays to one. Sometimes that might come in the form...

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Fellows Life + Death

“I Want to Unearth How This Queer Woman Influenced Freud.”

LABA fellow Dmitri Barcomi describes his work-in-progress, Necrophoresis, a collaboration with writer-choreographer Seth Majnoon, as “a cross-medium dance-theater piece exploring..

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LABA alum and journal Contributing Editor Amy Handelsman on her recent trip to Haifa’s Bnai Zion Medical Center. Tuesday, April..

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LABAlive Life + Death

“That Person Could Be Dead. It’ll Be Hilarious.”

LABA fellow Richard F Saudek (clown) talks to Brian Dailey (juggler) about their theater piece, DEAD and ALIVE. In the..

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Fellows Life + Death

When the Wounds Want to Stay Healed

LABA fellow Ilana Sichel contemplates life and death and writing. In the past half hour, I have gotten up from..

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Ancient Texts Life + Death

Aliyah and Insults: on Rising Up and Put-Downs

Current LABA fellow Yochai Greenfeld on the witty comments of the Talmudic sages, and why Jews around the world must..

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Artist Interviews LABAlive Life + Death

“People Want Meaning and Good Visuals”: an Interview with Jessica Tamar Deutsch

LABA fellow Jessica Tamar Deutsch is a New York-based artist and creator of the Illustrated Pirkei Avot. Her work explores..

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ABOUT

LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture is a program of the 14th Street Y that uses classic Jewish texts to inspire the creation of art, dialogue and study.

CALENDAR

Join us for LABAlive, our series of live events which feature cutting edge artwork and performances combined with provocative teachings.

FELLOWS

Every year LABA selects a group of culture-makers to take part in our house of study. Learn more about this year’s fellows and our yearly theme WAR + PEACE.