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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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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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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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WHAT IS THIS?

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.