The 39th-Generation Rabbi Who Is Reinventing Judaism: Amichai Lau Lavie
“I am running away to join the circus.”
It was 2004, and my synagogue in Atlanta had welcomed Amichai Lau-Lavie as a guest speaker. Amichai had been the founder of Storahtellers, a ritual theater company, which was an innovative approach to presenting Torah in synagogue. He had come to our congregation along with what could only be described as a madcap ensemble of actors, singers and theater professionals – who also knew Torah.
They dramatized the Torah portion. And, much more.
The congregation was mesmerized.
The next day, we had breakfast. This is what I said to him:
“You are the circus…
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