Ritual Reconstructed End of Project Event

Ritual Reconstructed

Join us for an event dedicated to examining Jewish life through an LGBTQI lens. Ritual Reconstructed is a collaborative, community and academic project working with film, performance, installation and storytelling to look at the ways in which Jewish people who identify as LGBTQI, engage in religious and community life.  This event is a culmination of that project.

Tickets are free but must be reserved in advance. You are welcome to attend any one part of the event or the whole afternoon and evening at JW3, the home of Jewish culture in London https://www.jw3.org.uk/ritual-reconstructed

3:00-5:00pm Part 1: PERFORMANCE

We begin with a series of short performances and installations created by participants of the Reconstructed Ritual project.

5:30-6:30pm Part 2: DISCUSSION

A roundtable with Rabbi Danny Rich, Rabbi Elli Tikvah Sarah, Rabbi Mark Solomon, Rabbi Janet Darley discussing Queering Theology.

7:30- 10:00pm Part 3: SCREENING

The world premiere of the ‘Ritual Reconstructed documentary’ – a series of short films produced by The University of Portsmouth examining LGBTQI Jewish ritual in the UK. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the project team.

Ritual Reconstructed has been funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) through the Connected Communities stream and consists of a collaborative  partnership between Liberal Judaism; Buckinghamshire New University the University of Portsmouth and the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University.

Come along FREE to our end of Project Event

West Hampstead. JW3 is a state-of-the-art community and cultural venue in West Hampstead, a charity established for the benefit of the Jewish community, the local community, and for the people of London.. Designed by Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands, JW3 houses a 270-seat auditorium, a 60-seat cinema, a demonstration kitchen, dance studios, classrooms, and Zest, JW3’s in-house restaurant and bar.