Community Updates

Shabbat by the Sea Service led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie: “The Full Moon of Fearless Love – How We Rise from the Rubble and Resist Despair”

Friday, August 8, 2025 @ 6:00 pm –

Social activist and storyteller, writer and community leader, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie (he/him) is the Co-Founding Spiritual Leader of the Lab/Shul community in NYC and the creator of the ritual theater company Storahtelling, Inc. Israeli born, he’s been living in New York since 1998. He received his rabbinical ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America in 2016, the 39th generation of rabbis in his family — the first one to be openly queer.

Shabbat Morning Service led by Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie: “Know Hope: Life Lessons from Failed Leaders who Teach us How to Cope”

Saturday, August 9, 2025 @ 10:00 am – With support from Barbara Fish Lee Social activist and storyteller, writer and community leader, Rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie (he/him) is the Co-Founding Spiritual Leader of the Lab/Shul community in NYC and the creator of the ritual theater company Storahtelling, Inc. Israeli born, he’s been living in New York since 1998. He received his rabbinical ordination from […]

“Coexistence, My Ass”: MV Summer Institute Film Series

Sunday, August 10, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –

Jewish-Israeli-Iranian comedian Noam Shuster Eliassi’s one woman show tackles the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A Lehman Lecture: A Conversation with Peter Beinart

Tuesday, August 12, 2025 @ 7:30 pm –

We warmly invite you to a thought-provoking and honest conversation with Peter Beinart, author of “The Crisis of Zionism” and “Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza.”

Oskar Eustis: MV Summer Institute Speakers

Thursday, August 14, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm –

The AD of The Public Theater and Broadway producer will describe the essential role theater has in defending democracy

Rosh Chodesh Elul: A Women’s New Moon Celebration in Preparation for the Days of Awe

Sunday, August 24, 2025 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm – MVHC members Kohenet Batya Diamond and Rabbi Lori Shaller host Rosh Chodesh Elul: A Women’s New Moon Celebration in Preparation for the Days of Awe. 9am – Intention Circle: we’ll prepare for the mikvah ritual with chanting, meditation, and teachings to ground us. This year you can expect more silence and introspection, more listening in. […]

Finding Hope and Action in a Difficult Time: Effective Advocacy on Israel-Palestine Today with J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami

Thursday, August 28, 2025 @ 7:30 pm –

Jeremy will explore some of the difficult questions facing our communities today

Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha: Building Bridges Between Jews and Palestinians

Sunday, August 31, 2025 @ 7:00 pm –

Dr. Yasmeen Abu Fraiha is a critical care doctor who worked in the ER on October 7th and spends her free time advocating for alliances to be built on shared values – toward light and community and away from darkness and violence.

Welcome Community Shabbat Dinner

Friday, September 5, 2025 @ 5:30 pm – Join us for a catered Shabbat dinner with music as we welcome our new rabbinic intern, Becca Heisler. Becca (she/her) is a rabbinical student, ritualist, educator, folk herbalist, and wilderness guide. Her work has long centered around nature connection, outdoor education, and building joyful, connected, and transformative Jewish communities. She is originally from the homelands […]