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简介:Synopsis  Onestepafteranother,SabbathQueenfollowsAmichaiLau-Lavie’sjourneyfromradicaldragqueentothesynagogue,intheroleofRabbiandculturalagitator:adestinyofsorts,betweentraditionandcounter-tradition,artandpacifism.  COMMENTARY  AmichaiLau-Lavieisaremarkablecharacter:thesciontothirty-eightconsecutivegenerationsoforthodoxrabbis,openlygay,inventorinthe1980softhecharacterRebbetzinHadassah,adragqueen,ascholaroftheTorah,creatoroftheStorahtellingperformanceandoftheLab/Shulan,aninclusiveJewishcongregation.Afterbecomingarabbihimself,hereinventedcultureandreligionthroughtransgression,andabovethroughart.Inthefinale,Amichai,referringtoOctober7th2023,addressesIsraelandPalestineasking.“Howcanwereimagineoursacredtraditionstoachievepeace?”  DIRECTOR'SSTATEMENT  WhatstruckmeimmediatelyaboutAmichaiwashischarismaandirreverentlightness,despitecarryingtheweightofdescendingfromthirty-eightgenerationsofrabbis;heis,afterall,ashape-shifter,defyingeverydefinition.Tothequestion:“Didyoudotherightthing?”,heanswers:“Idon’tknow.Norwillweknowforanotherhundredyears”.…