| Amichai Lau-Lavie is the Founder, Artistic and Executive Director of Storahtelling: Jewish Ritual Theater Revived. An Israeli-born mythologist, storyteller and teacher of Judaic Literature, Amichai was recently hailed by Time Out NY as 'Super Star of David' and 'iconoclastic mystic,' and identified as 'one of the most interesting thinkers in the Jewish world' by the NY Jewish Week. He is a Synagogue 2000 fellow, a consultant to the Reboot Network, and the recipient of a Joshua Venture Fellowship award 2002-2004. He serves on the advisory committee of Bikkurim, an incubator for new Jewish ideas. Amichai studied at various yeshivot, including the Shalom Hartman Institute and the Elul Center in Jerusalem. Between 1992 and 1996 he directed the summer programs at Melitz: the Jewish Zionist Centers in Jerusalem, focusing on the integration of Jewish education via the arts. His theatrical experience as a writer and performer includes the Theatre Company Jerusalem, The Acco Theatre Group in Israel and the Avodah Dance Ensemble in the U.S. Between 1997-2000 he served as Artist-in-Residence at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in New York City. Amichai is the theatrical representative for Rebbetzin Hadassah Gross. |