{"product_id":"sabbath-queen-film-screening-tues-oct-13-2026-7pm","title":"Sabbath Queen film screening - Tues, Oct 13, 2026 @ 7PM","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBay Saint Louis, MS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 100 Men Hall will screen Sabbath Queen on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 7PM. Twenty-one years in the making, \u003cb\u003eSabbath Queen \u003c\/b\u003efollows Amichai Lau-Lavie’s journey from radical drag queen to influential Rabbi of a God-optional, artist-driven New York synagogue. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSabbath Queen received a New York Times Critic's Pick and was named as one of The New York Times favorite movies of the 21st century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe screening is \u003cb\u003eFREE,\u003c\/b\u003e and we appreciate your \u003cb\u003eRSVP\u003c\/b\u003e so we can make sure to have a seat for you.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Awe-inspiring. Enthralling. Sabbath Queen is a rich and intimate\u003cbr\u003eportrait… One of the best films I’ve seen this year.\" - The Hollywood Reporter\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Provocative.\" - Variety\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shrewdly asks hard questions about what it means to be Jewish in the\u003cbr\u003e21st century.\" - IndieWire\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSandi DuBowski’s epic documentary \u003cb\u003eSabbath Queen\u003c\/b\u003e—shot over the span of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwenty-one years—follows Amichai Lau-Lavie, an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years. Sabbath \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen is witness to Lau-Lavie’s unfailing courage and grace, as he grapples with key questions of who we are and who we will be. Stimulating and moving, DuBowski’s film ends with Lau-Lavie’s words on Israel and Palestine post-October 7th as he evokes the challenge of our lifetime: “How do we reimagine our sacred traditions to achieve peace?”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe film has won 14 awards in US, UK, Poland, Norway, Switzerland and Germany - Zurich Film Festival Jury Special Mention, The Hamptons Film Festival Queer Sherzum Award, Woodstock Film Festival Story of Ha Change Maker Award, Ashland Film Festival Queer Award, Salem Film Festival Cultura Cuts Editing Award, Oslo Fusion Film Festival Best Documentary, Boston Jewish Film Festival Audience Award, UK Jewish Film Best Documentary, Warsaw Jewish Film Festival Best Documentary, The Polin Museum Gran Prix, Perlen Queer Film Festival Hannover Best Documentary, Florida Film Critics Best Documentary, Freiburg Gay Film Week, and SIMA Awards Special Mention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe historical 100 Men Hall, a famed stop on the Chitlin' Circuit, a Must See Venue by Rolling Stone Magazine, winner of the 2024 MS Governor’s Award for Excellence for Arts in the Community, a rare site on the MS Blues Trail, is maintained and preserved under a 501c3 nonprofit organization (Hundred Members Debating Benevolent Association, est. 1894). The Hall is supported by its membership organization 100 WOMEN DBA, as well as from the generosity of sponsors and donors. The 100 Men Hall is the only endowed African American landmark in Mississippi. Additional information about the venue’s history and other activities can be found on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/100menhall.com\/\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehttps:\/\/100menhall.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e or by emailing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:100menhall@gmail.com\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100menhall@gmail.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The100MenHall","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53787975909690,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0053\/6153\/3039\/files\/SabbathQueen_IG1.png?v=1784925323","url":"https:\/\/100menhall.com\/products\/sabbath-queen-film-screening-tues-oct-13-2026-7pm","provider":"The100MenHall","version":"1.0","type":"link"}