Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends feat. Romm Lewkowicz & Yael Attia

The Omer Count: A concept in the making

Moderation: Rachel Libeskind & Ariel Efraim Ashbel

  • Dialogue
English /  approx. 120 mins.

“The Omer Count” is a citywide cycle of springtime events that explore the potential of Jewish traditions for contemporary dramaturgies. “The Omer Count” describes the Jewish tradition to count the days between Pessach, the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in Egypt, and Shavu’ot, the receiving of the ten commandments. What happens in this gap between the departure into the unknown and the reception of the Torah, the document of the guidelines and ethical foundations of society? How are relationships negotiated, changes re-evaluated? The 49 days between Passover and Shavuot hold the question of what it means to be a community and what it needs to become a society. These and more questions are discussed by longtime collaborator and anthropologist Romm Lewkowicz and Jewish Studies scholar Yael Attia.

Cast

By and with: Ariel Efraim Ashbel, Yael Attia, Romm Lewkowicz, Rachel Libeskind / Artistic production: Anna von Glasenapp / high expectations

Dates

Past

Credits

Production: Ariel Efraim Ashbel and friends. In cooperation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer, Sophiensaele and others. Funded by: Berlin Senate for Culture and Social Cohesion.

Location

HAU3
Tempelhofer Ufer 10, 10963 Berlin

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