PARTNERS

DAWN is Presented by Reboot in Partnership with the Jewish Emergent Network and LABA

Reboot is an arts and culture non-profit that reimagines and reinforces Jewish thought and traditions. As a premier R&D platform for the Jewish world, we catalyze our Reboot Network of preeminent creators, artists, entrepreneurs and activists to produce experiences and products that evolve the Jewish conversation and transform society.

All Reboot projects imagine Jewish ritual and tradition afresh, offering an inviting mix of discovery, experience and reflection through events, exhibitions, recordings, books, films, DIY activity toolkits and apps. These projects have engaged over a million participants and continue to inspire Jewish connections and meaning by encouraging participants to become creators in their Jewish experience.

The Jewish Emergent Network comprises the leaders of seven path‐breaking Jewish communities from across the United States who have come together in the spirit of collaboration. These include: IKAR in Los Angeles, Kavana in Seattle, The Kitchen in San Francisco, Mishkan in Chicago, Sixth & I in Washington, D.C., and Lab/Shul and Romemu in New York.

The seven communities in the Network do not represent any one denomination or set of religious practices. What they share is a devotion to revitalizing the field of Jewish engagement, a commitment to approaches both traditionally rooted and creative, and a demonstrated success in attracting unaffiliated and disengaged Jews to a rich and meaningful Jewish practice. While each community is different in form and organizational structure, all have taken an entrepreneurial approach to this shared vision, operating outside of conventional institutional models, rethinking basic assumptions about ritual and spiritual practice, membership models, staff structures, the religious/cultural divide and physical space.

LABA: A Global Laboratory for Jewish Culture is a premier incubator for Jewish art and culture. Its goal is to present Judaism’s rich literary and intellectual tradition in a free-flowing, intellectually rigorous, and endlessly playful environment so that these stories and ideas spark new thought and art. 

LABA is a non-religious house of study and culture that uses classic Jewish texts to inspire the creation of art, dialogue, and exploration. LABA’s original home is the 14th Street Y, one of Educational Alliance’s community centers in New York City. Created in 2008 LABA has expanded to Buenos Aires, East Bay and Berlin with Toronto and Tel Aviv scheduled to open in the next year.

The creative output of LABA pushes the boundaries of what Jewish art can be and what Jewish texts can teach. LABA has been named one of the most innovative Jewish organizations in North America by the Slingshot Guide and is the recipient of a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.