13 Oct - Ecstatic Dance for Simchat Torah

Oy Vey and the Uilenburgersjoel are inviting you to join us in ushering in the year 5786 in an immersive way by experiencing the magical ancestral portal of transformation that we call the High Holidays. In way-back-when times, Shemini Be’atzeret* was the ritual time of cleaning the temple. Imagine that arc of the High Holidays, in which we have done so much introspection and deep individual and communal work – would you not want to cleanse your temple before entering the post-High Holidays space?

When will we be celebrating?

• Date: 13 October
• Time: 19.30 
• Location: Uilenburgersjoel in Amsterdam

Join Oy Vey at the Uilenburgersjoel for an ecstatic dance ritual cleaning of our temple – physical and spiritual – on the early evening of Tuesday the 14th of October, on the cusp between the 22nd and 23rd day of the Jewish month of Tishrei. – sign up below.

We welcome everyone, Jewish, Jew-ish, not Jewish beloveds and friends – all budgets, all backgrounds and all levels of familiarity with Jewish ritual. No prior experience with Shemini Be’Atzeret / Simcha Torah necessary. 18+

Oy Vey is working to become a self-sustaining community. This is why we ask for a contribution for our gatherings. This event costs around 26eu per participant. Pay what you like/can to support Oy Vey and our community. Don’t let a contribution be a barrier to joining us. You are welcome whether you can pay or not. 

After signing up you will receive a payment link to donate any amount you like.

*The names Shemini Be’Atzeret and Simchat Torah are sometimes used interchangeably, sometimes they are celebrated on two different, consecutive days – in the diaspora. Read more at My Jewish learning.