PILGRIMAGE: An all-night Tikkun Leil Shavuot of immersive ritual, learning, and performance

Come experience the ancient tradition of Tikkun Leil Shavuot with Chochmat HaLev and LABA BAY AREA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture

Shavuot is one of three Jewish pilgrimage festivals, when seekers from across the land would convene at the sacred Temple to encounter each other and the Divine in elaborate ritual and shared abundance. Since the destruction of the Temple, Jewish mystics have spent all Shavuot night immersed in study and practice, seeking to relive the revelation at Mt. Sinai.

Join us for a modern-day reimagining of this ancient pilgrimage – an all-night journey of body, heart, and spirit, as we wander together through uncertain times in search of meaning, connection, and delight.

Our evening will start with provocative and immersive ritual theater designed and led by Rabbi Zvika Krieger, Spiritual Leader of Chochmat HaLev and co-leader of Black Rock City Shabbat at Burning Man, with sacred chanting led by Lauren Arrow. You can then choose your own adventure: study sessions led by the wisest scholars and mystics from across the Bay; singing, storytelling, and magic with Wilderness Torah all night around the sacred fire; as well as music, dance, art, embodiment experiences – all created and led by LABA artists, curated by Elissa Strauss.

Join us early at 6pm for dinner and shmoozing (separate ticket for dinner). Libations and delicacies will be served throughout the night in our cozy tea lounge.

Stay for our late night/early morning program (1am-6am) that will include transportative visualizations, sacred improv, song circles, and sunrise prayer. 

Last year the event was sold-out. (See photos and videos from last year’s incredible Tikkun experience). Register soon to secure your place on this mystical journey.