The collective Shabbes 24/7 opens to the public with “A Sacred Profane Cabaret” at the Kaaistudios based on Havdalah, a ritual that marks the end of Shabbat.
Havdalah at the Kaaistudios: ‘Being Jewish is not necessarily something heavy and serious’
To be oneself without justifying oneself. It was from that aspiration that Shabbes 24/7 was born, a collective founded in 2020. The story begins with four young women who felt a need to recreate an alternative space, inspired by Jewish queer cabarets that one of them had discovered in London.
What started out small increased in size. Rituals such as Shabbat bring participants together in their dozens. They all share queerness, Jewishness, a zest for life, and the conviction that “being Jewish is not necessarily something heavy and serious.”
They live here in Brussels and in other parts of Belgium, which they are thrilled to call home. For this “diasporist” collective, nothing justifies “colonisation or violence towards a people, under any circumstance.” Their action is rooted in Tikkun olam, the Jewish tradition of “repairing the world.”
On the 23rd of November, Shabbes 24/7 opens to the public with “A Sacred Profane Cabaret” at the Kaaistudios based on Havdalah, a ritual that marks the end of Shabbat and the transition from the sacred to the profane.
Led by the London performer Chanukah Lewinsky (see photo), the event promises to be memorable. The artists include the irreverent Sherine Falasteen, the drag witch Mama Tituba, the indefinable Majo, and the singer and DJ King Kovaci. The proceeds will be donated to Gaza.
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