“The CRASH Talk is the indispensable introduction to Talmud learning with SVARA. It is a lecture to end all lectures, a mind-blowing intellectual experience to end all…you get the point. Come hear how the Talmud—and all radical ideas—are born, crash, and are reborn anew. Discover your radical edge and how queer you really are (which, […]
There are many opportunities throughout the year to get some Talmud served up the old fashioned way—hardcore, queer, and radically inclusive—with SVARA! We offer daily and weekly drop-in learning spaces, multi-week courses, special one-off events, and resources for you and your chevruta to learn on your own. All of our learning spaces—whether they’re drop-in courses […]
We’re cooking up resources that will help bring the bet midrash to you (and your chevruta!). INDEPENDENT LEARNING: FEATURED SUGYA This sugya is a deep-dive into “tochecha,” or compassionate critique. When we experience harm from others, how do we respond? In this text you’ll find two tales of rabbis who exemplify (or don’t!) what to […]