The Radical Act of Becoming a Talmud PersonNovember 6, 2020by Benay LappeI want to tell you why I’m in the Talmud business. And I want to tell you today because, perhaps…
CRASH HOTSDon’t Worry, (or Go Ahead and Worry but Still) Be Happy—a Talmudic prescription for turbulent timesOctober 30, 2020by Jhos SingerRebbe Nachman of Breslov used to say, “Friends do not despair, for a difficult time has come upon us joy…
Reclaiming Pleasure for Ourselves and the DivineOctober 23, 2020by Laynie SolomanI am re-learning how to feel good. As joy and pain move through my life without ceremony, I—along with so…
We’re All OKOctober 16, 2020by Ayana MorseI have, over the past weeks and months, made an increasing number of minor mistakes, and contributed rambling, nonsensical ideas…
Investing in Queer & Trans TorahOctober 9, 2020by Laynie Soloman, Becky SilversteinWe have heard from y’all time and time again that the most powerful, connected moments of learning happen when we…
Olam Hadash: Towards a Jewish Theology of AbolitionOctober 2, 2020by Ari Lev FornariThis piece is an excerpt from R’ Ari Lev’s Yom Kippur sermon at Kol Tzedek Last week a grand jury…
Open Our Hearts Through TorahSeptember 25, 2020by Laynie SolomanIn the bet midrash, in meetings, and in conversations with SVARA-niks and community members week after week, I hear a…
Steeping the Divine Into the Space Between ComradesSeptember 11, 2020by Noah WestreichI can conjure up many different memories that have to do with the High Holidays. I remember being a kid…
Practicing Freedom in the Bet MidrashSeptember 4, 2020by Laynie SolomanThroughout this pandemic, in my learning, in my teaching, and beyond, I keep returning over and over to the same…
I Saw Him and I Stood on His Grave: Expanding Our Tradition’s Justice MapAugust 28, 2020by Benay LappeThe Talmud’s goal is to teach us how to tell more liberatory stories, and to help us become the people…
Did You See My Alps? And Other Questions We’re Asked in HeavenAugust 21, 2020by Benay LappeEvery year around this time, as Elul approaches, I begin to think about the weeks and months ahead, and how…
The Book of You & The Book of the WorldAugust 14, 2020by Becky Silverstein, Julie BatzAt Queer Talmud Camp this year, campers had access to a virtual portal which included all the information they’d need…