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World Building In the Bet Midrash

Two SVARA-niks sit at a table in an indoor bet midrash. One looks away into the distance; the other looks at their chevruta and is smiling.

The Heart Knows the Bitterness of Its Soul

Jhos stands between two seated learners. Jhos is pointing at something in the learner's texts.

Finding Our Truths

Members of SVARA faculty stand on a stage. They are waving their hands in the air and smiling or making other goofy faces.

Knowing and Not Knowing: Celebrating the Expansiveness of Torah

Two SVARA-niks sit at a table in the bet midrash. One, on the left, has their palms up.

Is the Talmud Really What We Say It Is?

The Word That Changed The World

Two SVARA-niks - one sitting and one standing - hug each other.

Towards Halakhic Euphoria

Rabbi Monica, smiling, hands a SVARA tote bag to someone outside the frame. The tote bag reads, "The Revolution Will Not Be Translated."

Practicing Freedom in the Bet Midrash

A screenshot of a Zoom window, with 17 people visible.

The Book of You & The Book of the World

A Zoom whiteboard, covered in colorful squiggles and snippets of text in English and Hebrew.

Staying Whole in the Face of Unbelievable Brokenness

Three SVARA-niks sit in a row in the bet midrash, looking to the left.

The Revolution Will Not Be Translated