Your Winter Learning Match!
SVARA's serving up three opportunities to learn hardcore, queer, radically inclusive Talmud this winter. Which one is right for you?!
Have you learned Talmud before?
Nope!
A while back, I can't quite remember any of it...
Oh yeah, I can't get enough!
Have you ever learned with SVARA before?
I've learned in the Mishnah Collective!
I've learned Talmud with SVARA a few times!
I've learned with SVARA a bunch!
I can't get enough Talmud SVARA-style!
Are you comfortable with the steps of the SVARA method (prep in chevruta, inside/outside in shiur, chazara, recitation)?
HUH?!?!
Not really, I could use a refresher.
Sure, and I benefit from a lot of real-time fairy support.
Yes, my chevruta & I move through these steps on our own.
Do you have a chevruta that you regularly learn with?
No, what's a chevruta?
No, I'm looking for someone to learn with!
No, I've got a few folks that I learn with but nothing serious.
I have a ride-or-die chevruta.
About how many hours each week are you interested in committing to learning each week?
Two hours seems like enough!
I'll settle for two hours!
Three or four hours is my jam!
As many hours as possible!
Queer Talmud for Beginner's Mind
New to SVARA? New to Talmud? We've got you. Join SVARA’s Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Benay Lappe for a semester of Queer Talmud goodness specifically designed for folks who are new(er) to SVARA’s approach to Talmud study and want to learn in a queer-normative space! All you need is your alef-bet and we’ll have you learning in the original in no time!
There will be two sections of Queer Talmud for Beginner's Mind this winter:
There will be two sections of Queer Talmud for Beginner's Mind this winter:
- Section 1: Tuesdays, February 2nd – March 23rd (8 sessions), 4:00 – 6:00 PM ET | 3:00 – 5:00 PM PM CT | 1:00 – 3:00 PM PT
- Section 2: Tuesdays, February 2nd – March 23rd (8 sessions), 8:00 – 10:00 PM ET | 7:00 – 9:00 PM CT | 5:00 – 7:00 PM PT
Mixed-Level Bet Midrash
Build and develop important skills on your way to becoming a player in SVARA's Mixed-Level Bet Midrash! This weekly bet midrash combines chevruta learning and shiur in one two-hour block, with framing, guidance, and fairy support throughout so that you'll be challenged and held at your level and pace. We'll provide the scaffolding you need to draw from the juicy & joyous well of Talmud study and chevruta learning in a queer, supportive, and loving learning space.
Mixed-Level Bet Midrash will meet on Mondays, February 1st-March 22nd (8 sessions), 8:00-10:00 PM ET | 7:00-9:00 PM CT | 5:00-7:00 PM PT
Mixed-Level Bet Midrash will meet on Mondays, February 1st-March 22nd (8 sessions), 8:00-10:00 PM ET | 7:00-9:00 PM CT | 5:00-7:00 PM PT
Shiur for Experienced SVARA-niks
Grab your chevruta and get ready for SVARA's Shiur for Experienced SVARA-niks! Get ready to go deep, and take your learning to the next level with a weekly shiur that will focus on rigorous attention to details and radical attunement to letters and historical layers. You'll meet with your chevruta for 1.5-2 hours in advance of our weekly shiur, and we’ll also explore supplemental texts to accompany and deepen your learning.
Shiur for Experienced SVARA-niks will meet on Wednesdays, February 3rd-March 24th (8 sessions), 8:00-9:30 PM ET | 7:00-8:30 PM CT | 5:00-6:30 PM PT
Shiur for Experienced SVARA-niks will meet on Wednesdays, February 3rd-March 24th (8 sessions), 8:00-9:30 PM ET | 7:00-8:30 PM CT | 5:00-6:30 PM PT