• Traditionally Radical

    SVARA is a traditionally radical yeshiva dedicated to the serious study of Talmud and committed to the Queer experience. Our mission is to provide serious Talmud study as a spiritual practice to all who want to learn, in an environment that recognizes as crucial the insights of transgender, intersex, queer, lesbian, bisexual and gay Jews […]

The CRASH Talk

“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, […]

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Learn with SVARA

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 or […]

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Learn on Your Own

We’re cooking up resources that will help bring the bet midrash to you (and your chevruta!). INDEPENDENT LEARNING: SUGYOT / TALMUD TEXTS Ready to get your gemara on with your chevruta & looking for something to learn?! We’ve got just the thing for you! Check out a packet here with a marked-off daf (page of […]

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