Spring Intensive Schedule

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The passcode for all Zoom sessions is “talmud“.

Time (EDT)	Time (CDT)	Time (MDT)	Time (PDT)	Sunday, May 2
11:00–11:30 AM	10:00–10:30 AM	9:00–9:30 AM	8:00–8:30 AM	Open Zoom Hang (optional)
11:30–2:00 PM	10:30–1:00 PM	9:30–12:00 PM	8:30–11:00 AM	Opening, Welcome, & Bet Midrash
2:00–3:00 PM	1:00–2:00 PM	12:00–1:00 PM	11:00–12:00 PM	Break
3:00–4:15 PM	2:00–3:15 PM	1:00–2:15 PM	12:00–1:15 PM	Talmud Stories
4:25–4:45 PM	3:25–3:45 PM	2:25–2:45 PM	1:25–1:45 PM	Closing
4:45 PM	3:45 PM	2:45 PM	1:45 PM	Open Space (optional)
Time (EDT)	Time (CDT)	Time (MDT)	Time (PDT)	Monday, May 3
11:00–11:30 AM	10:00–10:30 AM	9:00–9:30 AM	8:00–8:30 AM	Open Zoom Hang (optional)
11:30–2:00 PM	10:30–1:00 PM	9:30–12:00 PM	8:30–11:00 AM	Bet Midrash
2:00–3:00 PM	1:00–2:00 PM	12:00–1:00 PM	11:00–12:00 PM	Break
3:00–4:15 PM	2:00–3:15 PM	1:00–2:15 PM	12:00–1:15 PM	Hot Toddies (C2)	Intro to COMP & Orientations (C3)
4:25–4:45 PM	3:25–3:45 PM	2:25–2:45 PM	1:25–1:45 PM	Closing
4:45 PM	3:45 PM	2:45 PM	1:45 PM	Open Space (optional)
Time (EDT)	Time (CDT)	Time (MDT)	Time (PDT)	Tuesday, May 4
11:00–11:30 AM	10:00–10:30 AM	9:00–9:30 AM	8:00–8:30 AM	Open Zoom Hang (optional)
11:30–2:00 PM	10:30–1:00 PM	9:30–12:00 PM	8:30–11:00 AM	Bet Midrash
2:00–3:00 PM	1:00–2:00 PM	12:00–1:00 PM	11:00–12:00 PM	Break
3:00–4:15 PM	2:00–3:15 PM	1:00–2:15 PM	12:00–1:15 PM	Post-Kollel Hopes & Dreams (C2)	Sharpening Your Take (C3)
4:25–4:45 PM	3:25–3:45 PM	2:25–2:45 PM	1:25–1:45 PM	Closing
4:45 PM	3:45 PM	2:45 PM	1:45 PM	Open Space (optional)
Time (EDT)	Time (CDT)	Time (MDT)	Time (PDT)	Wednesday, May 5
11:00–11:30 AM	10:00–10:30 AM	9:00–9:30 AM	8:00–8:30 AM	Open Zoom Hang (optional)
11:30–2:00 PM	10:30–1:00 PM	9:30–12:00 PM	8:30–11:00 AM	Bet Midrash
2:00–3:00 PM	1:00–2:00 PM	12:00–1:00 PM	11:00–12:00 PM	Break
3:00–4:15 PM	2:00–3:15 PM	1:00–2:15 PM	12:00–1:15 PM	Closing and Graduation

DAILY READINGS & REFLECTIONS

SUNDAY

Cohort 2 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #1: COMP Scan
- Take some time to sit with the attached worksheet titled ‘reflection: comp debrief.’ Get comfortable, grab a pen, and follow the prompts to help guide you through exploring your relationship to COMP after a year of teaching and learning.

Cohort 3 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #1 (20 min-1hr): Recovering Texts We Love
- What are some of the most powerful and impactful texts (from the “rabbinic” era- define that however you’d like to!) that you have learned?
  - Make a list of 5-10 (if you can)
  - Go back to them (whether online or in a book somewhere). What was it like to learn each of these texts? How did I come across this text (who taught it to you, did you find it for yourself, etc.)? What do I love about or what am I drawn to about this text?
    - Once you’ve compiled your list, take a look at the whole list and consider: what do you notice about the full list of texts? Do these texts have anything in common?
- ✨ Go deeper: Compile your texts and notes into a document & begin to gather and list other sources – What articles, books, etc. have been most impactful in your learning?
- ✨ Share [in the WhatsApp group]: What, if any, were the common threads among the texts that came to mind? What was it like to do this reflection?
Reading #1: Talmud that Works the Heart (Sarra Lev)

MONDAY

Cohort 2 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #2: Revisiting Our Rubric
- Use the stickers you got in your package to go back to your rubric. Spend some time reflecting and revisiting:
  - How did you feel when you first saw this rubric? How do you feel now?
  - Where have your answers changed? Where have they stayed the same? What is next for you and your learning?

Cohort 3 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #2: Personalizing ‘Orientations’
- Take a moment and try to articulate in your own words what an ORIENTATION is.
- Review SVARA’s Adapted Menu of Orientations document. Reflect (and take notes!) on the following questions:
  - Which Orientations on this menu am I most drawn to?
  - Which Orientations do I notice within the institutions and communities I’ve been part of (as a student or teacher)?
  - Is there anything that the Orientations I’m drawn to tell me about how I think about learning & Talmud’
- ✨ Go deeper: Have you ever seen any of these Orientations show up in your teaching & learning? Can you think of examples of how they’ve played out?
- ✨ Share: What orientations did you feel drawn to?
Reading #2: A Menu of Orientations to the Teaching of Rabbinic Literature (Jon Levisohn)

Tuesday

Cohort 2 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #3: Love Letters & Blessings
- Today we encourage you to take a page from Chloe’s book (from their share-a-practice) and write a love letter [to yourself & your chevruta!]! Use the enclosed card and envelope to spend time writing a blessing, a letter, a note of gratitude to your chevruta. You’ll read these notes to your chevruta at our graduation, and then you can use the stamped envelope to send your card to them.

Cohort 3 Readings/Reflections

Reflection Activity #3: Summarizing & Synthesizing the ‘Takes’/Kavanot for Teaching Talmud
- Look over your notes from Workshop 2: Sharpening Your ‘Kavanah.” Find a cozy place to jot down your responses to the following questions:
  - What do you believe the Talmud is / is trying to do? (How do you describe the Talmud to others? What are some words you use in your own definition of the Talmud and the rabbinic project?)
  - What are some reasons that you teach Talmud?
  - What do you hope will happen as a result of your teaching Talmud? What do you want your learners to be able to do, to know, to understand, to feel, and/or to believe?
- Begin drafting your Talmud mission statement! Feel free to use the following template, and consider SVARA’s if it’s helpful to you!
- ✨Go deeper: Call a chevruta, colleague, comrade and share yours!
- ✨ Share: What was it like to start working on this? Is there anything you’re ready to share from your draft?
Reading #3: The Twisted Wick: Talmud Study as a Spiritual Practice for Post-Modern Jews (Elliot Rose Kukla)