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A Queer Yeshiva in the Cloud: The Future of Jewish Study with Shel Maala
Join Rabbi Andy Kahn, Rabbi Xava De Cordova and Binya Kóatz, co-founders of Shel Maala, the unapologetically queer, anti-zionist, digital-first Yeshiva, for a conversation about the new era of Torah learning online.
We’ll explore how they’re reshaping Jewish learning in a post-COVID world, weaving queerness into Torah, and envisioning the future of innovative, deep learning uplifting the prophetic Torah already bubbling out of the margins of Jewish society, to hone it, through hardcore praxis, into a world-altering force that can overturn mountains.
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Raging in Diaspora: Writing Workshop with Aaron Kreuter
November 3 and 10 at 6:30pm Eastern
This 2 -session, free online workshop with writer and English literature professor Aaron Kreuter is designed for writers of all levels of experience who are interested in writing from an anti- or non-Zionist worldview. Split over two weeks, the workshops will incorporate reading and discussion of Jewish anti-Zionist writing, writing prompts and exercises, and a generative writing session, where participants will have time to write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, as well as time to share their work with the group.
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Introduction to Judaism Beyond Nationalism with Student Rabbi Noa Leba
Introduction to Judaism Beyond Nationalism is a broad-stroke survey of Jewish life, culture, belief and non-belief, and the major ideas that have shaped Jews and Judaism across time. The course offers participants a grounding in the practices, philosophies, and expressions of Jewish life from the ancient world to the present.
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Parshanut: An Intro to Jewish Commentary
Parshanut: An Intro to Jewish Commentary
Wednesdays at 6:00-7:30 PM EST October 21st - November 25th
This six session class will introduce students to the world of Jewish Torah commentary, known as parshanut. We'll study the weekly Torah portion with some of the most foundational commentators, exploring the approaches of these medieval and early modern rabbis to interpreting Tanakh.
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