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Gemara on THUG-LIFE

Gemara on THUG-LIFE

In Talmud studies at Svara: a traditionally radical yeshiva, as at houses of Jewish text study for 1500 years or more, students are asked to recite what is written from memory. At Svara, students are celebrated for giving voice to and “owning” a recitation of a few words, the whole long passage the class has […]

Same Season, Same Pain

Same Season, Same Pain

Seeking new perspective on current, hyper-local grief, I’ve been studying mid-20th Century words from a Chicago Hebrew poet.

Aaron and Moses, Thurgood and Sam

Aaron and Moses, Thurgood and Sam

A passage from Shemot appears in Marshall (2017) and sheds light on two sibling-partnerships, one biblical and one historical.

Jewish Mourning and Pets

Resources on pets and mourning.

DS9 for Bava Metzia 58b

DS9 for Bava Metzia 58b

Bava Metzia 58b with Deep Space Nine and related commentary with thanks to SVARA’s Mixed-Level Beit Midrash.

Tag: desert clothing

Ki Tavo: Great Source(s)

“I led you for forty years in the Wilderness, your garment did not wear out from on you, and your shoe did not wear out from on your foot.” Continue reading Ki Tavo: Great Source(s)

Posted on September 1, 2009September 8, 2019Categories Devarim, midrashTags desert clothing, Ki Tavo, Source, WeeklyTorahLeave a comment on Ki Tavo: Great Source(s)
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