Instructor: Julie Batz

How can learning ancient Jewish texts help us create a more liberated world? In this day-long deep dive, we’ll explore the radical and queer history of the Talmud, Judaism’s foundational text, and discuss how it can help us understand and navigate moments of disruptive change in society and our own lives.

We’ll dive right into a text and put the theory into practice. Whether you’ve never learned Talmud before or you’re an advanced learner, SVARA-method Talmud learning is for you! All you need is the ability to decode your alef-bet (i.e. sound out your Hebrew letters), and you’ll be learning Talmud in the original Hebrew/Aramaic within your first hour.

Registration Information

Format: This class will be offered in person on July 24 at CBT.
Registration Fee: The class fee is $120/person for members and $180/person for guests.

About Julie Batz

Julie Batz (she/her) is passionate about making Judaism’s ancient teachings accessible to all who are curious to explore them. Connecting people to the tradition that is theirs has been the through-line of her more than two decades of work as a Jewish educator, congregational leader (most recently, at Chochmat HaLev), ritual facilitator, and Talmud teacher. Julie is on the faculty of SVARA: A Radically Traditional Yeshiva where she teaches Queer Talmud for Beginner’s Mind and mentors Fellows in the teacher training Kollel. Julie lives in Berkeley with her holy beloved, Maggid Jhos Singer, and is blessed to call three amazing young adults her kids. 

CBT Members: Please log in to your ShulCloud account before registering.