Queer Talmud

Course description

Please note that Queer Talmud and Bnei Mitzvah courses are now run by our friends at The Queer Yeshiva.

The Talmud is a beautiful and subversive text at the heart of traditional Judaism.

Created by radicals who wanted to reinvent their religion, it teaches people how to think outside of binaries and assumptions.

But for years, this sacred knowledge has been kept locked up by elite straight men. We want to break it open.

Our goal is to learn Talmud in a way that centres marginalised people.

Over 10 sessions, we will study rabbinic wisdom in Berachot 17a, a beautiful text about what it means to learn.

This course is suitable for people who know their Hebrew alphabet and want to engage in deep discussions. You don't have to be Jewish, you don't have to live in the UK, and you don't have to be queer. The point is to bring Talmud learning to everyone.