A Digital-First, Queer Yeshiva

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A blue banner image with 5 line drawings of windows opening to a sky with clouds. In the center window is the Shel Maala hand with a pomegranate logo, and to either side of that are stylized portraits of Xava and Binya. The text reads “Shel Maala, Queer Talmud with Xava De Cordova and Binya Koatz, and the text at the top of the banner features Shel Maala written in Hebrew.

Shel Maala is a digital-first queer Yeshiva, founded in 5781(/2020), in the deep belly of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Our dream is to serve as a fully-stocked, radically irreverent, unapologetically gay Yeshiva in cyberspace, so that every Jew who can access the internet can access joyful, raucous, soul-enlivening queer Talmud, 24/6 (minus shabbes!). Read more...

Self-Paced Courses

Upcoming/Current Group Classes

  • A banner graphic for Shel Maala’s 2025 East Coast tour. It features the Shel Maala logo, a winding dotted line with location markers along the way, a wooden directions sign and a pennant that says “Tour” on it. The text reads “New Haven, Full Weekend of Learning and Davening, w. Mending Minyan, Fri-Sun, Nov. 7-9, Boston Two Evenings of Learning, w. Nehar Shalom Weds Nov. 12, w. Lehrhaus Nov. 13, Northampton, Havdalah and Afternoon of Study, w. B’yameinu Yeshiva, Sat and Sun, November 15 and 16, Philadelphia, Evening of Torah, w. Tikkun Olam Havurah, Thurs Nov. 20, Baltimore Shabbes Nosh and Learn w Hinenu, Saturday Nov. 22, Maybe a few more dates to come!”

    Learn with Shel Maala all across the east coast!
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Membership & Donations

We rely on your support as a community to sustain our learning and make it accessible to all who want it. Whatever form that support takes, we are sincerely grateful for your contribution.

Membership

Shel Maala needs the belief and support of our students to thrive. Includes everything from an optional discord role to swag and free classes and more!

Just a DOLLAR A MONTH to become a member HERE!

Donations

We rely on your support as a community to sustain our learning and make it accessible to all who want it. Whatever form that support takes, we are sincerely grateful for your contribution. You can donate on a one-time or monthly basis here.

If you'd like to donate in another fashion (venmo, paypal, etc) please send an email to shelmaalayeshiva@gmail.com.

You can set up a one-time or monthly donation, via Mazlo, here.