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

  • ID: A promotional graphic with a starry night sky as a background. At the bottom of the graphic is a red barn with Zzz’s emerging from the roof. Outside it is a wheatfield with a chicken and a crowd of arguing people. The text reads “Sleepless at Sadeh, Shel Maala Returns to Sadeh to learn about a Holy Rabbinic Sleepover, July 25-27, Shabbes, Yumminess, Learning, Community, PWYC”

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    Join Shel Maala, your online queer Yeshiva, comes back to Sadeh Farm, for a weekend of Shabbes, delicious meals and hardcore Talmud study
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  • ID: A promotional graphic with a blue background. At the bottom of the page is a line drawing of the London skyline accompanied by a teapot with the Shel Maala logo on it pouring tea into a teacup. The text reads: “Shel Maala Returns To England! Azara - July 17, Naamod - July 22, Sadeh FARM - July 25 - 27, Kehilla North London - July 2”

    Your favorite queer yeshiva is coming back to tour England and learn in your community!
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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.