YESHIVAT TALPIOT

MISSION Religious opinion in Israel often sounds like a siren: one loud deafening voice drowns out all the rest. But throughout the Jewish tradition, voices in conflict have come together in text. Israeli society today, fraught as it is with discord and disagreement has a lot to learn from Talmudic dialogue and its ability to incorporate conflicting voices into a harmonious symphony. Yeshivat Talpiot invites its students to learn to listen. With an emphasis on critical thinking, classes at Yeshivat Talpiot model liberal values based on a deep belief in the holiness of the Torah and of humanity. We empower students to build their own Jewish identity in a supportive communal environment. In turn, these diverse individuals come together to form a strong, committed, multi-vocal, vibrant religious alternative. YESHIVAT TALPIOT is a new learning experience in Jerusalem that promotes open debate, liberal values, and social justice through critical and committed study of traditional texts. CURRENT PROGRAMS ELUL Our flagship month-long intensive learning program for post-army and university students. Young Israelis from a variety of religious backgrounds come together to study and pray from morning to evening, developing their own Jewish identities and forming a dynamic community. EVENING BEIT MIDRASH Weekly learning session that includes hevrutah and a class by our faculty. Open to our alumni and the public, Yeshivat Talpiots evening beit midrash serves as a learning hub for established and budding egalitarian communities in Southern Jerusalem. SPECIAL EVENTS Alumni Shabbatonim, seminars, and evenings in partnership with other communal organizations and local scholars continues the conversation we have begun in the Beit Midrash. TASK FORCE ON JEWISH LAW AND SOCIETY Scholars and high-level students creating practical solutions to challenges of integrating religious and democratic values in Israeli society through online and in-person resources, position papers and articles, collaborative projects, and leadership development.

WHO WE ARE DR. TALI BERNER (Steering Committee Member) is a mover and shaker in Jerusalems religious feminist movement and has held leadership positions in Kolech, Shira Hadasha and the Lafer Center for Womens Studies at Hebrew University. SHOSHANA COHEN (Founder and Director) teaches Midrash, Talmud, and Gender Studies at the Conservative Yeshiva and the Hartman Institute. A native of Los Angeles, she was on the founding faculty of Yeshivat Hadar in New York. AMIT GVARYHU (Executive Team, Faculty) was co-scholar-in-residence for a year at the Paidaia Institute of Jewish Studies in Stockholm and teaches Talmud at Drisha and Mechon Hadar in New York. He is a graduate student of Talmud at Hebrew University where he also teaches. SHMUEL HERR (Executive Team, Faculty) is a master teacher of Talmud, pioneering a cutting-edge method of teaching Talmud at the Hartman Institute, Kolot, and Hebrew Union Colleges Mistabra Beit Midrash. YEDIDAH KOREN (Executive Team, Faculty) was co-scholar-in-residence at the Paidea Institute of Jewish Studies and teaches Talmud at the Drisha Institute in New York. Yedidah has inspired and empowered women young and old through her Tefilla and Torah-reading workshops in the US, Israel, and Sweden. She is a graduate student of Talmud at Tel Aviv University. DR. JASON ROGOFF (Business Manager, Faculty) teaches Rabbinics at the Rothberg School at Hebrew University where he also holds a post-doctoral fellowship in Jewish Ethics. ALIEZA SALZBERG (Director of Education and Programming) teaches Talmud and writing in Jerusalem, and leads classes and seminars at Pardes, Hevrutah, Matan, and Drisha in New York. ASAF ZEIDERMAN (Steering Committee, Faculty) teaches Jewish Philosophy at Tel Aviv University where he is also th pursuing a doctorate on the nature of religious practice in the writings of 20 -century Jewish thinkers. PHILANTHROPIC OPPORTUNITIES Currently, the operating budget of Yeshivat Talpiot is primarily covered by in-kind donations and generous hours of volunteering and minimal tuition. With several programs currently running and a long-term plan for expansion, Yeshivat Talpiot needs your help to address the challenges facing liberal Jewish experience in Israel today. Endowment of faculty positions for Elul program (5) and for year-round programs (1-2) Endowment of year-round, full-time executive administrative positions (2) and administrative assistant (1) Operation expenses for Elul and Special Programs Tuition assistance for students Building currently housed at the Pardes Institute, we are considering new options for the future Yeshivat Talpiot also appreciates in-kind donations.