The Crumble Before the Crash with Rabbi Benay Lappe

What does it mean to reimagine and reconsider ancient Jewish traditions? How can a lens of "otherness" uncover new or forgotten meaning in familiar texts?

To close out our three-part series about Tisha B'Av, Rabbi Lizzi speaks with Rabbi Benay Lappe, the founder and Rosh Yeshiva of SVARA, a traditionally radical yeshiva dedicated to the study of Talmud through the lens of queer experience. In this conversation, R'Lizzi and R'Benay discuss the shortcomings of tradition and the opportunity of new spiritual practices.

To learn more about Rabbi Benay Lappe's work, check out her now iconic Eli Talk "An Unrecognizable Jewish Future: A Queer Talmudic Take."