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Beis Lakish

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a pittsburgh-based, anti-zionist yeshiva

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Images read: Who is Beis Lakish for? This yeshiva is, first and foremost, for antizionist Jews yearning for a Jewish space in which they don’t have to minimize their politics, anger, grief, and fear. With this, it’s for people committed to dismantling capitalism and white supremacy, looking for somewhere to nourish their neshamas. It’s for dykes and fags and transsexuals and in-betweens. It’s for the mentally ill and disabled. It’s for people who have been pushed out of so-called “big tent” Jewish spaces that use all the right language, but refuse to walk the walk when times get tough. If you’re worried that any of that makes the yeshiva not for you, please reach out! There is almost certainly space for you here, even if it requires centering new perspectives and moving through discomfort. Ultimately, I’m building the yeshiva that my neshama needs, because I’ve never found it elsewhere. I’ve see so many fellow antizionist Jews searching for a home, and my dream is for B”L to be a small part of that. I’m building a yeshiva that can offer us the space that our anger and grief need, so we can stay in this fight for the long haul. by @beislakish

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⭕️ Come learn with Olivia & Tzvi at Beis Lakish's Rosh Hashana class, "Drawing New Traditions"! ⭕️ Sunday Sept. 13th from 2 to 6pm Register at link in bio. We'll be diving into what that magical Ḥoni the Circle Maker has to say about scarcity, abundance, and what to do when the traditions we've inherited don't meet our current material needs. We'll be learning a portion of Taanit 23a in the original Hebrew & Aramaic—but fear not, all you need to know is your Alef Bet! If you need help learning the hebrew alphabet, reach out to tzvi at tzvi@beislakish.com . Beis Lakish classes are always free to attend, and masking while indoors required.

Image ID: Orange text is on a textured paper background with a scribbly drawing of mushrooms in a circle. The text reads "Drawing New Traditions: A Rosh HaShanah Talmud Class with Beis Lakish. Lessons from Honi, the Circle Maker. Sunday Sept. 13th from 2 to 6pm Register at tinyurl.com/bl-honi26 by @beislakish

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See you in 2h!

bit.ly/siyum-5787 by @beislakish

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Thank you so much to everyone who came out to the third annual Pittsburgh Jewish Zine Festival at @mr_roboto_project! We saw our biggest turnout yet and had an absolute blast sharing pickles, art, learning, & DJ Meddyglyn’s ambiance with yinz.

This year, we raised $917 at our merch table to donate to @gazasoupkitchen, over TRIPLE last year’s total. We are so incredibly proud of our steadily growing community and the impact we can make together.

Watch this space; copies of our collaborative zine Atzmeinu (Our Bones) will be going up for online sale very soon.

#pittsburgh #pittsburghevents #zinefair #zinefest #freepalesti̇ne taken in The Mr. Roboto Project by @beislakish

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EDIT: Meta hates us, going to the link within insta doesn’t work 🙃 Please head to the link on a browser! ⭕️One week left to register for "Drawing New Traditions"! ⭕️ Sunday Sept. 13th from 2 to 6pm Link in bio! Come learn about what that magical Ḥoni the Circle Maker has to say about how to yell at God and get our needs met. We'll be learning a portion of Taanit 23a in the original Hebrew & Aramaic—but fear not, all you need to know is your Alef Bet! If you need help learning the hebrew alphabet, reach out to tzvi at tzvi@beislakish.com. Beis Lakish classes are always no-cost, and masking while indoors required.
Image ID: A background is faded, hand-drawn design from medeival era Jewish art. The text reads "One week left to register! Drawing New Traditions with Honi the Circle-maker. How do we yell at God? What happens when the tradition that we’ve received doesn’t meet our material needs? Join Tzvi & Olivia for a one-day plunge into the teachings of the mystical, magical Ḥoni Hame’egal! Sunday, Sept. 13th
from 2 to 6pm. Register at
tinyurl.com/bl-honi26 " by @beislakish

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This years' shirts are HOT! Check out the hand lettered English, Yiddish and Ladino design courtesy of @beislakish and @elijahjbay. We have a variety of sizes and colors, screen printed and heat set by yours truly! Come get them at our official merch table and help us raise money for mutual aid in Palestine! We've made less than last year, so be sure and visit while the zines are hot and the pickles are still cold...

The Pittsburgh Zine Fest is Sunday, August 30th, from 1pm-5pm at The Mr Roboto Project.

A huge thanks to Dade Lemanski and @gdframbuaz for their Yiddish and Ladino skills, respectively. Getting to display Jewish Zine Fest in two different Jewish diasporic languages is really meaningful to us!!! And thanks to @that.maddie for teaching us screenprinting and troubleshooting so many transparencies!!!

#pittsburghevents #zinefair #zinefest #zinefestmerch taken in The Mr. Roboto Project by @beislakish

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Good shabbos / Shabbat Shalom! The 3rd ever Pittsburgh Jewish Zine fest is happening THIS SUNDAY, August 30th, the day after tomorrow! Come join us from 1-5pm for a wonderful day of zines, harm reduction and fun surprises. All the profits from our official merch table are going to support @gazasoupkitchen , so come get some cool merch and support mutual aid in Palestine!

#pittsburghevents #pittsburgh #zine #zinefair by @beislakish

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Experiments with embossing powder! A class on September 13th from 2-6pm! Link in bio! by @beislakish

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We’re excited to share who’s vending with us next week at The Pittsburgh Jewish Zine Fest
5786! This year’s fest has friendly faces, new and old…

Olivia Devrorah Tucker (they/them) is an aspiring Jewish Demonologist, Talmud educator,
theatre collaborator and challah sculptor. Olivia serves as Alumni Engagement and Community
Partnerships Associate for SVARA: A Traditionally Radical Yeshiva, writes show notes for
Judaism Unbound’s The Oral Talmud podcast, and co-ops as a member of The Glitterbox
Theater in their home of Pittsburgh, PA (Shawnee & Haudenosaunee land). Olivia puts the
femme in ephemera & the trans in translation!

Tzvi Finkel (they/them) is a multimedia artist, community organizer, and rabbinical school
dropout in so-called Pittsburgh, PA. They are the founder and Rosh Yeshiva of Beis Lakish.
Healing work and restorative justice is the foundation of their political, spiritual and artistic
practices. You can find them on the bus or admiring moss on the stone floor.

Circle Aleph is a collectively-run seasonal publication focused on rekindling the Jewish anarchist
literary traditions.

Come by the Mr. Roboto Project on Sunday, August 30th from 1pm-5pm to check out their
tables for zines, art, mutual aid & harm redux supplies, and more! All funds from our official
merch table go to mutual aid in Palestine @gazasoupkitchen taken in The Mr. Roboto Project by @beislakish

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Join Harifta yeshivas online and in person for high holiday learning, culminating in a collective-wide siyyum featuring 6 anti-zionist yeshivot sharing their learning on the same text!

- Pittsburgh | Beis Lakish @beislakish Sept 13
- Online (US) | Shel Maala @shelmaalayeshiva Sep 22
- Chicago | Lace Midrash Sep 1-29
- Seattle | Talmidei Talmideihon Sep 16&23
- Online (UK) | Queer Yeshiva @queeryeshiva Sep 17
- Northampton | Byameinu Sep 30

- ALL YESHIVAS Siyum Online | Oct 1 | Accessible to US & UK

Links to register for each Yeshiva's events are in our bio, and there are online and in person options across multiple locations and time zones. Details in the post and in the linktree in our bio! by @beislakish

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🏳️‍🌈😘 come for the art auction, stay for the music & tattooing at the bukit bail fund fundraiser on july 10th at the glitterbox! by @beislakish

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📖 Learning for Liberation: A Shavuot All-Night Study In 📖
📆 from Fri, 5/22 at 11 pm to dawn!
📍Bantha Tea Bar, 5002 Penn Ave.

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On the holiday of Shavuot, it’s customary to stay up all night studying Torah. We’re putting our own spin on this tradition with a drop-in, all-night text study ft. various Jewish and secular texts that we consider to be fertile ground for liberatory interpretation & discussion. Political education is foundational to the work of collective liberation, and also, we love getting in spirited, late-night arguments.

Friends from @beislakish , @rmlpgh , @talmudmagic , etc. will be facilitating text studies, but please also feel free to bring your own zines, articles, source sheets, etc. for solo or group study. If you want, you can bring a dairy (yes, it’s a Shavuot thing) or vegan snack to share.

Anyone respectful of the (always queer, anti-zionist, etc.) space’s intentions is welcome. Come anytime, leave anytime. Loose schedule TBA.

Accessibility: Bantha is wheelchair accessible. Because we’ll be indoors, we ask that you wear a high-quality (N95, KN95, or KF94) mask when not eating or drinking tea. If you’re sick, are testing positive for COVID, and/or have had close contact (ex. a a housemate) with COVID, please sit this one out. We’d love to see you next time! by @beislakish

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