Levana Chajes - Jewish Learning Tutor

Excited to share that my new article "Sh*tuf: Primordial Partnership as Ontological Structure and Discursive Strategy in Medieval Spain" has been published in the The Jewish Quarterly Review's Spring 2024 issue. It's about the One and the Many, sefirotic emanation, Divine unity, and even the Trinity! Link to the article in the first comment. Pm/email me if you don't have access.

I promise that the article is an easier read than the title 😜.

On February 7th I will begin teaching a beginners class on Medieval Kabbalah in English. The class will take place every Sunday at 8PM (Israel time) on zoom. Please be in touch if you would like to sign up and feel free to spread the word!

About the class:
In this introductory course we will delve into various early texts of Kabbalah such as the Zohar, Sha’arei Orah, and Ma’arekhet ha-elohut. The course will offer an introduction to key concepts of Kabbalah, and will otherwise primarily focus on learning the texts themselves. The course will be flexible - students are welcome to suggest texts that they would like us to explore - and function as a kind of chevruta, i.e. full participation on the part of the students instead of the lecture format. Throughout the course students are invited to ask questions and offer their own interpretations of the text we’ll be learning. My intention will be to guide you through these exciting texts while you cultivate you own tools for navigating them independently so that you come away with a feeling of fulfilment and with the skills to access this essential and inspiring part of our tradition independently. This class is perfect for anyone with little to no background but with lots of curiosity.

About me:
Currently completing my MA in Jewish studies at Hebrew University as a Mandel fellow, my research focuses on medieval Kabbalah and philosophy. I recently completed the 7 year Daf Yomi cycle and have been teaching students of all ages and backgrounds for nearly a decade.