Past Gatherings
Over the years, SVIVAH has brought women* together around Torah, care, courage, and real life.
All our gatherings — from big to small, in person to virtual — are shaped by the same questions: What Torah do people need right now? How do we lift up women's* voices? And how can we show up for each other?
This page is a window into those moments — the conversations, teachers, and themes that have helped us learn, connect, and grow in community.
How we show up for each other
SVIVAH is about revolutionizing the way women* come together in community.
We are discovering and exploring the unique and beautiful Torah that comes from our lived experience — a space where the Torah is personal, and the personal is Torah.
Our goal is always to learn with and from each other, and to do so within a community of care.
We define both “Jewish” and “women” very broadly. If you want to be with us, we want you with us. You are welcome here.
A few gatherings we’re still thinking about
The Burdens We Carry on the Journey to Redemption
What are we carrying with us as we move toward freedom? A gathering rooted in the Haggadah, asking what it means to leave something narrow when we’re not fully “there” yet.
Ogen: Finding an Anchor
"Ogen" literally means "anchor" in Hebrew. Join us in anchoring our week with some inspiration, reflection, centering, and connection. Naama Sadan offers us this opportunity to begin our coming weeks together with an intentional space of reflection and grounding.
Lighting Candles Together
A reminder that we don’t do this alone.
Havdalah: Making Space for Joy
“Shavua tov”, may it be a good week. That’s what we say when Shabbat ends and the week begins. May it be a good one.
Explore by series
HerTorah
We bring together scholars, educators, and pastoral voices to explore Torah that meets the moment — intellectually rigorous, emotionally aware, and grounded in lived experience.
Ogen
Ogen — meaning “anchor” — is a gentle, consistent space for reflection and grounding.
Short weekly sessions designed to help us begin the week with intention, steadiness, and connection.
Holiday Gatherings
These moments in the calendar year are so much more meaningful when we get to spend them together with you.
Find resources for each of the holidays, including recordings of past gatherings, articles, and more.
Spirtual Office Hours & Community Care
When the moment calls for it, we gather differently.
These conversations hold grief, resilience, and the work of showing up for one another in real time.
Earlier gatherings
A fuller archive is on the way. For now, you can explore more of our past learning on YouTube and across our gatherings pages.
2025
- The Burdens We Carry on the Journey to Redemption
- Ogen: Finding an Anchor
- Lighting Candles Together
- Havdalah: Making Space for Joy
2024
- Additional gatherings can be added here.
2023
- Additional gatherings can be added here.
Keep learning with us
Many of our past gatherings are available to watch anytime.
If you want to revisit a conversation or keep exploring, you can find a growing library on our YouTube channel.
Come to the next one
Past gatherings matter.
But what really defines SVIVAH is who shows up now.
Join us for an upcoming gathering — come as you are, stay as long as you can.