“My task is not to debate whether I’m a Jew or not, but to figure out what kind of Jew I am. For me, finding a secular Jewish community with progressive politics fits my version of that identity.”
Adult Education
Our adult education programming is geared toward exploring the meaning of Jewish history, ritual, and thought from a secular perspective. Together, we grapple with questions of historical experience, values, and identity that challenge our thinking.
A foundation of Jewish and progressive literacy keeps our community strong. Come learn with us!
- Adult education courses are taught by highly qualified and stimulating guest instructors.
- A Bisl is a monthly, free drop-in member to member learning exchange series. Click here to learn more and check out the upcoming topic!
- The Circle Book Group reads fiction and non-fiction, and meets for discussion on Sunday mornings.
- We also offer Yiddish classes and lectures for adults.
For updates about one-time lectures and discussion groups on a variety of topics, please sign up for our email list.
Fall 2021 Adult Education Courses:
Building A Culture of Reparations: Special BWC Cohort
For the past two years, BWC's Acting for Racial & Economic Justice (AFREJ) Committee has engaged with the work of the Grassroots Reparations Campaign, an initiative of the Truth-Telling Project of Ferguson. Following up on the Kavod anti-racism course, and the recent Ujima workshops, we now invite our community to sign up for "Building a Culture of Reparations." This course is a five-session, Black-led course offered by the Grassroots Reparations Campaign and features some of the teachers who have presented AFREJ programs and introduced us to the broad scope of reparations work. We will come together as a BWC cohort for the sixth session led by AFREJ to deepen what we've learned and consider next steps together.
Click here for more course information and facilitator bios.
Dates: Sundays, August 29 - October 10 (6 sessions, skipping Labor Day) on Zoom
Time: 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Registration: BWC Members: $125 - $175 sliding scale
Young adult/low income Members: $75
Non-members: $150 - $200 sliding scale
The deadline to register with the BWC cohort has passed. Check back here for future Adult Ed courses. You can still register directly with the Grassroots Reparations Campaign here.
BWC Mussar for Activists Adult Education Course, August 2019File:
