Di Nest: Yiddish Creative Project Incubator
ZoomDi Nest is an incubator for Yiddish-language creative projects! Join us on the first Thursday of the month to share and workshop community members’ artistic works...
Yiddish Reading Group
ZoomJoin our Yiddish Reading Group! We meet weekly (mostly) to read fiction in Yiddish. Group members select the readings which are usually short stories or novellas....
Support Space Ritual & Family Gathering
6 Webster St, Brookline, MA 02446, USAThe Support Space is designed for Shule caregivers who identify as OR who are the caregiver of a young person who identifies as Black, a person...
Continuing Intermediates – Yehoyash’s Yiddish Translation of the Tanakh
ZoomJoin us for an early evening weekly reading group studying Yehoyash's Yiddish translation of the Tanakh, in the book of Breyshis (Genesis). Brush up on your...
Yiddish Committee Meeting
ZoomWhat are your hopes and dreams for Yiddish in the BWC community? Join us for a special meeting of the Yiddish Committee--conducted in English--where we'll reflect...
New Intermediates
ZoomUsing the textbook In Eynem, vol 2, students will increase their comfort with Yiddish grammar and with fluency speaking, reading and writing. Level: Students who have previously...
Level 2 – Advanced Beginner
ZoomStudents will continue learning from Colloquial Yiddish, starting with a review of grammar already learned in BWC’s Beginner classes and moving further ahead. Additionally, songs and...
Continuing Intermediates – Motl Peyse dem Khazns
ZoomStudents in this section will continue reading an abridged and annotated version of Motl Peyse dem Khazns by Sholem Aleichem, starting with chapter 4. By reading...
Immigrant Justice Reading Group
ZoomThe suggested first book is about Immigration and the Consequences of U.S. Imperialism: Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America by Juan González. A sweeping...
Level 1 – Beginner
ZoomLearn elementary grammar, conversation skills and how to read Yiddish. Students who don't yet know the Hebrew alphabet will be asked to join the class a...
Advanced – Theater
ZoomIn this class, students will read pieces of Yiddish theater aloud together. The teacher will speak in Yiddish, providing dramaturgy and historical context, and students will...
Screening of “BOYCOTT”
ZoomThirty-Four states have passed laws criminalizing BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions), a non-violent attempt to pressure Israel into ending the occupation. BWC's principles stand against the criminalization of...